Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 748
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses \ Gesang=Buch \ Gehöret \ Catharine Lintner. Manor \ Township \ Lancaster \ County \ 1850.

Translation:

This hymnal belongs to Catharine Lintner. Manor Township, Lancaster County, 1850.

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. The first word is framed by flowers. In the lower corners are two tree-like flowers. The entire item is enclosed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the Mennonite hymnal Unpartheyisches Gesang=Buch (Lancaster, Pa.: Johann Bär, 1841).  (PA GER Lancaster 1841 Un5)

Associated Names: Lintner, Catharine
Provenance: Raymond W. Albright

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1850
Image Dimensions Width: 17.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1003
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener