Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 138
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Nicht schäm \ dich rath ich Allermeist daß man dich Lehr was du nicht weist. Wer etwas kan den hält \ man werth, den Ungeschickten Niemand Begehrt. 

Vor \ Den besten \ Singer \ In \ der Zweyten \ Classe

[in border along lower edge]
1779 
 

Translation:

Do not be ashamed I advice the most, when someone teaches you something you don’t know. Whoever can do something is held in esteem; the unskilled is desired by no one.
For the best singer in the second class.

[in border along lower edge]
1779
 

Category: Reward of Merit (Belohnung)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. The first line is written in particularly prominent and decorative letters. The text is surrounded by various flowers. In the lower center is a decorative shape that also serves as a frame for some text. In the lower corners are hearts from which protrude flowers. The entire item is enclosed by a decorative border. Small drawings, often lacking inscriptions and referred to as bookmarks by collectors, were given by schoolmasters to their students as rewards for good behavior and scholastic accomplishments.

Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999).

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1779
Image Dimensions Width: 16.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 540
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener