Artist/Designer

Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)

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Commissioned for

Edwin Letts Oliver

Signed

Yes

Description

An etched pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink. The top is a family crest with a banner saying "Dieu Mon Appui" which is French and translates into "God is my support". The bookplate is of a house surrounded by tall trees. There's an image of a mutoscope on the left above three banners with "Edwin Letts Oliver" written. On the right across from the mutoscope is a banner with "Ex-libris" written on it. On the bottom are books on a shelf with a singular fruit plant vine.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English French

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

10.7 x 7.2 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA209

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

417.918KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA209.jpeg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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