Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 821
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Gesangbuch \ Gehöret Mir \ Kathrine Gehman \ Geschrieben den 5ten Januar

Translation:

This hymnal belongs to me, Kathrine Gehman. Written the 5^th of January.

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur and German script within a rectangular frame covers the bottom quarter of the item. A large tulip is above it. A border is on the top and left. This bookplate has been removed from the hymnal for which it was made.

Associated Names: Gehman, Kathrine
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place State/Province: State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 16.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 444