Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake
Preview
Commissioned for
Teresa Neilan
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate in sepia tint, made for Teresa Neilan. It depicts two figures standing in front of a blossoming tree. One offers the other a drink from a shallow cup, the other refuses. There is a Persian bottle at their feet, and three small birds in the tree. On the back 'Persian after Ustad Muhammed, 16th Cent. 5 states (1943)' is written.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1943
Object Size
15 x 8.6 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA179
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
0.51MB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\JPEG Images\BA179.jpg
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
"Sara Eugenia Blake Bookplate Commissioned for Teresa Neilan" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 41.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/41