Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 809
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses \ Test Ament \ gehöret mir \ Susanna ebersol \ 1793

Translation:

This Testament belongs to me, Susanna Ebersol, 1793.

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. Above it is a tulip, and below it are decorative calligraphic spirals. This bookplate is in the front of Das Neue Testament (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1787)  (PA GER Germantown 1787 B471). Another bookplate is in the back (FLP B-184b). An inscription in the back of the book notes that Heinrich Wittmer married Susanna Wittmerin, nee Ebersohlin, on December 15, 1795.

Associated Names: Wittmer, Susanna
Provenance: Wilbur H. Oda

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1793
Image Dimensions Width: 16.7 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-184a
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener