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- Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Elisabeth Becker, 1790 - Early German immigrants created decorative keepsakes to commemorate important family events. These documents, known as Fraktur, usually incorporated intricate lettering, elaborate borders and colorful drawings of birds, flowers, hearts or other stylized figures. By the late 1700s, some Fraktur had printed elements. This Fraktur from 1790 commemorates the birth and baptism of a "little daughter" named Elisabeth from Pennsylvania.
- 1790
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Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Elisabeth Becker, 1790
Early German immigrants created decorative keepsakes to commemorate important family events. These documents, known as Fraktur, usually incorporated intricate lettering, elaborate borders and colorful drawings of birds, flowers, hearts or other stylized figures. By the late 1700s, some Fraktur had printed elements. This Fraktur from 1790 commemorates the birth and baptism of a "little daughter" named Elisabeth from Pennsylvania.