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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Margaretha Maÿer
Friedrich Krebs, Jacob Schneider & Co.
1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Friedrich Krebs (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1250 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1250 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Margaretha Maÿer
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Friedrich Krebs (Scrivener and decorator); Jacob Schneider & Co. (Printer)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Certificate printed for Krebs by Jacob Schneider & Co. in Reading.
Secondary Place of Origin
Franconia Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Secondary creation place is birthplace on certificate. Krebs was a schoolmaster in Swatara Township and purchased land west of Hummelstown in present-day Dauphin County in 1796.
Date
1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center within heart
Inscription: Derfertigt von F. Krebs.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center within heart
Inscription: Gedruckt,/ im Jahr/ 1800.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.8 (H) x 15.6 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 15.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.5 (H) x 39.7 (W) x 32.5 (Image H) x 39.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW of the paper support. H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.5 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Minardi, Lisa. 2024 Americana Insights.
• Published: p. 37Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 4.
• Published under Stopp 637, p. 130.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1988 "Ach Wie ist die Welt so Toll! The mad, lovable world of Friedrich Krebs.". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 22 (2): 49-88.
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• For more on Krebs, see pp. 460-467.