Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur; Roman script
Language: German; English
Weiser Number: 858
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Noten \ Buch Gehöret mir \ Josephus Fretz \ By Joseph K. Bergey 1803

[at foot of flower top center]
1853

Translation:

This [music] note book belongs to me, Jospehus Fretz. By Joseph K. Bergey, 1803.

[at foot of flower top center]
1853

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur within a leafy heart with flowers is in the center of the document. In the upper corners are two birds. The scriverner’s name and date in Roman script are below the heart. This bookplate has been removed from the music note book for which it was made.

Associated Names: Fretz, Josephus
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Creation Place State/Province: State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 13.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 446