Artist/Designer
Elisha Brown Bird, 1867-1943
Preview
Commissioned for
Daughters of the American Revolution
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's an image of two Native Americans 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
Presentation copy
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\JPEG Images\BA069.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 Daughters of the American Revolution" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 31.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/31