Artist/Designer

Donna Frances Davis

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Commissioned for

Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library Carmel

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for books presented to the Ralph Chandler Harrison Memorial Library in Carmel. There's an open book with writing and a picture on both pages. The first page has an image of a living room fireplace and says "Books are men of higher stature and the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear" and continues to the right page. The image on the right page is a room with a window, bookshelf, and a chair. There's a banner that says who it's being presented to and "In memory of" but no name is written. The background is filled with mistletoe.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th century

Object Size

10.8 x 9.5 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA267

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

576 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Davis, Donna Francis\JPEG Images\BA267.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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