Preview
Commissioned for
Alice Hitchcock Ercolini
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on green paper, in dark green ink, made for Alice Hitchcock Ercolini. It shows a cat sitting on a table, with a vase either side of it. One vase is filled with flowers, the other with fruit. A parrot eats fruit from the vase. In the bottom left, there is a small depiction of a bird perched on a shelf of books. The design was adapted from that of a 19th century French wallpaper.
Condition
Affixed on cardstock paper.
Object Type
Bookplate
Language
English
Object Size
16.2 x 12.6 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA172
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
2021-12-06 00:00
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
793 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc (\\Otay.sandiego.edu\Dept17)(S:)Bkplate_Art_Blake-S013.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 cat on a table, surrounded by fruit, flowers, and a parrot" (1954). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 13.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/13