Preview
Commissioned for
Edith M. Baker
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate in sepia tint, made for Edith M. Baker. After Godey's Lady's Book, it depicts two women in Victorian dress standing outside, with a domed building far in the background. This was the bookplate in its first state; 'Ex Libris' was added later. Edith Baker was Librarian at Clark University, Worcester, Mass.
Condition
Affixed on cardstock paper.
Object Type
Bookplate
Language
English
Object Size
10.6 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA162
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
438 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc (\\Otay.sandiego.edu\Dept17)(S:)Bkplate_Art_Blake-S003.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 women outside" (1946). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 3.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/3