Birth and Baptismal Certificate

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Birth and Baptismal Certificate
  • Fraktur
Datec. 1815
PlacePennsylvania, United States
MediumLetterpress, woodcut, brown ink, watercolor and gouache on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 12 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (32.4 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.63.146
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Hattie Klapp Brunner (1889–1982), Reinholds, Pennsylvania]; probably purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1963; given to MFAH, 1963.
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