Lot 206

George Miller Birth & Baptismal Fraktur, 1824

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George Miller Birth & Baptismal Fraktur, 1824

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

16 x 19.5. A Pennsylvania German hand-colored printed fraktur birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts- und Tauf-Schein), printed by George Miller of New Berlin, Pennsylvania. The central text is completed in handwritten ink, documenting the birth of Joel Leiby on December 17, 1824. The child is identified as the son of Jacob Leiby and his wife Catherine (ne? Mahlizerin). The location is recorded as Windsor Township, Berks County, state of Pennsylvania. The document features elaborate hand-colored printed vignettes. Flanking the central text are two large angels in yellow gowns holding harps and wreaths. The top features a central female figure with a basket of flowers, while the bottom contains a reclining female figure in a garden landscape. Four brightly colored birds (yellow, red, and green) are depicted perched on fruiting branches in the lower quadrants. Printed verses in German are situated in decorative boxes at the top and bottom. An inscription at the lower border reads: New-Berlin: Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. Miller. The work is housed in a dark-painted wooden frame with a yellow-painted inner border.

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