Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Alice Hitchcock Ercolini
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on green paper, in dark green ink, made for Alice Hitchcock Ercolini. It shows a cat sitting on a table, with a vase either side of it. One vase is filled with flowers, the other with fruit. A parrot eats fruit from the vase. In the bottom left, there is a small depiction of a bird perched on a shelf of books. On the back is written 'Taken from old French wallpaper of 1840.'
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1954
Object Size
16.2 x 12.6 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA172
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
829 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA172.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 cat on a table, surrounded by fruit, flowers, and a parrot" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 34.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/34