Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Beverly Warner, M.A.
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on light sepia with black ink for Beverly Warner, M.A.. There's a woman standing, leaning one arm against a stone podium and a paper script in one hand, a feather pen in the other. To the left of her is an open book with William Shakespeare's portrait surrounded by leaves. Beneath the book is a bookshelf filled with books.
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
BA482
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
273 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA482.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 Beverly Warner, M.A." (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 52.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/52