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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Peter Graff
Henrich Dulheuer, Ephrata Cloister printshop
1784-1785
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henrich Dulheuer (Scrivener and decorator)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2007.0011.003 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2007.0011.003 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Peter Graff
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Henrich Dulheuer (Scrivener and decorator); Ephrata Cloister printshop (Printer)
Place of Origin
Ephrata; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Primary creation place is location of printshop.
Secondary Place of Origin
Bethel Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Bethel Township is now part of Lebanon County.
Date
1784-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right
Inscription: Henrich Dulheuer.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Hand lettered
- Letterpress
- Woodcut
- Painted
Edition Watermark
F&JB
Edition Notes
Attributed to Frederick and his son John Bicking of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA.
Gravell, no.249.
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.
• For more on Dulheuer, see pp. 201-204. This example not listed.Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1997 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 2.
• For two other examples of this edition, see p. 128. These examples not listed.Book: Stopp, Klaus. 1998 The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 6.
• For the fraktur made for Jacob Graff, see p. 193.Catalogue: Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig.9, p.12