Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 187
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Catharina Landis \ Wurde geboren Den 1^ten Februar \ im Jahr unseres Herrn 1800
Catharina Landis \ Wurde geboren Den 1^ten Februar \ im Jahr unseres Herrn 1800
 

Translation:

Catharina Landis was born the 1st of February in the year of our Lord 1800.
Catharina Landis was born the 1st of February in the year of our Lord 1800.
 

Category: Writing Exercise Booklet (Vorschriften Büchlein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

N.B. See also FLP Borneman Ms. 146. 

Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The leaf is divided into two framed sections. Each section includes text in Fraktur as well as four flowers. This leaf is in a copybook that includes writing exercises, including alphabets and names. A notation inside the front cover states: Christian B. Hartman, Teacher, 1846. Catharine L Landis Made this copy book 1850. For additional leaves form the book, see FLP 188 and FLP 189.

Associated Names: Landis, Catharina
Bibliography:

"Catharina L. Landis"  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), 2^nd ed., vol. 2, p. 494.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1850
Image Dimensions Width: 16 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1154
Creator Name: Catharine L. Landis (active c. 1846-1850) - Decorator
Catharine L. Landis (active c. 1846-1850) - Scrivener