Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Rufus King Fund
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. The bookplate is addressed to the Cincinnati Law Library Rufus King Fund. There is a statue of a man's head in front of a wall with bookshelves. The bookplate frame has cloth crosses along the sides and top. In the top middle is a circle with two different leaves on the left and right side.
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
11.7 x 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA490
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
483 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA490.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 Rufus King Fund" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 60.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/60