This is a colorful, hand-colored birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts- und Taufschein) for Bieber Georg Kohler, born December 19, 1863, in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania. The certificate states it was printed by Saeger and Leisenring in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1863, and it was completed and signed by the scrivener Martin Wetzler on December 29, 1864. The item features ornate illustrations typical of Pennsylvania German folk art, including two winged angels (one holding a horn and harp, the other a wreath and chalice), an eagle with a banner, and four birds perched on leafy branches at the bottom. The central text, written in German script and Fraktur, details the birth and baptism information, along with a poem. 3.
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A single-page letter written by Frederick Cohen in Detroit, Michigan, to Andrew M. Makin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1845. The letter details Cohen's childhood art training in England, providing valuable biographical information about the artist's early life and training.
A lithographic print, Plate 4, depicting 'Sir John Crewe's Pair of Longhorn Steers, First at Birmingham, 1868'. The image features two longhorn steers standing in a grassy field. This print was created by Julius Bien & Co., a prominent lithography firm, and is identified as being from 'House Document No 51: Cattle and Dairy Farming...' published in 1888. The print exhibits detailed illustrative work typical of 19th-century lithography for scientific or agricultural publications.
Miniature Portrait of an Unknown Sitter by Solomon PolackOil miniature on ivory of an unknown sitter, signed 'S. Polack.' Solomon Polack (1757-1839) was a Jewish artist born in The Hague who worked in Dublin and London from 1790 to 1835. He frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and, in addition to miniature painting, designed and etched plates for a Hebrew Bible.
An etched portrait of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney by Max Rosenthal, produced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1890. The print measures 5-5/8" x 8" and is mounted on card stock. It is signed "Max Rosenthal" in pencil outside the border.