Item Info

Creation Date: 1/12/1820
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 804
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Neue \ Testament Gehöret mir \ Abraham Schwenck zu soll \ diß Buch Verloren gehen \ so kan Mann hier Den Namen \ sehen

[below heart]
O Edel Herz bedenk Dein End
Geschrieben d 12ten Jenner \ 1820
 

Translation:

This New Testament belongs to me, Abraham Schwenck. If this book should get lost, one can see my name here.

[below heart]
O noble heart, ponder your end.
Written the 12th of January 1820.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur within a heart is in the lower center of the document. Additional text in Fraktur and German script is in the lower corners. From the top of the heart protrudes a leafy plant with several flowers, including tulips. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Das Neue Testament (Lancaster, Pa.: Johann Bär, 1821)  (PA GER Lancaster 1821 B471) .

Associated Names: Schwenck, Abraham
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Image Dimensions Width: 16.3 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-134
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener