Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 787
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Elisabeth \ Schwob \ Ihr Gesangbuch \ Anoo Domini 1819.
abcdefghijklmnopqrst \ uvwxyz ABCDEF \ Singe und Arbeit
 

Translation:

Elisabeth Schwob’s hymnal. Anno Domini 1819.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEF. Sing and work.
 

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 portion of the document. Below it is a cup or vase. The alphabet is below it. This bookplate is in the hymnal Das neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch (Philadlephia, Pa.: G. und D. Billmeyer, 1814).  (PA GER Philadelphia 1813 G31)

Associated Names: Schwob, Elisabeth
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): 1819
Image Dimensions Width: 16.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-154
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener