Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 754
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

dieses gesangbuch gehöret \ Susana Ott \ Geschrieben Im Jahr unsers Herr \ Und Heiland Jesu Christi \ 1834 MDCCCXXXIV

Translation:

This hymnal belongs to Susana Ott. Written in the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1834, MDCCCXXXIV.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur within a square frame is in the lower portion of the document. Above it is the portrait of a woman within an arched frame. In the upper corners are two circles. This bookplate is in the Reformed hymnal Das neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch (Germantaun: M. Billmeyer, 1828).   (PA GER Germantown 1828 R259)

Associated Names: Ott, Susana
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1834
Image Dimensions Width: 14.3 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-117
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener