Item Info

Scripts/Text: Roman print; Roman script
Language: English
Weiser Number: 261
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Watermark: CP
Transcription:

My son forget not my Law; but let thine Heart keep \ my Commandments. For length of days, and long Life, and peace shall they Add to thee \ Let not Mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy Neck: Write them upon the Table \ of thine Heart: So shall thou find Favour and good understanding in the Sight of God and \ Man. Trust in the Lord with all thine Heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. \ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall Direct thy Paths. Be not wise in thine \ own Eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from Evil. It shall be health to thy Navel, and \ Marrow to thy bones. Honour the Lord with thy Substance. Prob: the 3 Chap: \ Am am bm cm dm dm em fm ffm gm hm im jm km lm llm mm nm om pm pm \ qm qm rm rm sm sm tm um vm wm xm ym ym zm zm. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. \ Am Am Bm Bm Cm Dm Em Fm Gm Gm Hm Im Jm Km Km Lm Mm Nm \ Om Pm Pm Qm Qm Rm Sm Tm Um Um Vm Vm Wm Xm Ym Ym Zm. \ Dated the 22th Day of September, in the year of Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety One. \ This Writing Copy belonging to Christian Herr.

Category: Writing Exercise (Vorschrift)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. It is surrounded by stemmed tulips and other flowers. The name of Christian Herr replaces a name which has been excised. Formerly attributed to the Huber Artist, who has been identified as Abraham Brubaker.

Associated Names: Herr, Christian
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

“Abraham Brubaker” in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 135-137.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1791
Image Dimensions Width: 33.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 107
Creator Name: [Brubaker, Abraham (1760-1831)] - Decorator
[Brubaker, Abraham (1760-1831)] - Scrivener