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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

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