Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
Commissioned for
Marion Elizabeth Sproul
Signed
Yes
Description
An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with faded brown stains and black ink. It's a picture of a small lake with lily pads and a cabin in the distance surrounded by trees and a hill behind it. There are leaves framing this bookplate and it frames a picture within of a closeup of a house. On the right of that is a shelf of books. On each side of the left and right top is a squirrel sitting there. The bottom of the bookplate are banners saying "Ex libris Marion Elizabeth Sproul".
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 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA213
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
545.188KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA213.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 Marion Elizabeth Sproul" (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 33.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/33