Watercolor and ink on paper, Chapman Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1811. Fraktur faufschein for Simon Straser, with a large central heart with birth and baptismal information, surrounded by large tulips and birds, and with smaller hearts in the lower corners. In a later curly maple and cherry frame. 15? high, 18? wide (overall). Ex Kendall Falk (Ohio); ex Mary Thorton (Ohio).Straser (aka Strausser, 1811-1865), who is recorded in the genealogical record as having been born in August of 1811 in Chapman Township in Snyder County, although the fraktur indicates that Chapman Township is in neighboring Northumberland County. Despite this inconsistency, the rest of the family information on the fraktur is confirmed by the genealogical record: his father was Johan Nicholas Strausser III (1782-1823) and his mother was Christiana Rebecca Burkhart Strausser (1784-1852). Simon remained in Chapman County for the rest of his life, marrying Susannah Catharine Hockmeister (1809-1890) and having numerous children.

Even toning, some wrinkling, a few losses (including at Simon's first name)