Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
Commissioned for
Fredric Mason Blanchard
Signed
Yes
Description
An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink. There is a pattern of flowers and leaves in the background with a box in the middle for "Ex-Libris Fredric Mason Blanchard" Theres is a cello and trumpet on the bottom. Beneath the image is a passage/quote "Truth is the intellectual wealth of the world. It is the sacred light of the soul. The man who finds a truth lights a torch". Below the passage are four different collegiate(?) crests.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
14 x 9.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA192
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
792KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\TIF Images\BA192.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 foliage and musical instruments with a passage/quotation and a university crest" (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 12.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/12