Artist/Designer
Adrian George Feint
Preview
Commissioned for
Ewing Rixson
Signed
Yes
Description
A woodcut pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Ewing Rixson. There's a table with a compass in the middle and four continents in a circle. There's a Northwestern University and Royal Geographical Society emblem. The NU emblem has a Latin phrase "quaecumque sunt vera" meaning "Whatsoever things are true." with the date 1851. The Royal Geographical Society has the year 1830. There are a few small details in the background such as a flying shoe, military ship, a crown, and leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
12 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA397
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
2023-04-24
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
567 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Feint, Adrian George\JPEG Images\BA397.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
"Adrian George Feint Bookplate Commissioned by Ewing Rixson" (2024). Bookplates by Adrian George Feint. Image 20.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-feint/20