Artist/Designer
Elisha Brown Bird, 1867-1943
Preview
Commissioned for
Wendell Hertig Taylor
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink for Wendell Hertig Taylor. There's a man sitting on a chair reading a book with one candle on the table providing him light. On the desk are more books and an inkwell. Inside the border is an ornate calligraphic pattern with an owl in both the left and right corner.
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
8.25 x 5.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA055
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
773 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\JPEG Images\BA055.jpg
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
"Elisha Brown Bird Bookplate Commissioned by Wendell Hertig Taylor" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/17