Item Info

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

Dieses \ Psalter \ gehört \ Elisabeth \ Witmayer \ in Warwick Taun= \ schip Lancäster \ Caunty \ Pennsylvania

Translation:

This Psalter belongs to Elisabeth Witmayer in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the document. It is framed by a decorative sawtooth or triangular border. This bookplate is in the catechism Der Psalter des Königs und Propheten David (Philadlephia: Georg W. Mentz und Sohn, 1837).   (PA GER Philadelphia 1837 B471)

Associated Names: Witmayer, Elisabeth
Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Lancaster
City/Town/Township:Warwick Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1840
Image Dimensions Width: 10.2 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1041
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener