Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Hiram Royal Mallinson
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with sepia ink for Hiram Royal Mallinson, famed for Mallinson silks. There's an elephant standing on a podium. On both sides by the elephant's feet are two men sitting and holding spears. There are columns with antique patterns that help frame the images and name.
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
4.625 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA053
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
815 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA053.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 an elephant and two men" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/15