Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on purple paper, in black ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. After Godey's Lady's Book, it depicts two women in Victorian dress. One stands watching as the other holds out a piece of thread. A cat plays at the feet of the standing woman. 'Old times, old days / Old books, old ways' is written under the image of the women.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1953
Object Size
14 x 10.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA171
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
865 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA171.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, one holding thread" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 33.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/33