Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
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
252KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\TIF Images\BA181.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 man with a gun, riding a horse with a child and dog walking beside him." (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/1