Watercolor Birth and Baptismal Fraktur for Anna Gesgardin

Description:

Watercolor Birth and Baptismal Fraktur for Anna Gesgardin, Pennsylvania, 1787, the central German inscription with in a heart flanked by polychrome birds, flowers, and vines, sheet ht. 8 1/4, wd. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Bury Farm Antiques, Morrisville, New York, September 5, 1978.

Exhibitions: Reflections of 19th Century America; Painters of Record: William Murray and His School, Museum of American Folk Art, New York, December 6, 1990-March 31, 1991; Albany Institute of History and Art, April 1-May 27, 1991.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $800-1,200

losses to edges; some crease marks with wear; good color overall; minor toning.


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