Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
John Chipman Gray
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. This image is of a room with a wall length bookshelf filled with books, a dresser sitting next to the window, and an empty chair. Looking out the window you see a boat put on sea. The bookplate says "Ex Libris John Chipman Gray", ex libris is used to identify the owner of the bookplate. The room is framed with an actual frame that has a calligraphic border design.
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 7.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA461
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
328 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA461.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 John Chipman Gray" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 31.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/31