Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Weiser Number: 685
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Barbara H. \ Nolt \ 1853

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. Below it are two inward facing birds. In the lower center is a flower, and in the four corners are stars. This bookplate is in the catechism Der kleine Kempis (Harrisburg: Lutz und Scheffer, 1850).  (PA GER Harrisburg 1850 T361)

Formerly attributed to Barbara Ebersol; according to David Luthy it is not by Ebersol.  See Luthy, p. xv.

Associated Names: Nolt, Barbara H.
Provenance: Wilbur H. Oda

Bibliography:

David Luthy, Amish Folk Artist Barbara Ebersol: Her Life, Fraktur, and Death Record Book (Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 1995).

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): 1853
Image Dimensions Width: 12.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-185
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener