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Geburts und Taufschein (Birth and Baptismal Certificate)

Geburts und Taufschein (Birth and Baptismal Certificate)

Attributed to: Christian Mertel (American [Dauphin County, PA], 1739 - 1802)

Made for: Elizabeth Lein (American [Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, PA], born 1779)

Date: c. 1779
Medium: iron gall ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Framed: 16 11/16 x 19 11/16 x 1 in. (42.4 x 50 x 2.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (31.8 x 38.4 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Hanford Family Foundation in honor of Stuart Hanford Sr.
Object number: 2010.11.3
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