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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Benjamin Zimmerman
Reading-Berks Artist
1820-1820
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Reading-Berks Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
West Penn Township; Pennsylvania; Schuylkill; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.019
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.019
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Benjamin Zimmerman
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Reading-Berks Artist (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
West Penn Township; Pennsylvania; Schuylkill; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate. This artist also worked in this area north of Reading (previously part of Berks and Northampton Counties before Schuylkill was formed in 1811).
Date
1820-1820
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.9 (H) x 13 (W) x 7.7 (Image H) x 13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.1 (H) x 32.9 (W) x 19.5 (Image H) x 32.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at center. W at 3½" down from top. Chain intervals: 2.8-2.9 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
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 pl. 38.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)
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On this artist, see "Peter Gilbert," pp. 312-314. This example not listed.