Artist/Designer
Curran, Mary Eleanor (1868-1930)
Preview
Commissioned for
Francis Marion Pattenger
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink. On top there is a winged staff with snakes coiled in between the words "Ex Libris" written. It's a bookshelf beneath a window. On the window sill, there are sheets of paper and the one on top is sheet music. The bookshelf includes titles such as Macbeth, Faust, Henry VII, and some medical literature including bacteriology, anatomy, and so on. Outside the window is a tree and a hill in the distance. Beneath the books is the name "Francis Marion Pattenger"
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
12 x 8.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA250
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
463 KB
Image File Location
"S:\Bookplates\Curran, Mary Eleanor\TIF Images\BA250.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 a window with open curtains and books under. Medical symbol on top." (2023). Bookplates by Mary Eleanor Curran. Image 9.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-curran/9