Artist/Designer

Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)

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Commissioned for

Ralph Palmer Merrit Jr.

Signed

Yes

Description

An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink. There is a man with a shield and gun in hand riding a horse. There is a child holding a knight's helmet and a dog walking beside them. There's a banner on top saying "Ralph Palmer Merrit Jr. His book." Verso: "The child's bookplate...should interest the child mind..."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

8 x 6.5 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA181

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

2023-02-22

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

257.67KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA181.jpeg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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