Item Info

Creation Date: 4/8/1834
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 369
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses \ Heilige Buch, \ gehört mir \ Jacob Frey, \ April 8^ten 1834.

Translation:

This Holy Book belongs to me, Jacob Frey, April 8^th, 1834.

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
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. Above and below it are several leafy stems of flowers. The entire document is enclosed in a decorative border. Samuel Bentz was formerly known as the Mount Pleasant Artist. This bookplate has been removed from the book for which it was made.

Associated Names: Frey, Jacob
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

“Samuel Bentz” 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. 90-93.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics and artist's location
Region/County:Lancaster
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 22.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 437
Creator Name: [Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Decorator
[Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)] - Scrivener