Artist/Designer
Elisha Brown Bird, 1867-1943
Preview
Commissioned for
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library. There's an image of the building and it's front courtyard. On the bottom left is a MIT crest and on the right is a portrait of President Rogers, founder of the school. In the middle is a box that says "Science and Arts". The background is filled with an antique calligraphic leaf pattern.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
8.25 x 5.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA065
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
608 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\JPEG Images\BA065.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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library [2 of 2]" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 27.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/27