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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Engeline Schener
Carl Friederich Egelmann
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Carl Friederich Egelmann (Designer, engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2004.0068.017
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.
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Object Number
2004.0068.017
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Engeline Schener
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Carl Friederich Egelmann (Designer, engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Certificate completed by an unknown scrivener and decorator, possibly in Berks County.
Secondary Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Egelmann engraved and sold certificates in Reading.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: Gezeichnet und gestochen von C. F. Egelmann.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etching
- Engraving
- Stipple Engraving
- Hand lettered
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14 (H) x 12 (W) x 11.1 (Image H) x 9.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.5 (H) x 30.5 (W) x 28.3 (Image H) x 23 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 11.75 in. (29.84 cm). Plate W (at top): 9.75 in. (24.77 cm).
Publisher Summary
C. Egelmann
Place of Publication
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
C. Egelmann
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Second state with clouds in sky.