Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Lion Madison Gardiner
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate light sepia paper with black ink for Lion Madison Gardiner. There's a row of books on a table that leads to a man. The man is sitting on a chair smoking a pipe while reading.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
5.5 x 8.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA047
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
574 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA047.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 row of books with a man reading and smoking at the end of it" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 9.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/9