Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake
Preview
Commissioned for
Emma Strauss Adams
Signed
No
Description
Etched bookplate on white paper, in red ink, made for Emma Strauss Adams. It depicts a woman sitting in a meditative posture, surrounded by flowers, perhaps lotus. In the background are mountains and a bird flying overhead. On the back is written 'SEB # 21 (1944) - East Indian woman in gardens.'
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1944
Object Size
12.5 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA167
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
0.54MB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\JPEG Images\BA167.jpg
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
"Sara Eugenia Blake Bookplate Commissioned for Emma Strauss Adams" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 29.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/29