Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
No
Description
Etched bookplate in sepia tint for Mary Alice Ercolini. A girl wearing a dress, with a bow in her hair, hammers a nail into a fence. A cat lies atop the fence. In the bottom left corner a cat drinks from a bowl.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
12.5 x 6.2 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA160
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
2022-08-19
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
448 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA160.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 girl hammering a nail into a fence" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 22.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/22