Item Info

Creation Date: 2/24/1867
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 743
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Gesang \ Buch \ Gehret mier \ Heinrich Groß
Geschrieben den 24. Hornung \ 1867
 

Translation:

This hymnal belongs to me, Heinrich Groß. Written 24 February 1867.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur and German script is in the upper portion of the document. It is surrounded by leafy vines with flowers. Below it are two pedestals with stems of flowers, including tulips. The entire item is surrounded by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Mennonite hymnal Die Kleine Geistliche Harfe (Northampton, A. A. und W. H. Blumer, 1834).   (PA GER Northampton 1834 K673)

Associated Names: Groß, Heinrich
Provenance: Levi E. Yoder

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

Image Dimensions Width: 16.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-44
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener