Lot 205
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Rare Watercolor Fraktur: Baptismal Record of Anna Neff, Henry Young, Potter Township, Center City, Pennsylvania, 1849

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • A Birth Letter for Miss Anna Neff, Potter Township, Center Count, Pennsylvania
  • Watercolor, pen, and ink on paper
  • 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 in.
Inscribed Miss Anna Neff a daughter of Mr. John Neff and his wife Catherine born a Deckert, was born December the 17th, 1849 in Potter Township, Center County, Pennsylvania, and baptized by the Revd P.S. Fisher, Sponsors were Mr. Nicholas Deckert and his wife (((Ann Mary))).

Provenance

Alice Lake, Wycoff, New Jersey.

Condition

Overall fine condition. On ruled paper, the top and bottom folded back. A tapped repair at lower right. Colors are very good, edges show no cutting, only minor paper loss and creases. A tiny loss extreme lower right and extreme upper left.
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