Lot 898
  • 898

Attributed to Oley Township Artist

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • Attributed to Oley Township Artist
  • BIRTH RECORD FOR MAGDALENA BERGER, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
  • Inscribed 'o this married couple - Lang and his wife Catherin born? a daughter was born into the world 16th day of February in the year of our Lord Jesus 1816 bottom
  • watercolor, pen, and ink on paper
  • 13 3/4 in. by 9 3/4 in.

Provenance

Abington Antiques, Abington, Pennsylvania;
Col. Edgar William Garbisch and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Pokety Farms, Maryland;
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Important Frakturs, Embroidered Pictures and other American Folk Art, Part I, January 23-24, 1974, sale 3595.

Condition

Tape stains. Losses and discoloration commensurate with age.
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