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Scrivener
Martin Brechall (circa 1757-1831)
Decorator
Martin Brechall (circa 1757-1831)
Accession Number
PAG1998.170
Creation Date
1800
Description
Central circle with four hearts, angels in upper corners, and red, black, and yellow small floral designs.
Dimensions in Inches
13 1/4 x 16 1/4
Dimensions in Centimeters
34 x 41
Materials
Watercolor and ink on laid paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered
Associated Places
Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Category
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts-und-Taufschein)
Motifs
hearts, angels, flowers, floral
Associated Names
Jacob Hinderleiter, Esther Breyfogel, Daniel, Johan Henrich Helffrich, Matthaus Hinderleiter, Matthaas Hinderleiter, Mathias Hinderleiter
Rights
Please contact the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College for permissions which fall outside of educational fair use.
Source
Ursinus College Library Special Collections and the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art
Provenance
Pennsylvania Folklife Society
Script/Text
Fraktur lettering with added German script
Language
German
Comment
This unknown artist included the verse of the usual baptismal hymns within the four hearts, read counter-clockwise starting at the top. When he ran out of room for the last part of the text in the left heart, he squeezed it in at the start of the text in the bottom heart. The artist was likely familiar with the work of the Flying Angel artist (active c. 1780-1811), as the angels in the top corners of this piece are reminiscent of his work.
Condition
Good
Published
Minardi, Lisa. Roots: Ursinus College and the Pennsylvania Germans (Trappe, Pa.: Historic Trappe, 2019). p. 81, fig. 3.55.
File Format
.jpeg
Type
image
Keywords
fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, taufschein
Image Location
Rights Statement
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