Artist/Designer
Donna Frances Davis
Preview
Commissioned for
Augusta Anne Higley
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate with black ink inscribed to Augusta Anne Higley. Written on the bookplate in Old English script is "Thus at the roaring loom of time I ply and weave for God the garment thou seest him by" There are two small images. One is of a woman looking at books on the shelf. The other picture is a woman sitting holding the hands of a little boy. The background is of leaves on vine pattern.
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
11.5 x 8.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA262
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
521 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Davis, Donna Francis\JPEG Images\BA262.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 Augusta Anne Higley" (2024). Bookplates by Donna Frances Davis. Image 8.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-davis/8