Antique Johann Ritter Pennsylvania German Fraktur Taufschein Framed 1838
A hand-colored printed birth and baptismal certificate (Taufschein) for Carolina Schsenreiter, produced by Johann Ritter in Reading, Pennsylvania, and dated 1838. Condition: Fair – Visible foxing, water staining, and creasing consistent with 19th-century paper; vintage wooden frame with the glass intact. Colors are well preserved and vibrant for its age. Printer: Johann Ritter und Comp. Johann Ritter is a recorded and desirable printer of these documents with this classic iconography style. Size: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches including frame. Technique and Materials: Hand-colored ink on paper, wood frame.