Artist/Designer

Sara Eugenia Blake

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Commissioned for

Mary Alice Ercolini

Signed

No

Description

Etched bookplate on light pink paper, in red ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. 'Books of the Orient' is written at the top of the image, which depicts two women in Japanese dress. One kneels, with pen and paper in hand, and looks up at the other woman, who stands on a platform, holding a tree branch. In the bottom right corner, there is a small depiction of two women with parasols crossing a bridge.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

17.6 X 8.4 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA174

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

0.72MB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\JPEG Images\BA174.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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