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Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Birth certificate (Geburts-schein) of Emanuel Bollinger
Samuel Bentz
1816-1840
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Bentz (Artist)
Place of Origin
Cocalico Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1238
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1238
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth certificate)
Title
Birth certificate (Geburts-schein) of Emanuel Bollinger
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Samuel Bentz (Artist)
Place of Origin
Cocalico Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Bentz lived in Cocalico Township from about 1796 until his death in 1850.
Date
1816-1840
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.9 (H) x 7.2 (W) x 8.7 (Image H) x 6.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.5 (H) x 18.2 (W) x 22 (Image H) x 17 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors