Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 434
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor
Transcription:

Georg Bentz \ ist zur Welt geboren den 10^ten tag \ September 1808 und ist getauft een \ 11ten tag Januarius 1809 von Johann \ Faber, Taufzeugen waren seine Eltern.  

Translation:

Georg Bentz was born into the world on the 10th day of September 1808, and was baptized on the 11th day of January 1809 by Johann Faber. Sponsors were his 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 as well as two fan-shaped ornaments are within a circular frame in the center of the document. Above and below the frame are decorative ornaments, including two tulips. The entire item is framed by a decorative border.

Samuel Bentz was formerly known as the Mount Pleasant Artist. Though different from his usual format, this certificate's handwriting closely compare's with Bentz's, and the common surname sugests a familial relationship between artist and recipient.

Associated Names: Faber, Johann
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. 1809
Image Dimensions Width: 25 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1110
Creator Name: [Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Decorator
[Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Scrivener