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Commissioned for
Teresa Neilan
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate in sepia tint, made for Teresa Neilan. After Ustad Muhammed, 16th century artist, it depicts two figures standing in front of a blossoming bush. One offers the other a drink from a shallow cup, the other refuses. There is a Persian bottle at their feet, and three small birds in the bush.
Condition
Affixed on cardstock paper.
Object Type
Bookplate
Language
English
Object Size
15 x 8.6 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA179
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
452 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc (\\Otay.sandiego.edu\Dept17)(S:)Bkplate_Art_Blake-S020.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 two people standing in front of a blossoming tree" (1943). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 20.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/20