Artist/Designer

Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)

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Commissioned for

Edward Burton De Groot

Signed

Yes

Description

An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink. On the top is a banner saying "Ex-Libris" and below that is a group of 12 people, both male and female, dressed in sports gear some holding sports equipment. Underneath the athletes is another three banners saying "Edward Burton De Groot". Below the name is a passage/quote "Here shall a realm rise mighty in manhood". Below the passage is a big group of children playing on a shore with a big building in the distance behind them. There is a woman holding multiple laurel wreaths in a toga on the left side. On the right side there is a man also wearing a toga holding the world in his hands. They are both standing but in different positions.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

11.5 x 10 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA190

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

497.547KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA190.jpeg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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