Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 59
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Sarah Mutsch, \ (Tochter von Bernhard Mutsch \ und seiner Ehefrau Elisabeth eine \ geborne Härtin,) wurde geboren \ den 2^ten tag Junius 1799. \ getauft worden den 7^ten tag Sep= \ tember 1799, von E. Schultze, \ Taufzeugen die Eltern.

Translation:

Sarah Mutsch (daughter of Bernhard Mutsch and his wife Elisabeth, a born Härtin) was born on the 2nd day of June 1799, was baptized on the 7th day of September 1799, from E. Schultze. Sponsors: the parents.

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 lower center of the document. It is surrounded by a wide border that is divided into eight frames. In the frames in the corners are pedestals topped with striped circles. In the upper center is a large flower over a semicircle and small stems of flowers. In the lower center and on the sides are leafy stems of flowers. Samuel Bentz was formerly known as the Mount Pleasant Artist.

Associated Names: Schultze, E.
Provenance: Arthur Sussel

Bibliography:

"Samuel Bentz" 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. 90-93.

Frederick S. Weiser, “Samuel Bentz, the Mount Pleasant Artist,” in Der Reggeboge 20, no. 2 (1986).

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1820
Image Dimensions Width: 25.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 680
Creator Name: [Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Decorator
[Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Scrivener