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Birth and Baptism Certificate of David Zehner
Martin Brechall (American, 19th century)
1785
Medium/Technique
Pen, watercolor, and woodcut on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.0 x 33.0 cm (8 1/4 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.1112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1354 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- fraktur. birth certificate. Born 1785, West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pa; son of Peter and Catharina. Floral decorations by Brechall at top, left and right of printed record form (by anon. printer) bordered with ornament.
Marks
Watermark: small eagle with spread wings
InscriptionsBelow in pen and ink: marriage entry of 1808 and Martin Brechall
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 1960)