Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Harriet Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Harriet Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich. There's an image of the owners' country house with two trees in the front. Below the name box is an image of the owners' yacht "Flying Cloud" at sea and at the bottom of the image's frame, is a flag. To the left of the boat image is a Harvard crest and on the right of the boat image is a Rhode Island Plantation seal. In the background is a vintage pattern with a black background.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.75 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA039
Subject
Bookplate designers
Subject
Bookplates--Specimens
Subject
Books—Owners’ marks
Part of
Bookplate Collection of Christine Price
Donor
Christine Price
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2023-05-17
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
775 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA039.tif
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a house for Aldrich" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/1