Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on cream paper, in black ink and partially colored, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. A seated girl in a turquoise dress drinks from a red bowl, with three cats at her feet. There is one black, one tabby and one tortoiseshell cat. In the bottom left corner, there is an uncolored drawing of a small cat playing with a ball of yarn.
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 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA161
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
317 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA161.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 with three cats" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 23.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/23