Taufschein for Catharina Eberhardc. 1780Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 3/4 " (20 x 32.4 cm)Watercolor and ink on paperGift of Josephine B. Griswold Revocable Trust2020.17.40Central rectangular panel with German inscription [birthdate 1765] compass design in 4 corners; center of top and bottom panel compass design flanked by floriated motifs LS, RS: Tulip and flowers emerging from heart with German inscription. Diamond sashing separating 9 block elements. Bright tones of red, yellow, and blue executed in watercolor on paper inscribed in finely wrought ornamental German calligraphy with vital statistics relating to the birth of Catharina Eberhardt, daughter of Johannes Eberhardt and his wife Catharina Elizabeth, the rectangular reserve heightened with floral devices worked within the strapwork lettering, the wide borders with multicolored tulips, stars and hearts on a red ground.1547383852P1.2001.211Artist unidentifiedBooks/Manuscripts/Information ArtifactsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. Pennsylvania GermanGerman inscription. Translation: (heart LS): I was born crying, I am chosen to
rejoice. (central panel): On November 20 in the year of our Lord 1765 Katharina was born of Christian and Honest parents. Her parents are the honorable Johannes Eberhard and his wife Catharina Elisabeth. Witnesses to the baptism were the honorable Abraham Arndt and his wife Catharina. (heart RS): Each
one think night and day, how he is to die blessedly.United StatesPennsylvaniaWorks on PaperPennsylvania GermanVirtually identical example: Frederick S. Weiser and Howell J. Heaney, "The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia," vol. I. Breinigsville: The Pennsylvania German Society and the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1976: fig. 26. similar: garbisch collection, Sotheby Parke Bernet sale 3637 May 1974 lot 166P1.2001.21117751785 2020 17 4 Pennsylvania GermanVirtually identical example: Frederick S. Weiser and Howell J. Heaney, "The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia," vol. I. Breinigsville: The Pennsylvania German Society and the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1976: fig. 26. similar: garbisch collection, Sotheby Parke Bernet sale 3637 May 1974 lot 166