Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
Commissioned for
Gertrude Spring Friend
Signed
Yes
Description
An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper in black ink. In the center is a picture of the end of a river leading out to the sea. On shore there looks to be a small cave. Curving around the picture are circles with space related things; such as stars, saturn, crescent moon, and the sun. On top in the center is an ouroboros with zodiac signs and coordinates inside. On the bottom is a heading of "Gertrude Spring Friend" and a passage/quote "There is no religion higher than truth/There is no power greater than love".
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 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA184
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
644.088KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA184.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 Gertrude Spring Friend" (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 4.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/4