Item Info

Creation Date: 6/1/1866
Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 815
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

[on left]
Amanda Gerhart’s \ Deutsches \ Gesangbuch,

[on right]
Geschrieben \ Den 1 Junius \ Im Jahr 1866.

Translation:

[on left]
Amanda Gerhart’s German hymnal.

[on right]
Written the 1^st of June in the year 1866.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The fraktur consists of two facing pages. The text in Fraktur is in the lower half of the pages, while the upper half contains two leafy tulips. Both pages are enclosed by a decorative border. This bookplate has been removed from the hymnal for which it was made.

Associated Names: Gerhart, Amanda
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Image Dimensions Width: 12.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 435
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener