Pennsylvania fraktur birth and baptism certificate
18th century
Watercolor and ink with hand-coloring and lettering on thin brown paper; with German script and adorned with smaller hearts, birds, and tulips
Sheet: 12" H x 15.25" W

Toning throughout, pea-sized or smaller areas of reverse staining, scattered foxing, and surface soiling to both the recto and verso of the sheet. The colors and ink attenuated. The sheet has been cut vertically down the center and the two halves reattached with a piece of thick brown tape, verso. Small tears and paper losses along each extreme edge, the largest area of loss being a 0.75" area on the lower portion of the left edge. Handling and folding creases throughout, commensurate with age and use. The sheet is loose, not matted.

Framed under glass: 16" H x 19" W x 3" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.