Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 244
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

MONA WEBER \ Ist Gebohren den \ 14^ten Tag August Im Jahr \ unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu \ Christ Anno 1811. 

[in upper portion]
In \ der Kindheit \ hast du schon vor mich \ gesorgt. In der \ Jugend hast du \ mich regie= \ ret, und \ in dem Alter \ wirst du dich \ meiner \ auch anneh \ men.
Der Herr tödtet \ und machet leben \ dig, führet \ in die \ Hölle \ und \ wieder heraus \ 1 Sam. 2, 6.

[below frame]
Wann wir kaum Gebohren \ werden, ist von ersten Lebenstritt \ bis ins küle Grab der Erden, nur ein kurz gemesner \ Schritt.
 

Translation:

Mona Weber was born on the 14th day of August in the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, anno 1811.

[in upper portion]
In childhood you already cared for me. In youth you directed me, and in old age you will also accept me. The Lord kills and brings to life, leads into hell and out again. 1 Samuel 2:6.

[below frame]
Scarcely born into the world, it is only a short measured pace from the first step to the cool grave in the earth.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The name is in the lower portion of the document. Below it is an elliptical frame with the birth record. Additional text is below the frame and in small clusters among several flowers in the upper portion of the document.

Associated Names: Weber, Mona
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1815
Image Dimensions Width: 17.6 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1048
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener