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19th Century / Antique Pennsylvania Dutch RECORD OF BIRTH & BAPTISM
---- Pennsylvania German Fraktur Folk Art
Wood frame is NOT included
Christian Sirack
(1854)
HARRISBURG, PENNsylvania
Scrivener
Charles Overfield (active circa 1830-67)
Creation Date
1854
Description
Color printed Taufschein with religious scenes, segmented block border.
Dimensions in Inches
15 3/4 x 12 1/8
Dimensions in Centimeters
40 x 31
Materials
Watercolor and ink on paper
Technique
Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered
Print Shop Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Associated Places
Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Category
Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts-und-Taufschein)
Motifs
tablets, columns, men, clouds
Comment
Scrivener Charles Overfield [Karl Überfeldt] may have made many certificates for Mennonite families, as many of the certificates he filled out lack baptism data. Lutz and Scheffer copied the engraved title page of the 1611 King James Bible for the inner frame.
Condition
Good
Associated Names
Script/Text
Fraktur lettering, German script
Language
German
