Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake (1886-1973)
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Alice Ercolini
Signed
No
Description
Etched bookplate on textured, purple paper, in black ink, made for Mary Alice Ercolini. The paper features streaks of white, green, dark purple, and tan. It depicts a man and woman in Japanese dress. Both seated, the man leans over the woman's shoulder, and holds with one hand the flute she is playing. There is a tree branch in blossom to the left of the figures. On the back is written 'Japanese music lesson, made for Jack Diamond.'
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
13.5 x 9.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA176
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
945 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\TIF Images\BA176.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 seated woman playing a flute, with a man behind her" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 38.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/38