Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Robert Tyre Jones Jr.
Signed
Yes
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\TIF Images\BA049.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 man standing and holding a golf club bag horizontally" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 11.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/11