Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Ethel Walker School
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate sepia tinted paper with black ink for Ethel Walker School. There's a clock with roman numerals and a phrase in Latin "Nullas horas nisi aureas" translating to "Nothing but golden hours". On the bottom is an image of a bookshelf full of books and in front of it is a table. On the table are more books and a globe.
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 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA059
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
789 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA059.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 wall of shelves filled with books and a spinning globe" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 21.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/21