Artist/Designer

Edwin Davis French

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Commissioned for

Mary Emma Plummer

Signed

Yes

Description

An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with faded black ink. There's an ocean view framed in an oval with banners surrounding. The banners collectively say "A lover of good books is heir to all the ages". Beneath it is a woman pondering while reading at a desk at night. This bookplate belongs to Mary Emma Plummer.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

c. 19th-20th Century

Object Size

10.2 x 8 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA473

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

342 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA473.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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