Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 680
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Testament \ gehört mir Elisa \ Erb Ich bin gebohren \ den 25 ten Hornung \ Im Jahr 1818 Im \ zeigen des Scorbion \ um 9 uhr abends
Eliza Erb \ Sey gott getreu \ halt seinen bund \ Isaac Erb I. 

[in heart]
E. E. \ I. E.
 

Translation:

This Testament belongs to me, Elisa Erb. I was born on the 25th of February in the year 1818 in the sign of Scorpio at nine o’clock in the evening. Eliza Erb, be faithful to God, keep his covenant. Isaac Erb I.

[in heart]
E. E., I. E.

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen) and Birth Record (Geburtsschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the item. The owner’s and scrivener’s initials in a heart are in the center of the document. Next to it is a flower. The item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Das Neue Testament (Philadelphia: Georg W. Mentz, 1831).  (PA GER Philadelphia 1831 B471)

Associated Names: Erb, Isaac
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1835
Image Dimensions Width: 17.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1020
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener