Birth and Baptismal Certificate Made for Wilhelm Bauer, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Ca. 1815.
Watercolor on paper.
17 ¼” x 20 ¼” with frame.
Over-all in great condition, some minor creases and toning to paper. In a period grain-painted frame.

The certificate is laid out with the inscription or text surrounded by a heart with conforming sprigs and floral motifs surmounted by a double headed eagle above a Federal shield.