Commercially printed black ink certificate with oval openings for pictures of the husband and wife. Here there are color inserts of a yellow and a pink rose. Top center pictures a woman and a man in a small boat. There's an open Bible with a gold wedding ring on it at center bottom. Written information: "Mr. John B. Fisher of Manor Twp, Lancaster Co. Penna. and Miss Alice Herr, Creswell, Manor Twp. Lancaster Co. Penna,/ were joined together in Holy Matrimony/ at Creswell, Penna, on the twenty-fifth day of October/ in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred/ and eight two in accordance with the Laws of the State/ of Pennsylvania and the usages of the Evangelical Association/ Witnesses Frank Stauffer, Rev. W. C. Kantner/ Mattie Herr....Lith. by A. Hoen & Co. Balto. Copyright, D.W. Crider 1877. Crider & Bro. Publishers, York, Pa."
1.5-inch white border surrounds gilt and bright color Biblical scenes. Two Old Testament scenes at top, two New Testament scenes below. Third scenes show marriage on left and baptism on right. These surround information, both commercially printed and handwritten exquisitely by calligrapher, Thomas H. Wall. The form reads: "This Certifies/ that on the...day of ...18.../HOLY BAPTISM/ was administrated by me in the name of/ the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost/ to Hiram R. Shearer/ Son of Mr. Abraham S./ Shearer and his Wife, Emma, born Rettew/ born at Rapho Twp, Lancaster Co, Pa on the/ 11th day of MAY 1886/ In Presence of.........Pastor....." Centered below is a picture of Jesus speaking to children. Below, on left is "Copyright." On right, "Published by J. Kohler, 911 Arch St. Philadelphia."
Browning overall. Horizontal creases/fold lines. Small tear on right edge and missing piece on left edge. Some spots in white border and brown spot on lower left.
Angel holding a banner with "Bless the Lord" accompanied by three angels playing instruments and a dove fly above "Certificate of Baptism" with scene of Jesus with children on lower left. Information is commercially printed and hand transcribed (in cursive using black ink): Lucy Eckert/ Child of Mr. Monroe Eckert/ and his wife Adaline, a born Krumbine/ born at Schaefferstown, Leb. Co. Pa. Nov. 26, 1880,/ was baptized in the faith of her Reformed Church/ on the 5th day of July A.D. 1881/ In the name of /the Father of the Son and of the Holy Ghost/ Sponsors were: Mother and Grandmother/on Mothers side, Sister Lizzie/was baptized at the same time./ Rev. A.J. Bachman/Officiated./ Whosoever/shall not receive the /kingdom of God as a little child/he shall not enter therein/ St. Mark.10.15/ Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not:/ for of such is the kingdom of God. Luke l8.16.
Below left: "No. 500 Printed in Germany." On right: Wartburg Pub. House, Chicago"
Brown overall with tears center top. left top and center bottom edges. Liquid stain lower right. Pink marks at three place along right edge. Paper missing from area on right edge.
