Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 530
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

DANIEL \ BRENNEISE \ Ist gebohren im Jahr 1768. \ an einem Dinstag \ Morgens um 6 Uhr, \ den Ersten Tag Mertz \ im Zeichen des löben.

Translation:

Daniel Brenneise was born in the year 1768, on a Tuesday, at 6 o’clock in the morning,  the first day of March, in the Sign of Leo.

Category: Birth Certificate (Geburtsschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. The name is written in decorative letters surrounded by a profusion of leaves. In the lower left and right are several flowers. The entire item is framed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Brenneise, Daniel
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1770
Image Dimensions Width: 16.6 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 509
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener