Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Marshall Clifford Lefferts
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved armorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's a crest split into one side being the stripes from the American flag and the other half is a deer's head. The crest shape is subtle because it's surrounded by calligraphic leaves. There's a knight's helmet on top of the crest and a deer's head on top of the helmet. There are three banners that collectively says in latin "Nvlla Vestigia Retrorsvm" which translates to "no trace back". There's an open book with a big calligraphic "L" on the right page. There is a harp next to the book and two theater masks beside the harp. The banners on the bottom collectively say "Ex libris Marshall Clifford Lefferts", 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
8 x 6.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA467
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
271 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA467.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 Marshall Clifford Lefferts" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 37.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/37