Artist/Designer

Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)

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Commissioned for

Ruth Muriel Taylor

Signed

Yes

Description

An etched pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with light brown stains and black ink. On top is a wide view of a mansion on a hill. On both the top left and top right is a singular tree. Beneath the hill mansion is a banner in spanish saying "Casa Dulzura" which roughly translates to home sweet home. In the center there's a box with "Ruth Myriel Taylor her Book" written inside. There is foliage in the shape of a circle surrounding the name. There are tall trees on either side.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English and Spanish

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

10.3 x 8.2 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA215

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

467.622KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA215.jpeg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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