Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
John McEntee Bowman
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate sepia tinted paper with black ink for John Mc-Entee Bowman, a New York hotel man. There's a man holding a candle in one hand while putting a book away on the bookshelf with the other hand. The candlelight is shining light on the rest of the room.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA041
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
829 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA041.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 man putting a book on the shelf with candlelight" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 3.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/3