Artist/Designer
Donna Frances Davis (1887-1976)
Preview
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\TIF Images\BA268.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" (2024). Bookplates by Donna Frances Davis. Image 13.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-davis/13