Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Bangor Public Library
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink for the Bangor Public Library from the Edward Ellison Fund. There's a portrait of a man framed in an oval shaped ornate frame. There is an elm branch in the background and a City of Bangor seal.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA057
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
782 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA057.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's portrait and a City of Bangor stamp" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 19.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/19