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Birth, Baptism and Confirmation Certificate of George Laber
Medium/Technique
Pen and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.5 x 39.2 cm (12 13/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.1113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1349, fig. 364 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- fraktur. birth certificates. Born 1808, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pa; son of Georg and Catharina. Pen inscription in octagon center; two stars above, and four large rose medallions with triple tulip sprays at outer corners.
InscriptionsVerso in graphite pencil: slight sketch for clock case
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 1960)