Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
William Henry and Katharine French Burnham
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's a house windmill next to the water and houses. Framing the image is a column structure with oranges blooming on the top. There are palm trees that come out of the image and above the bookshelf. The bookshelf has a crest in the middle. This is a family crest and the banner beneath it is in latin "Ne Tentes Aut Perfice" which translates to "do not try of finish". The names on the bookplate are "William Henry and Katharine French Burnham"
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
10.3 x 7.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA446
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
379 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA446.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 William Henry and Katharine French Burnham" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 16.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/16