Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
A. C. Bernheim
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. The image is the front view of three houses side by side. Bordering the image is a calligraphic border and books below. On the bottom right of the house image is a banner in Latin that says "stadt huys 1640", which translates too "city house". The border also has scales in the detailing. On top is a crest with windmill blades, two barrels, and squirrels. There is one open book with the words "The Laws and Acts...New York" on the right page. The rest of the books are closed and leaning on eachother. The spines have different names. The bookplate says "Ex Libris AC Bernheim", ex libris is used to identify the owner of the bookplate.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
10 x 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA440
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
294 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA440.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 A. C. Bernheim" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 10.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/10