Bookplate (Bücherzeichen) for Anna Klemmer
FrakturItem Info
Item No: frkb00145
Title: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen) for Anna Klemmer
Scripts/Text:
Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 739
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:
Anna Klemmer ihr \ Gesang buch \ im Jahr \ unseres \ Herrn \ 1837.
Translation:
Anna Klemmer’s hymnal in the year of our Lord 1837.
Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the upper center of the document. In the lower corners are two tulips. The item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Mennonite hymnal Die kleine Geistliche Harfe (Northampton, Pa.: A. A. und W. H. Blumer, 1834). (PA GER Northampton 1834 K673)
Associated Names: Klemmer, Anna
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): 1837
Image Dimensions Width: 15.6 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-145
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener