Item Info

Creation Date: 1/19/1806
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 751
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Marcareda \ Huthin \ ihr Buch d. 19ten \ January 1806

Translation:

Marcareda Huthin’s book, 19th of January 1806.

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

hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur and German script is in the upper portion of the document. In the lower center is a pot with three flowers. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Catechismus, Oder Kurzer Unterricht Christlicher Lehre (Philadelphia, Pa.: Henrich Schweitzer, 1803).  (CB 1803 H362c) 

See also FLP B-151, a bookplate made by the same artist for Margaret Huth on May 11, 1806. 

 

Associated Names: Huth, Marcareda
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Image Dimensions Width: 13.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-150
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener