Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Elizabeth W. Diamond
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on peach colored paper, in brown ink, made for Elizabeth W. Diamond. It depicts three women in Japanese dress, one watches as the other ties the third woman's shoes. On the back is written 'Oriental after Suzuki Harunobu. Woman with parasol having her shoe tied. For Japanese art books.'
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1943
Object Size
12.5 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA166
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
470 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA166.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 three women and a dog" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 28.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/28