Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 422
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dissen beiden Ehegatten Jacob Seider \ und seine Ehelichen Hausfrau Margare= \ tha, eine geborne Krickin Seitsinger, Ist eine Tochter \ zur Welt geboren; Im Jahr unsers Erlösers \ 1804 den 21ten Tag Juley, und erhielt \ den Namen in der Heilige Taufe Margaretha \ die taufzeugen waren Georg Krick \ und seine ehefrau Margaretha. Im \ Staat Pennsylvanien Cumro Taunschip \ Berks Caunty.

Translation:

To these two married people Jacob Seider and his lawful wife Margaretha, a born Krickin Seitsinger, a daughter was born into the world, in the year of our savior 1804, the 21st day of July, and received in the holy baptism the name Margaretha. The sponsors were Georg Krick and his lawful wife Margaretha. In the state of Pennsylvania, Cumro Township, Berks County.

Category: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
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. It is framed by a wide border that is decorated by undulating leafy vines of flowers, solid lines, as well as a rope band. For a related example, see FLP 385.

Associated Names: Seitsinger, Margaretha
Provenance: Arthur Sussel

Bibliography:

"Hummelstown Artist" in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 421-422.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on location of birth
Region/County:Berks
City/Town/Township:Cumru Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 25.3 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 675
Creator Name: [Hummelstown Artist (active c. 1804-1825)] - Decorator
[Hummelstown Artist (active c. 1804-1825)] - Scrivener