Item Info

Creation Date: 1/4/1817
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; Roman script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 717
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; ink
Transcription:

Zähm meinen Mund daß er nicht Flucht
Dieses Testament gehöret mir
Jacob Stöhr
Bäte und \ arbeite
Salz=Burg Taunschip Lecha Caunty \ den 4ten Januarius MDCCCXVII
Herrmann Diederich Bremer
 

Translation:

Tame my mouth that it may not curse.
This Testament belongs to me, Jacob Stöhr.
Pray and work.
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, on the 4th of January 1817.
Hermann Diederich Bremer.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur and Roman script extends across the entire item. The owner’s name is written in particularly prominent letters. In the upper corners are stars, and in the lower corners are flowers. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is pasted to the detached inside cover of an unidentified book.

Associated Names: Stöhr, Jacob
Provenance: Levi E. Yoder

Bibliography:

"Herrmann Diederich Bremer"  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. 1, p. 125.

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

Image Dimensions Width: 9.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-60
Creator Name: Herrmann Diederich Bremmer (active c. 1817-1825) - Decorator
Herrmann Diederich Bremmer (active c. 1817-1825) - Scrivener