Birth and baptism certificate of Anmaria Bensinger, born 1783

Unidentified artist, American, 19th century

after 1783

Medium/TechniqueWatercolor, pen and brown ink on paper

DimensionsSheet: 20.8 x 33cm (8 3/16 x 13 in.)
Framed: 31.1 x 41.3 cm (12 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875

Accession number50.3837

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ClassificationsWatercolors

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Prints and Drawings

InscriptionsInscription, pen: "Christilich geburt und Tauf scheim / Anmaria Bensingerin is von Christlich der Evan -/ gelischen Lutherishen Religion zu gethaen Eltern / . . . . ." on verso in pen: Geheiratet den 3 Mertz 1801/ Mit Christian Rauz (?)

Provenance1950, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)

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