Taufschein or Baptismal Certificate for Elias Braun

Description:

Taufschein or Baptismal Certificate for Elias Braun, Conrad Trevits, Union County, Pennsylvania, c. 1820, central green heart containing German text below a green, red, and yellow rosette, flanked by yellow and red birds and tulips and other flowers, in a modern cherry frame, ht. 12 3/8, wd. 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: Horst Auction, May 11, 1991, Lot 193.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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