Very Fine and Rare Fraktur Birth and Baptismal Certificate of Amos Bauer, Christopher Seiler (d. 1822), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dated 1807

Very Fine and Rare Fraktur Birth and Baptismal Certificate of Amos Bauer
Christopher Seiler (d. 1822)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dated 1807

Signed at bottom C. Seiler.
13 1/4 in. by 16 in.

Condition Report:
In overall fine condition. The page with general toning throughout, wear and scattered losses to the edges, as well as some creasing and buckling. Evidence of water staining along the lower edge. A gloss was used as a highlight on some areas, which crystalized and burned under hot storage conditions and possible exposure to sunlight. The tulips show evidence of this burning affect and have suffered some loss. The areas of gloss also show a concentrated amount of craquelure that would only occur there, and no where else, due to heat exposure. Examined under UV light and did not detect any inpainting.