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Garth's 9/9/17 Lot 247. Estimate: $ 200-400. Realized: $7,560. AMERICAN FRAKTUR. Watercolor on paper. Stenciled design of flowers including tulip and birds with a central heart recording the January 3, 1862, birth of Serena Luginbuhl. Overall toning and light stains. Gilt frame with vintage Garth's sticker. 12.25"h. 10.5"w.
Digital Collections: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Joseph Beckly
Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Manuscripts - Digital Collections - Free Library
Especially after 1800, the text often was printed, leaving only short entry spaces and the borders for free hand work.