Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Bangor Public Library
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with green-tinted ink for the Bangor Public Library from the Stodder Fund. There's an image of a body of still water, trees, and Mt. Katahdin. Behind the image is a pine tree branch with pinecones.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.375 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA058
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
763KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA058.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 scenic view, still water, trees, and Mt. Katahdin" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 20.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/20