Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Leroy A. Lincoln
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Leroy A. Lincoln. There's an image of an entrance under the shade of a tree. Beneath the image is a crest with three birds and stripes. There's a banner beneath the crest that says in Latin "Aquila non captat muscas" translating to "The eagle does not capture flies". There are also books on the bottom with calligraphic leaves filling in the background space.
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
4.75 x 3.125 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA051
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
821 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA051.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 door and a crest" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 13.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/13