Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 25
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Gott allein Die Ehre

[in heart]
Anna wurde gebohren den \ 2 ten tag Jenner im Jahr nach Christi Geburt \ Anno. 1808. In Pennsylvani im Caunty Northampton \ im Taunschip Obermillfort Die Eltern waren Daniel \ Stähler und seine Ehefrau Mari Lisbeth. Sie \ wurde bald darauf getauft bey Herrn. Pfarrer Helfrich \ Taufzeugen waren Nicolaus Stähler. und \ seine Ehefrau. Barbara

[in rectangular frame below]
[ill.] Halt seinen Bund o Mensch in \ Deinem Leben Lieg diesen Stein zum Ersten \ [ill.] Bleib ihm allein ergeben Denck \ an den [ill.] in Ewigkeit [ill.] Dir \ Wer Er [ill.] bey deinem Kauf in Deiner \ tauf als Vater Dich zu lieben.

Translation:

To God alone be glory.

[in heart]
Anna was born the 2nd day January in the year after Christ’s birth anno 1808, in Pennsylvania, in the County Northampton, in the Township Upper Milfort. The parents were Daniel Stähler and his wife Mari Lisbeth. She was soon after baptized by Mister Pastor Helfrich. Sponsors were Nicolaus Stähler and his wife Barbara.

[in rectangular frame below]
To God alone be glory. Be faithful to God, keep His covenant, O man, in your life. Lay this stone as your first base. Remain given to Him alone. Think on the path in eternity, that He prescribed for you by your purchase in Baptism, to love you as a father.

Category: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The central text is within a large heart in the center of document, surrounded by flowering vines and rosettes. Two rosettes within square frames are in the lower corners, topped by two tulips. Below the heart is a rectangular frame containing additional verse. Two birds are perched on its upper corners, and various flowers are protruding from it. The entire document is frame by a decorative vine border. (Translation of text in rectangular frame is Weiser’s.)

Associated Names: Stähler, Nicolaus
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

“Gott Allein Die Ehre Artist” 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, p. 322.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on location of birth
Region/County:Northampton [now Lehigh]
City/Town/Township:Upper Milford Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 32 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 127
Creator Name: Gott Allein die Ehre Artist (active c. 1808-1826) - Decorator
Gott Allein die Ehre Artist (active c. 1808-1826) - Scrivener