Artist/Designer

Mary Eleanor Curran

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Commissioned for

Mary Elizabeth Waterman

Signed

No

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink. There's a black and white cat sitting on two pieces of paper that are on a closed book. Behind the cat is an open book standing upright with the initials MEW vertically on the left page. There's a candle behind the book and it's flame is curving around the open book. Underneath the picture is the name "Mary Elizabeth Waterman".

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English and Latin

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

10.2 x 7.6 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA252

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

2023-03-01

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

278.92KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Curran, Mary Eleanor\JPEG Images\BA252.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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