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Birth certificate of Daniel Walter

Attributed to: H. Seiler (American, 19th century)
Formerly attributed to: L. Geiler
before 1794

Medium/Technique Pen and watercolor on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 32.4 x 40.0 cm (12 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.411
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsWatercolors

Catalogue Raisonné Karolik cat. no 1356, fig. 369 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- fraktur. house blessing. Born 1794, East Bensberry Township, Cumberland County, Pa.; son of Joseph and Maria. Doves, tulips and medallions surrounding heart enclosing inscription. Decorative border. Pennsylvania German Fractur
Marks Watermark: two birds with common tail (?)
InscriptionsIn large letters at bottom in pen and ink: H. Seiler
Provenance1956, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 7, 1956)