Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 709
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Jacob Schuler \ geHöret Dieses \ Büchlein zu

Translation:

Jacob Schuler owns this little book.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. It is surrounded on the bottom and sides by decorative spirals as well as flowers. Above it is a bird that is perched on a flower. IN the lower center is another spiral. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Catechismus, Oder Kurzer Unterricht Christlicher Lehre (Philadelphia, Pa.: Georg W. Mentz, 1810).  (CB 1810 H362c)

Associated Names: Schuler, Jacob
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): ca. 1820
Image Dimensions Width: 14 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-152
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener