Item Info

Creation Date: 2/6/1871
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 687
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Susanna Stolzfuß \ Gehöret Dieses \ Büchlein zu
Geschrieben Den \ 6 ten Hornung \ 1871
Barbara Ebersol
 

Translation:

Susanna Stoltzfuß owns this little book. Written on the 6th of February 1871. Barbara Ebersol.

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. In the lower center are two pears. The text is enclosed by a decorative border. This bookplate has been removed from the book which has not been identified.

Associated Names: Stolzfuß, Susanna
Provenance: Raymond W. Albright

Bibliography:

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

Louise Stoltzfus, Two Amish Folk Artists: The Story of Henry Lapp and Barbara Ebersol (Intercourse, Pa.: Good Books, 1995).

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:Lancaster
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 15.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1011
Creator Name: Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Decorator
Ebersol, Barbara (1846-1922) - Scrivener