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Scrivener
Friederich Speyer (active circa 1781-1803)
Decorator
Friederich Speyer (active circa 1781-1803)
Accession Number
PAG1998.155
Creation Date
1792
Description
Printed Taufschein with floral-and-bird borders at sides, printed angel head at top center, flanked by colorful floral sprays.
Dimensions in Inches
13 1/8 x 16
Dimensions in Centimeters
33 x 41
Materials
Watercolor and Ink on laid Paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand lettered
Print Shop Location
Ephrata Cloister, Pennsylvania?
Associated Places
Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Category
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts-und-Taufschein)
Motifs
birds, parrots, angels, tulips, flowers, floral
Associated Names
Michael Muller, Margretha Stumpp, Johan Georg, Willhelm Hendel, Valendin Lauderschlager, Magdalena Lauderschlager, Lautenschlager
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, German script
Language
German
Comment
Speyer ignored the printed spaces in this certificate and filled in information in the wrong places, leading to a rough translation in the beginning.
Condition
Good
Bibliographical Reference
Stopp #251
Published
Stopp, Klaus. The Printed Birth and Baptismal Certificates of the German Americans. 6 vols. (Mainz, Germany, and East Berlin, Pa.: privately published, 1997–99). vol. 2, p. 168. Shoemaker, Alfred L. Check List of Pennsylvania Dutch Printed Taufscheins. (Lancaster, Pa.: Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, 1952). 16.
File Format
.jpeg
Type
image
Keywords
fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, taufschein
Image Location
Rights Statement
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