Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
The Whitinsville Social Library
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with green ink for the Whitinsville Social Library. There's an image of the library, and above is their crest which states "The Whittinsville Social Library, Established Dec 17, 1844". On the bottom of the border it says "Edward Whitin Memorial Bookplate". Inside the border is filled with the ornate, calligraphic leaf pattern with the years 1844 and 1913 on either side.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
5.625 x 3.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA070
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
418 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA070.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 the building and "Edward Whitin Memorial Bookplate"" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 32.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/32