Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 771
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Hannah \ Armpriester
Gehört dieses Büchlein \ im Jahr unsers Herrn \ 1824
Sey gott getreu Halt seinen \ Bund

Translation:

Hannah Armpriester owns this little book, in the year of our Lord 1824. Be faithful to God; keep his covenant. 
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the entire document. The area around the name is decorated with flowers and calligraphic spirals. The text is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Lutheran catechism Der kleine Catechismus (Philadelphia: W. Mentz, 1817).  (CB 1817 L977k)

Associated Names: Armpriester, Hannah
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): 1824
Image Dimensions Width: 14.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-159
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener