Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Georgiana Goddard King
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Georgiana Goddard King. There's an open book with a feather ink pen in front of it. There's a banner in the center that goes across the picture with the word "Candidati" on it. There are closed books on top of the banner. The image is in the shape of a wreath with simple leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Italian and English
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
10.8 x 8.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA431
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
2023-03-22
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
209 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA431.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
"Edwin Davis French Bookplate Commissioned by Georgiana Goddard King" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/1