Item Info

Creation Date: 5/5/1868
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 686
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Magdalena Beiler \ Gehöret Dieses \ Büchlein zu
Geschriben Den \ 5 ten May \ 1868
Barbara Ebersol
 

Translation:

Magdalena Beiler owns this little book. Written the 5th of May 1868.
Barbara Ebersol.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur is in the upper portion of the document. In the lower portion are a flower and the artist's signature. The item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Unpartheyisches Gesang=Buch (Lancaster, Pa.: Johann Bär, 1861).   (PA GER Lancaster 1861 Un6)

On May 6, 1868 Ebersol made another bookplate for Magdalena Beiler's Ausbund. See Luthy, p. 28.

Associated Names: Ebersol, Barbara
Bibliography:

David Luthy, Amish Folk Artist Barbara Ebersol: Her Life, Fraktur, and Death Record Book (Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 1995).

Louise Stoltzfus, Two Amish Folk Artists: The Story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol (Intercourse, Pa.: Good Books, 1995).

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Image Dimensions Width: 17.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-31
Creator Name: Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Decorator
Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Scrivener