Item Info

Weiser Number: 341
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored. In the center of the document is a tall, leafy plant with several flowers, including tulips. In the upper center is a star. This bookplate is in the Lutheran hymnal Erbauliche Lieder=Sammlung (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1812).  (PA GER Germantown 1812 Ev14)

Bibliography:

"Engraver Artist"  in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2^nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 242-243.

Creation Place State/Province: State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 19.1 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1000
Creator Name: [Engraver Artist (active c. 1791-1804)] - Decorator