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Birth and Baptismal Certificate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellow castle-like buildings at top left and right. A large rectangle with decorative border contains text written in a foreign language, likely German. Rectangle's top has decorative curvy lines and a face. The bottom half of the rectangle has a circle containing a man's head and shoulders wearing a green and orange outfit. The man's image is surrounded by a blue circle and a gold floral pattern on a beige background. Four toucans with blue faces, black beaks, and white and orange feathers on body, and blue feet, sitting on branches with leaves and flowers.

Artwork details

Date:
1795
Medium:
Watercolor and iron gall ink on off-white laid paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 513 px
Museum record:
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