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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Gustav S. Peters
1828
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gustav S. Peters (Printer)
Place of Origin
New Hanover Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1980.0098
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of George G. Diffenback
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Object Number
1980.0098
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Gustav S. Peters (Printer)
Place of Origin
New Hanover Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate.
Secondary Place of Origin
Harrisburg; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Certificate printed by Peters in Harrisburg.
Date
1828
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Harrisburg, Pa.--Gedruckt und zu haben bey G.S. Peters.--1828.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Letterpress
- Woodcut
- Hand lettered
Dimensions (inches)
16.4 (H) x 13 (W) x 15.125 (Image H) x 12.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.7 (H) x 33 (W) x 38.418 (Image H) x 31.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH and OW. Plate H: 15.125 in. (38.41 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 cm).
Publisher Summary
G. Peters
Publisher Date
01/01/1828
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Harrisburg County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
G. Peters
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Colored blocks
Edition Notes
This is the first certificate Peters published under his name only. All other editions he printed carry the publication information above or within the outside border.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 3.
• See Stopp 363.3, p. 48 (Winterthu's example not listed).Article: Rosenberry, Edward L. 1988 "G.S. Peters and his Joseph's Book of Many Colors". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 22 (1): 1-14.
Article: Egle, William G. 1883 "Gustav Sigismund Peters". Der Deutsche Pioneer. 8: 307-311.