Item Info

Creation Date: 9/30/1829
Scripts/Text: Roman print; Roman script
Language: English
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

RHODA SLACK \ WAS Born JUN ^E 8^th 1810 \ Made by Elias Slack September 30^th 1829

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Roman print extends across the document. Below it are three birds, each one sitting on a tree. The areas between the words are decorated with leafy, flowering vines. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Slack, Rhoda
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Image Dimensions Width: 20.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 165
Creator Name: Elias Slack (?-?) - Decorator
Elias Slack (?-?) - Scrivener