Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
The Library of the College of William and Mary
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for the Library of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. There's a pilgrim and Indian sitting on either side of the college's crest and underneath a tree. Some of the space is filled with calligraphic leaves. Top center there is a Phi Beta Kappa insignia.
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
4.75 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA071
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
403 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA071.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 pilgrim and Native American sitting besides a crest" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 33.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/33