Item Info

Creation Date: 3/18/1847
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 710
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Neue Testament Gehöret \ Maria Nunemacherin in \ Hilltaun Taunschip Bucks Ca.
Geschrieben d 18ten März Im \ Jahr unsers Herrn und Heil= \ landes Jesus Christi A. D. 1847
 

Translation:

This New Testament belongs to Maria Nunemacherin in Hilltown Township, Bucks Co. Written the 18th of March in the year of our Lord and Savior, A. D. 1847

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the lower portion of the document. In the upper portion is a bird on a leafy plant with several flowers. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Das Neue Testament (Harrisburg: Gustav S. Peters, 1836).

Associated Names: Nunemacher, Maria
Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999).

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Bucks
City/Town/Township:Hilltown Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 15.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-45
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener