Artist/Designer
Sara Eugenia Blake
Preview
Commissioned for
Irene Greene Dwen Pace
Signed
Yes
Description
Etched bookplate in sepia tint, with the dedication 'From among the Books of Irene Greene Dwen Pace'. After Godey's Lady's Book, it depicts two women in Victorian dress standing inside, facing each other. One holds a flower bouquet, the other a fan. Beneath the scene, in the bottom left corner, are the first notes of the Wedding March from Wagner's Lohengrin.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
1947
Object Size
12.4 x 9 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA180
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
0.56MB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blake, Sara Eugenia\JPEG Images\BA180.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 Irene Greene Dwen Pace" (2023). Bookplates by Sara Eugenia Blake. Image 42.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blake/42