Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 761
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Schöne \ Gesangbuch Gehöret \ Maria Meyer
Das Herze \ Mein Soll dir \ allein O \ Jesu \ seyn
 

Translation:

This beautiful hymnal belongs to Maria Meyer.
The heart of mine shall be yours alone, O Jesus.
 

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. Additional text in Fraktur is within a heart in the lower center. Above it are three flowers, including a tulip. The entire document is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Mennonite hymnal Die kleine geistliche Harfe (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1820).   (PA GER Germantown 1820 K673)

Associated Names: Meyer, Maria
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Henry S. Borneman, Pennsylvania German Bookplates (Philadelphia: Pennsylvania German Society, 1953), published as plate 7.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1820
Image Dimensions Width: 16.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-111
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener