Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Henry Rogers Winthrop
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Henry Rogers Winthrop. There's a man sitting in the grass reading a book and there's a bunny running across. Framing the image is a calligraphic border that flows into the background with flowers. Above the image is a crest with the mythical creature, Griffin, and a saying in Latin "Spes vincit thronum" (Hope conquers the throne). Bordering the whole bookplate is a border with words in Latin "---haec studia so-lacivm praebent delectant dominon impedivnt foris pernoctant nobiscum peregrinantvr rvsticantur" (these studies provide solice, they delight in the dominion of the obstacle for the night, they are traveling with us).
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
BA486
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
332 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA486.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 Henry Rogers Winthrop" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 56.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/56