Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 740
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

George Hillegas \ sein Gesang Buch \ Im Jahr A D 1821

[in heart]
October den 25 \ gemacht von\ Henrich \ Gerber
 

Translation:

George Hillegass’s hymnal. In the year AD 1821.

[in heart]
October the 25th. Made by Henrich Gerber.
 

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 lower portion of the document. Additonal text in Germans script within a heart is in the center. Above it is a tree-like plant with several stems of flowers, including a tulip. The item is framed on the top, bottom and right side by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Reformed hymnal Das neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1813)  (PA GER Germantown 1813 G31).

Associated Names: Hillegas, George
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics and family name
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1821
Image Dimensions Width: 16 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-105
Creator Name: Henrich Gerber (?-?) - Decorator
Henrich Gerber (?-?) - Scrivener