LOT 0072 PENNSYLVANIA FOLK ART CUT-WORK / SCHERENSCHNITTE BI…
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PENNSYLVANIA FOLK ART CUT-WORK / SCHERENSCHNITTE BIRTH RECORD, watercolor and ink on paper, center medallion inscribed for Rosanna Witmer, born June 11, 1815, surrounded by brightly colored birds and flowers topped with a bowknot, on a black fabric ground. Housed under glass in a period, red-painted, blocked-corner frame. Circa 1815. 11 3/4" x 13 1/2" OA. Very good condition with some staining/toning, heaviest at the outer edges. Not examined out of frame. Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.Garth's Auctions, 11/25/2011, lot 474.Sotheby's, New York, 6/9/1983.Ex-collection of Fred Wichmann. Catalogue Note: Rosanna Witmer is recorded, with a July 15, 1815 birth date, in the Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014, Lancaster, PA, parents Jacob and Nancy Witmer.
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