Artist/Designer

Edwin Davis French

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Commissioned for

Edward Courtland Gale

Signed

No

Description

An engraved armorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. In the center is a crest with the mythical creature griffin. Resting on top of it is a knight's helmet with a crown on top and a unicorn head on top of the crown. Below is an open book, a candle, and more books that are stacked upright. The bookplate says "Ex Libris Edwards Courtland Gale", 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

French and Latin

Date or Era

c. 19th-20th Century

Object Size

7.5 x 7 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA458

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

2023-03-27

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

320 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA458.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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