Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
The Masonic Service Association of the United States
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for The Masonic Service Association of the United States. There's a podium with an open book. Resting on the book is a square and compass. There are three tall candles, one placed on the left, the right, and in the middle. In the background are calligraphic leaves filling the blank space. The bottom right is inscribed "Tiffany & Co."
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
4.25 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA063
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
423 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA063.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 open book on a podium" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 25.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/25