January 16, 2020 The Susquehanna Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/16/2020
This certificate records the birth of Henrich Mill on March 8, 1820, in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, to Conrad and Susanna (Dunkelberger) Moll and his subsequent baptism by Pastor Henrich Fries. It was made by Conrad Trevits, a German native who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1773 and served in the Continental Army from 1776 to 1781 under Captain Benjamin Weiser. After the war, he became a schoolmaster and fraktur artist. His distinctive handwriting and use of mottled colors - created by heavily pooling the watercolor in certain areas - help to identify his work. Not examined out of the frame. For a related example, see Minardi, "Drawn with Spirit", cat. no. 111. CONDITION: losses, tears, and toning.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 15 - 1/2" x 18 - 1/2".