Artist/Designer
Beulah Mitchell Clute (1873-1958)
Preview
Commissioned for
Harry Ellsworth Dore
Signed
Yes
Description
An etched pictorial bookplate with calligraphic elements on light sepia paper with black ink. The things that make it pictorial is the open book and the pony express flyer. In the top banner "Ex libris" is written and right below that in a banner says "Harry Ellsworth Dore". Verso: "copy 1 black and white"
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
6 x 9 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA189
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
228KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Clute, Beluah Mitchell\TIF Images\BA189.tif
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
"Bookplate of an open book and a flyer of the pony express" (2023). Bookplates by Beulah Mitchell Clute. Image 9.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-clute/9