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Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Birth and baptismal certificate for Anna Maria Lescher
Valentin Leopoldt
1783-1795
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Valentin Leopoldt (Artist)
Place of Origin
Cocalico Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
2009.0004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.
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Object Number
2009.0004 A
Object Name
Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)
Title
Birth and baptismal certificate for Anna Maria Lescher
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Valentin Leopoldt (Artist)
Place of Origin
Cocalico Township; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable creation place is the Cocalico Township area, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1783-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Bottom of certificate
Inscription: "Gemacht von Schulmeister Valentin Leopoldt" (made by schoolmaster Valentin Leopoldt)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
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.
• Listed in 2:513.Catalogue: 06/09/1983 The Fred Wichmann Collection of Pennsylvania-German Fraktur and Related Decorative Arts.
• Related example for Catarina Lescher, lot 28.