January 16, 2020 The Susquehanna Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/16/2020
This certificate records the birth of Margretha Rotheborger on May 13, 1810 in Catawissa Township, Northumberland (now Columbia) County, Pennsylvania to Jacob and Maria (Scmitt) Rotheborger and her subsequent baptism by Pastor Friedrich Engel. It is attributed to Friedrich Küster, a prolific fraktur artist who worked primarily along the Susquehanna River in Northumberland and Columbia counties. The yellow birds flanking columns that frame the text are typical of his work. For a related example, see Minardi, "Drawn with Spirit", cat. no. 160. CONDITION: Not examined out of frame. Losses and tears.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 13" x 17 - 1/4".