Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Tunebook, Manuscript |
Object ID # |
2008.22.6 |
Other Name |
Notenbuchlein |
Title |
Christian Meyer manuscript tunebook by Rudolph Landes, 1814 |
Creator |
Landes, Rudolph [Ralph], 1789-1852 (attributed) |
Place of Origin |
Plumstead Township, Bucks County, PA |
Date |
1814 |
Material |
Paper |
Dimensions |
W-4.75 L-8 D-0.625 inches |
Description |
Manuscript Tunebook (Notenbuchlein), dated September 21, 1814, for Christian Meyer, in Plumstead Township, Bucks County. The fraktur bookplate is missing (although the shadow of it is visible), but an undecorated bookplate in German script lettering is intact. |
Provenance |
Purchased by fraktur dealer Ronald Trauger in 1992; he had the binding repaired that year. Sold to Mary Jane Hershey (the donor) in 1998. |
Source |
Gift of Mary Jane Lederach Hershey & Hiram Hershey |
People |
Landis, Ralph, 1789-1852 |