Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 822
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

[along upper edge and right side]
Was Adam verdorben, Hat Christus erworben; \ Wer bittet kann haben, Die Himmlische gaben.

[around drawing, starting at the top, going clockwise]
Erwäg mein herz, was ist dein gut, \ Auf welchem dein vertrauen ruht;
Von welchem wege hoffest du, \ Dasz er dich Führ zum Leben zu?
Mein bestes gut soll Gott allein, \ In Cchristo meinem Mittler seyn; 
Den Lebensweg mir nimand weist, \ Nur Gottes wort und Gottes geist.

[in lower portion]
Das Eigenthum von \ Maria Kreider \ Maria Kreider war geboren \ den 31^sten October im Jahr unsers Herrn, 1838.

Translation:

[along upper edge and right side]
What Adam has spoiled, Christ has gained. Whoever begs for the heavenly gifts can have them.

[around drawing, starting at the top, going clockwise]
Consider my heart what is good for you, on whom rests your trust. Of which path to you expect that it leads you to life? My best good shall be in God alone, in Christ, my mediator. Nobody shows me the way of life except for God’s word and God’s spirit.

[in lower portion]
The property of Maria Kreider. Maria Kreider was born on the 31st of October in the year of our Lord, 1838.
 

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen) and Birth Record (Geburtsschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the upper center of the document is a flower within a square frame. The verse is written in Fraktur along the four sides. Two additional lines in Fraktur are along the upper edge and the right side of the document. The owner’s birth record in Fraktur is in the lower portion of the document.

Associated Names: Kreider, Maria
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1840
Image Dimensions Width: 27.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1029
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener