Item Info

Creation Date: 3/5/1859
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 814
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Buch \ Gehöret Mir \ Elisabeth Lethermann \ Geschrieben den 5ten März \ im Jahr unsers Herrn 1859.

Translation:

This book belongs to me, Elisabeth Lethermann. Written the 5th of March in the year of our Lord 1859.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur and German script is in the lower portion of the document. Above it is a plant with three flowers. The entire document is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Ein Fundament und Klare Anweisung von der seligmachenden Lehre Unsers Herrn Jesu Christi (Schippach, Pa.: Johann M. Schünemann, 1851).  (PA GER Skippack 1851 M527)

Associated Names: Lethermann, Elisabeth
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics and family name
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Image Dimensions Width: 19.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-174
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener