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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Wohlfart
H. Seiler
1795-1800
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
H. Seiler (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Heidelberg Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.009
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.009
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Wohlfart
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
H. Seiler (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Heidelberg Township; Pennsylvania; Dauphin; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate (now part of Lebanon County). Seiler probably worked in Dauphin County, as all known certificates by his hand have Dauphin County locations.
Date
1795-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: H. Seiler.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 15.8 (W) x 13.1 (Image H) x 15.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.4 (H) x 40.1 (W) x 33.4 (Image H) x 40.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
Right center: "PU"
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark of Peter Ulrich.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 03//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur Collection: Part II. Antiques. 103 (3): 539-49.
• Published as pl. I, pp. 544-5.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. 696.Book: Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• Published as fig. 202.Book: Stoudt, John Joseph. 1966 Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published on p. 221.Book: Stoudt, John Joseph. 1964 Early Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts.
• Published as fig. 328.Book: Ebert, John & Ebert, Katherine. 1975 American Folk Painters. 225 p.
• Published on p. 183.Other: Colonial Homes.
• Published as fig. 2, p. 73.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published as fig. 64 on p. 58..Catalogue: 1958 Arts and Crafts of Pennsylvania and Other Notable Americana: Part One of the Collection of the Late Arthur J. Sussel.
• Published: lot 331, p. 58.Book: Stoudt, John Joseph. 1948 Pennsylvania Folk Art.
• Published: p. 225.