SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FOLK ART FRAKTUR BIRTH RECORD, watercolor and ink on paper, on two sheets, one featuring birds on a flower tree, the other with birds and tulips and inscribed "Betsy Ann / Fulkerson / Daughter of John Fulkerson and Catherine his Wife / Was Born on the 26th Day of October / In the year of our Lord 1812", each within a double border. Housed in a modern frame and mat. Attributed to the Record Book Artist (Frederick Co., VA, active first quarter 19th century). First quarter 19th century. 7" x 6" and 6 3/4" x 5 3/4" sight.
Literature: See MESDA - Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts, May 1981, volume VII, number 1, pp. 1-19, "Decorated Family Record Books From the Valley of Virginia" by Carolyn J. Weekley.
Provenance: From an important Washington, DC private collection.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 11/12/2011, lot 424.
Ex-private collection of Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Umstott, Newport, News, VA.
Catalogue Note: Additional examples of this unidentified artist's work are represented in the collections of the American Folk Art Museum, New York City; the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, VA; the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI; and the National Archives, Washington, DC.

Very good condition with bright colors, each with some light foxing and spotting. Not examined out of frame.