Henry Young (Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1817-1861), watercolor and ink on paper fraktur, inscribed
Franklin Stroub son of Mr. Isaac Stroub and his wife Sophia, born Woodley, was born June the 19th, 1854 in Washington Township, Union County, Pennsylvania and was baptized by the Revd. G. Erlemneyer. Sponsors were the parents, the upper script flanked by red and blue stars, over a profile of a husband and wife, with a candlestand between them with a loving cup on top, the wife wearing a red dress with flowers and holding her husband's hand, the husband wearing a black coat and holding a bouquet of flowers, 10" x 7 1/2". Provenance: From a central Pennsylvania collection.
Condition
Very minor foxing, some waviness to paper, not laid down, contemporary frame.
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