LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Watercolor and ink on paper

Measurements:

6.44 in. (16.35 cm.) (height) by 8.06 in. (20.48 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

Inscribed (translated from German) recto, ink: Christian Baptismal Wish / You have been baptized, oh dear child, into / Christ's death who has purchased you from / hell with his blood. As a reminder of / this and a constant memorial, I want / to give you this. Grow up to the glory of / God and the joy of your parents, to / the benefit of your neighbor and to your own / blessedness./ Maria Gertraud was born 24 September 1776 /in the sign of aquarius in Becksten [Pabyton] County [Township], Lancaster/ [now in Dauphin] County in Pennsylvania in / America. May God grant his blessing./ Baptismal sponsor Ludwig Hemperling / Baptismal sponsor Maria Hemperling

Provenance:

Descended in family to Carrie Railing, Ephrata, Pennsylvania; Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, Ephrata, Pennsylvania; T. Glenn Horst Auctioneer Galleries, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, "The Historical Society of Cocalico Valley" May 1980, lot 337; David and Susan Cunningham, Denver, Pennsylvania, 1980