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Scrivener
Johann Adam Eyer (1755-1837)
Accession Number
PAG1998.232
Creation Date
1830
Description
Printed Taufschein with scene of the baptism of Christ at top, Christ speaking to disciples at bottom.
Dimensions in Inches
12 x 10
Dimensions in Centimeters
30 x 25
Materials
Ink on paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand lettered
Print Shop Location
Reading, Pennsylvania
Associated Places
Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Category
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts-und-Taufschein)
Motifs
clouds, water, angels, religious
Associated Names
Michael Meyer, Elisabeth Dorstein, Anna Maria, Hiester, Adam Korber, Magdalene Korber
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
Transcription
Im Jahr Christ 1802 den 5ten Mai um 3 Uhr/wurde Anna Maria ehelich geboren, und den 12ten Juni vom Pfarrer Hiester getauft. Die El=/tern heissen Michael Meÿer seine Frau Elisabeth geborne/Dörstein. Die Taufzeugen waren Adam Körber und/Frau Magdalene. Der Geburtsort war Annville Taunschip im/Staat Pennsylvanien Nordamerica
GEHET HIN IN ALLE WELT LEHRET ALLE VÖLKER UND TAU=/FET SIE IM NAMEN DES VATERS DES SOHNES/UND DES HEILIGEN GEISTES
[Left circle] E. PLURIBUS UNUM
[Right circle] L.S.
[bottom right] Gezeichnet und gestochen von C. F. Egelmann
[bottom center] Libanon Caunty
Translation
June by Pastor Hiester baptized. The parents are called Michael Meyer [and] his wife Elisabeth born Dörstein. The baptismal sponsors were Adam Körber and wife Magdalene. The place of birth was Annville Township in the State of Pennsylvania North America.
Go hence into all the world[,] teach all people and baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
[bottom right] Drawn and etched by C.F. Egelmann.
[Location] Lebanon County
Comment
Carl Egelmann was the first to print Taufscheine using copper plates, which he employed using a combination of engraving and etching to achieve the desired effect. He printed several versions that depicted the baptism of Christ at the top and Jesus with the Twelve Disciples at the bottom. At the left within the central text is the seal of the United States, at the right is a private seal (L.S.=locus sigilli). This is the second edition of this certificate. The first edition, which came out c. 1811, lacked the clouds at the top.
Condition
Good
Bibliographical Reference
Stopp #754.2
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. 4, pp. 277-278.
File Format
.jpeg
Type
image
Keywords
fraktur, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch, folk art, illuminated manuscript, taufschein
Image Location
Rights Statement
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