Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
Commissioned for
Elsie Allen
Signed
Yes
Description
An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink. On top "Ex Libris Elsie Allen" is written. There are three kids dancing in the forest with a tall, slim tree on each side of the picture. Beneath the children is a passage/quote "The circle of existence is a ring where of the signet is humanity". Under the passage is a knight's helmet with feathers and a lion on top with the knight's gloves on each side of the helmet.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
13.3 x 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA194
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
388KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\TIF Images\BA194.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 three children playing outside between tall slim trees with writing and a knight's helmet below." (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 14.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/14