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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Gerberich
Starck and Lange, Adam Wuertz
1812
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Starck and Lange (Printers)
Place of Origin
Hanover; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Museum Object Number
2007.0005.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds drawn from the Centenary Fund
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Object Number
2007.0005.002
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Jacob Gerberich
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Starck and Lange (Printers); Adam Wuertz (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Hanover; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is location of printer.
Secondary Place of Origin
Strasburg Township; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Secondary creation place is location on certificate.
Date
1812
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom center
Inscription: "Hannover, in Pennsylvania:/ Gedruckt und zu haben bey/ Starck und Lange/ 1812."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper
Techniques
- Drawn
- Letterpress
- Woodcut
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.3 (H) x 16 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.782 (H) x 40.64 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• On Wuertz, see p. 824.Article: Kline, Robert M. & Weiser, Frederick S. 1970 "A Fraktur-Fest". Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society. 4 (3-4): 6-7.
• On the identification of Wuertz, see p. 6-7.Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• On this edition, see p. 238-9. This example not listed.