Artist/Designer

Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)

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Commissioned for

George Benjamin Carpenter

Signed

Yes

Description

An etched pictorial bookplate on light sepia paper with black ink. The top is a portrait picture of a man with roses and leaves surrounding it. Beneath the portrait are a few sentences, "This book is from the library of the late George Benjamin Carpenter/A citizen of Chicago since 1850 and a loyal resident of Park Ridge 1871 to 1912 As a memorial to their father this gift is made by his sons to the Public Library of Park Ridge January 1913"

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

12.5 x 8.5 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA220

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

437.255KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\JPEG Images\BA220.jpeg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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