Item Info

Creation Date: 5/7/1868
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 684
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Eva Gerwer \ Gehöret \ Dieses \ Büchlein zu
Geschriben \ Den 7 \ ten May \ 1868
B E
 

Translation:

To Eva Gerwer belongs this little book. Written the 7th of May 1868. B E

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the document. It is divided into three sections by two horizontal bars. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the hymnal Poetischer Himmelsweg (Lancaster, Pa.: H. W. Villee, 1828)  (PA GER Lancaster 1828 H443).

For more works by this artist, see FLP 451, B-31, B-136, B-185, and B-1011.

Associated Names: Gerwer, Eva
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

David Luthy, Amish Folk Artist Barbara Ebersol: Her Life, Fraktur, and Death Record Book (Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 1995).

Louise Stoltzfus, Two Amish Folk Artists: The Story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol (Intercourse, Pa.: Good Books, 1995).

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
City/Town/Township:[Upper Leacock Township]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Image Dimensions Width: 12.9 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-135
Creator Name: Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Decorator
Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Scrivener