Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
No
Description
Etched bookplate on pink, silver-flecked paper, in red ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. It depicts an 18th century woman in profile, as she stands reading a book in a room with a chair, table and candelabra.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1951
Object Size
14.4 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA170
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
801 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA170.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 woman reading" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 32.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/32