A framed fragment from an early taufschein, dark ink on laid paper. 6 x 7 3/4". Research on reverse gives the name Nicholas Gehinger, born 1729, and suggests Lehigh County as family origin. Edge wear, losses. // A delicate heart cut-out, with verse handwritten within sprays of flowers and ferns. 3.5 x 3.5", framed. // Hand-colored woodcut of birds cut from a larger birth certificate, framed.