Item No: frk00165

Title:
Birth Certificate (Geburtsschein) for Rhoda Slack

Category:
Birth Certificate (Geburtsschein)

Creators:
Decorator: Elias Slack (?-?)
Scrivener: Elias Slack (?-?)

Creation Place:
State/Province: [Pennsylvania]
Note: Based on design characteristics

Creation Date: 9/30/1829

Physical Description: Leaf

Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 30.5 cm

Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink

Media Type: Manuscripts

Language: English

Scripts/Text: Roman print; Roman script

Associated Names: Slack, Elias; Slack, Rhoda

Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Roman print extends across the document. Below it are three birds, each one sitting on a tree. The areas between the words are decorated with leafy, flowering vines. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.

Transcription:

RHODA SLACK \ WAS Born JUN ^E 8^th 1810 \ Made by Elias Slack September 30^th 1829

Subjects:

• Birds
• Flowers
• Trees
• Vines

Source:
Rare Book Department