Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Muhlenberg College
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink. There's a faded image of an entrance to Muhlenberg College that says it was founded in 1867, "Founded MDCCCLXVII Muhlenberg College" and there are trees on the sides of the stairs that lead up to the entrance.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
5 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA066
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
374 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA066.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 College building entrance" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 28.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/28