Elizabeth Frey Baptismal Fraktur

Description:

Elizabeth Frey Baptismal Fraktur, attributed to Martin Brechall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, c. 1814, ink on laid paper with red, yellow, and green flowers, in a grain-painted frame, translation included, (minor tears near edges),ht. 14 3/4, wd. 20 3/8 in.

Note: The related baptismal certificate by Martin Brechall for Elizabeth's sister, Maria, 1823, is illustrated in Frederick S. Weiser and Howell J. Heaney, The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of The Free Library of Philadelphia, Volume I, 1976.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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