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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of an unnamed daughter of Johan Jacob and Eva (Kob) Fissler
Reading-Berks Artist
1780-1810
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Reading-Berks Artist (Scrivener and Decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1251 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1251 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of an unnamed daughter of Johan Jacob and Eva (Kob) Fissler
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Reading-Berks Artist (Scrivener and Decorator)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably southeastern Pennsylvania, possibly Berks County. Pastor Weiser notes, "The spelling is quite bad, suggesting American provenance, as does the repeated assertion that the event ocurred in Europe, or Germany."
Date
1780-1810
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.9 (H) x 13 (W) x 7.9 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20 (H) x 32.9 (W) x 20 (Image H) x 32.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
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: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published as fig. 235, p. 243. No attribution given.Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• Published on p. 313.Article: Weiser, Frederick S. 1982 "His Deeds Followed Him: The Fraktur of John Conrad Gilbert". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 16 (2)
Chapter: Yoder, Don. "The European Background of Pennsylvania's Fraktur Art". Book: Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur. 15-37.