Friedrich Krebs (American,1749-1815), Pennsylvania Birth and Baptismal Fraktur

circa 1802, watercolor and ink on laid paper, printed heart and text attributed to Johann Ritter and Co., Reading Pennsylvania, (1802–c. 1875), hand-painted by Krebs with parrots, crown, suns and tulip motifs in muted shades of yellow, blue, red and green; recording of a birth (1786) and baptism for "Daniel Luchecker?" in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Presented behind glass in a later frame.
Sheet 13 x 15 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 16 x 19 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Toning and foxing to sheet, some small tears to upper sheet border.