Two Watercolor Frakturs

Description:

Two Watercolor Frakturs, Pennsylvania/New York, late 18th/early 19th century, a birth record for Johannes Reyner dated 1792 decorated with birds and tulips, inscription within a heart all surrounded by a polychrome geometric border; and a Hoyer family record documenting the marriage of Peter Hoyer and Eve Ann Petrie, with nine of their children, decorated with tulips and red flowers, both framed, ht. to 19 1/2, wd. to. 16 1/2 in.

Note: The Hoyer record includes genealogical notes documenting the family in New York's Mohawk Valley.
Estimate $800-1,200


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