Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
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
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
"Beulah Mitchell Clute Bookplate Commissioned for Edward Burton De Groot" (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 10.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/10