Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
A. Dwight Stratton
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for A. Dwight Stratton. There's a unique shell like border for the name and above it are flowers and an pine cone, underneath is an open book with a few calligraphic leaf patterns.
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
7.5 x 6.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA480
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
128 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA480.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 A. Dwight Stratton" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 50.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/50