American GEORG FRIEDRICH SPEYER Pennsylvania Folk Art Fraktur Birth Certificate collection_floor_lamps Lantern: Width 9 Depth 9

Lantern: Width 9 Depth 9 Height 20 inches

Wood pillar with a round top

Previously from a private collection in Hadley

Seat: Height (1) 17

American GEORG FRIEDRICH SPEYER Pennsylvania Folk Art Fraktur Birth Certificate collection_floor_lamps Lantern: Width 9 Depth 9DETAILS An antique, illuminated, birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) document within a heart reserve framed by parrots, flowers, lions and mermaids. Printed with letterpress with additions by hand in ink and watercolor. PROVENANCE Former collection: John B. and Marjorie H. Schorsch STYLE Folk Art MEDIUM Ink, watercolor on paper FRAMING Wood frame PLACE OF ORIGIN Southeastern Pennsylvania United States MAKER Scrivener: attributed