Lot 105: Framed Fraktur Birth Certificate, by Rev. Henry Young (American, 1792-1861), Centre County, Pennsylvania, 1844, watercolor and ink on p

Framed Fraktur Birth Certificate, by Rev. Henry Young (American, 1792-1861), Centre County, Pennsylvania, 1844, watercolor and ink on paper depicting a young husband and wife with clasped hands and a boquet of flowers, and a tripod table between them, with ink inscriptions commemorating the birth of John Hirem Gentsel, on June 26, 1844, 12 x 7 1/2 in., in a molded wood frame, (light toning and foxing, old creases, minor tears and edge loss).


Provenance: Retains a paper label from the American Folk Art Gallery, New York.