Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Eleanor Lloyd
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Mary Eleanor Lloyd. There's a man and woman walking in a garden together. The man is holding a book and the woman is looking over his shoulder. There's a crest with one lion and a banner that says in Latin "Fac et Spera" translation to "Do and Hope"
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
5.125 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA052
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
861 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA052.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 and woman reading while walking in a garden" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 14.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/14