Artist/Designer

Donna Frances Davis

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Commissioned for

Pierrot's Punchbowl University High School

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink inscribed with "Pierrot's Punchbowl" and University High School, Oakland, California. There is a man in a clown outfit stirring a pot with a peacock feather. Surrounding him is the theater symbol, happy and sad masks, a paint palette board, and a harp."

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

13.5 x 8 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA268

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

454 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Davis, Donna Francis\JPEG Images\BA268.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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