Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 122
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Im Jahr un= \ sers Herrn 1788 den 24 \ ten August ist Rosina Ba= \ nawitz geboren der Vatter \ was Jacob Banawitz die mut= \ ter Margareth als taufzeugen \ waren di eltern selbst

Translation:

In the year of our Lord 1788 the 24th August Rosina Banawitz was born, the father was Jacob Banawitz the mother Margareth, as sponsors were the parents themselves

Category: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The central text in Fraktur is within a rectangular frame, which is bordered by undulating flowering vines, rosettes, tulips and spirals. The text begins with a large and ornately decorated letter “I,” which is flanked by a potted vine with four tulips.

This fraktur was formerly attributed to Jacob Strickler of Virginia. Based on design and handwriting differences, this attribution is uncertain.  Although no location is given on the document, family history research located a Jacob Bonewit who married a Margaret Herbein in 1782 in Shenandoah County, VA, possibly the same Jacob and Margaret Banawitz listed as the parents on this certificate.  FLP 94 was made for Elisabeth Banawitz by the same artist; FLP 113, which is blank, is also by the same artist.

Associated Names: Strickler, Jacob
Bibliography:

“Banawitz Family 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), 2nd ed., vol. 1, p. 71.

“Jacob Strickler” 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), 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 747-748.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on family history and design characteristics
Region/County:[Shenandoah]
State/Province:[Virginia]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 31 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 93
Creator Name: [Banawitz Family Artist (active c. 1800)] - Decorator
[Banawitz Family Artist (active c. 1800)] - Scrivener