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PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL

A BIRTH CERTIFICATE FRAKTUR FOR JOEL BILGER

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PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL
A BIRTH CERTIFICATE FRAKTUR FOR JOEL BILGER
pen, ink and watercolor on wove paper
15 ¼ x 12 ½ in. (sight)
dated 1802
Provenance
James and Nancy Glazer, Philadelphia, 1990

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Lot Essay


With a dramatic and inventive composition, this fraktur is distinguished by the bold portrayal of an American eagle and may be referring to the birth of a new nation as well as the birth of Joel Bilger. Drawn entirely freehand, this work was probably made in Center Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.

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