Artist/Designer

Donna Frances Davis

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Commissioned for

Donna Frances Davis

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink belonging to Donna Frances Davis. There is a candle holder with three lit candles. The border is a sentence, "Beauty of candlelight on the face of a friend/of weathered books along the wall/blessed light of stars on quiet hills". In the background is a floral bush in the shape of a square with ribbons.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 20th century

Object Size

8.4 x 7.7 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA259

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

370 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Davis, Donna Francis\JPEG Images\BA259.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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