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Birth Certificate Rendered by Charles Roadman (artist) watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite,and heightening on paperboard overall: 48.9 x 41 cm (19 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" high; 12" wide Index of American Design 1943.8.7587 |
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Births, baptisms, and deaths were three important family occasions recorded in fracturs. Because such records were required by law in the old country, the tradition was continued in America. This is a birth certificate recording the birth of Lea Herold, April 5, 1824. Done on old wrapping paper, the elaborate design dwarfs the writing. Flowers sprawl profusely over the page in the bold colors that mark Pennsylvania German art.
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