Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Bessie W. Leonard
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with sepia ink for Bessie W. Leonard. There's a woman in a toga standing and reading a book. There are two children by her feet, the one on the left is holding a painter's palette and on the right the child is reading a book. There's a quote to the left of the woman from Longfellow, "The love of learning the sequestered nooks and all the sweet serenity of books." There's a quote on the right from Milton, "A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." There is a rose wreath surrounding the woman and children.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 2.875 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA050
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
660 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA050.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 woman in a toga reading with two children at her feet" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 12.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/12