Artist/Designer
Elisha Brown Bird, 1867-1943
Preview
Commissioned for
Robert Tyre Jones Jr.
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink for Robert Tyre Jones Jr, a golf champion. The greek God, Hermes, is standing straight, holding golf clubs in front of him horizontally. He is standing in front of a board that has a calligraphic leaf pattern. In the background is a plain with a few bushes and a golf hole.
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 3.875 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA049
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
722 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\JPEG Images\BA049.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 Robert Tyre Jones Jr." (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 11.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/11