Artist/Designer
Donna Frances Davis
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\JPEG Images\BA268.jpg
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
"Donna Frances Davis Bookplate Commissioned by Pierrot's Punchbowl University High School" (2024). Bookplates by Donna Frances Davis. Image 13.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-davis/13