Artist/Designer
Elisha Brown Bird, 1867-1943
Preview
Commissioned for
Solomon Bulkley Griffin
Signed
No
Description
An engraved armorial bookplate on off white paper with black ink for Solomon Bulkey Griffin, a trustee of Williams College. There's a griffin with his front paws on a printing press. By its feet are books and a paper. The image is framed in a circle.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Armorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
3.75 x 3.125 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA048
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
611 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\JPEG Images\BA048.jpg
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
"Elisha Brown Bird Bookplate Commissioned by Solomon Bulkley Griffin" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 10.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/10