Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Abraham Volck (born June 1, 1785)

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Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Abraham Volck (born June 1, 1785)

c. 1789

Decoration and infill by Georg Friederich Speyer (American, active c. 1774–1801) Printing attributed to Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, Reading, Pennsylvania (active 1788–1790)

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Object Details

Titles:

Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Abraham Volck (born June 1, 1785)

Date:

c. 1789

Artists:

Decoration and infill by Georg Friederich Speyer (American, active c. 1774–1801) Printing attributed to Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, Reading, Pennsylvania (active 1788–1790)

Medium:

Watercolor and ink on laid paper

Dimensions:

13 × 16 inches (33 × 40.6 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Promised gift of Joan and Victor Johnson

Accession Number:

Promised Gift-516

Geography:

Made in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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