Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Weiser Number: 824
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Maria M[a] \ stin in Manheim \ Taunschip Lanca \ ster Caunty Anno 1763.

Translation:

Maria M[a]stin in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Anno 1763.

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 leafy vines with flowers and a group of overlapping circles. A note on the reverse of the bookplate indicates that the book belongs to David Mast who bought it at his father’s sale on April 9, 1808. This bookplate is in Biblia (Lüneburg, Germany: Cornelius Johann Stern, 1722).  (PA GER Lüneburg 1722 B471)

Associated Names: Mast, Maria
Provenance: Wilbur H. Oda

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Lancaster
City/Town/Township:Manheim Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1763
Image Dimensions Width: 15.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-191
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener