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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Laucks
Johann Henrich Otto, Ephrata Cloister printshop
1788-1790
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Henrich Otto (Decorator)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Board
Museum Object Number
1957.1221 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1221 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Laucks
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Johann Henrich Otto (Decorator); Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is location of printshop.
Secondary Place of Origin
Tulpehocken; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Exact place Otto decorated certificate not known; he moved from Lancaster County to Northumberland County about 1790.
Date
1788-1790
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Board
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Woodblock
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13 (H) x 16.5 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 16.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33 (H) x 42 (W) x 32.5 (Image H) x 42 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Bird panels, third state (see Stopp 245.2).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• Published under Stopp 245.2, p. 144.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For mroe on Otto, see pp. 594-600. This example not listed.