Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Charles Conover Kalbfleisch
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. This is a collage of multiple objects. The center piece is a sword. There are theater masks, books, a spinning globe, arrows, feathers, a harp, a balancing scale, an axe, and a paper roll. The empty space is filled with calligraphic leaf patterns. The banners collectively say "Ex libris Charles Conover Kalbfleisch", 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
9.5 x 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA466
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
302 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA466.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 Charles Conover Kalbfleisch" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 36.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/36