Artist/Designer

Sara Eugenia Blake

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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

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