January 16, 2020 The Susquehanna Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/16/2020
This certificate records the birth of Peter Hana on November 2, 1823 in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania to Johannes and Maria (Altland) Hana and his subsequent baptism by Pastor Gräber. It is signed at the bottom-right corner by Daniel Peterman, one of the few fraktur artists to regularly sign his work. Peterman undoubtedly made this piece for a relative; his wife Anna Maria's maiden name was Altland. For a related example, see Minardi, "Drawn with Spirit", cat. nos. 172 - 174. On Peterman, see June Burk Lloyd, "Daniel Peterman: Fraktur in Transition" in "Der Reggeboge: Journal of the Pennsylvania German Society" vol. 46, no. 1 (2012), pp. 9 - 17; also June Burke Lloyd, "Faith and Family: Pennsylvania German Heritage in York County Area Fraktur" (York, Pennsylvania: York County Heritage Trust, 2001), pp. 37 - 38. CONDITION: Not examined out of frame. Losses and toning.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 15 - 3/4" x 17 - 3/4" x 1".