$8,295
Reverend Daniel Schumacher (Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1754-1786) , colorful watercolor and ink on laid paper fraktur birth certificate for Johann Jacob Heibach, born 1771, Albany Township, Berks County, with figures holding floral swags, elaborate hearts, and stylized potted flowers, signed lower right, 7 1/2" x 12". For a similar example, see Made in Pennsylvania: A Folk Art Tradition , by Westmoreland Museum, pg. 34.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2011-11-12