Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Jessie M. Walker
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia-tinted paper. The design features an illustration of a small piano with an open book and a potted plant on it. Below the piano, there is another open book. The scene is framed by an ornate border with floral motifs. On either side of the desk, ribbons read “EX LIBRIS” on the left and “EX MUSICIS” on the right. At the bottom of the bookplate, the name “JESSIE M. WALKER” is prominently displayed within a decorative frame.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
2.375 x 2.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA097
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
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
214 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\JPEG Images\BA097.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
"Oscar Taylor Blackburn Bookplate Commissioned for Jessie M. Walker" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/17