Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate on gray paper, in black ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. It depicts the 'Cat with a Quail' mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy. There is a single bird in each bottom corner.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
14 x 11.2 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA173
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
670 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA173.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, bird, duck, and fish" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 35.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/35