Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 182
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses \ geist Reiche Gesang \ buch Gehöret Mir \ Ullrich Hackmann \ das Hertze mein soll \ dir allein, O \ Jesu seyn \ 1806

Translation:

This spiritually rich hymnal belongs to me, Ullrich Hackmann. The heart of mine shall be yours alone, O Jesus. 1806.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur within a teardrop-shaped frame is in the lower portion of the document. The frame is surrounded by various decorative ornaments. Beneath it are four trees. Above the frame separated by a horizontal border is a bird. It is flanked by leafy stems of flowers. The entire document is enclosed by a decorative border. This bookplate has been removed from the hymnal for which it was made. David Kulp was formerly known as the Brown Leaf Artist. Kulp made a decorative bookplate for a tunebook for Ullrich Hackmann in 1802 that identifies Hackmann as a pupil in the Deep Run School of Bedminster Township, Bucks County. See Amsler, Bucks County Fraktur, p. 157.

Associated Names: Kulp, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 150-165.

“David Kulp” in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp.
479-481.
 

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics and artist’s location
Region/County:Bucks
City/Town/Township:Bedminster Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1806
Image Dimensions Width: 16.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 438
Creator Name: David Kulp (1777-1834) - Decorator
David Kulp (1777-1834) - Scrivener