Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Daughters of the American Revolution
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's an image of two Indians on the shore watching the boats out on the water. Above the image is a banner that says Virginia and a Virginia seal with motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis", or "Thus Always to Tyrants". Beneath the image is a blank space with the prompt "Presented By" and then "19__" At the bottom is a Daughters of the American Revolution seal. Filling in the background are calligraphic leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4.75 x 2.875 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA069
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
341 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA069.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 two Indians watching boats on the water from land" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 31.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/31