Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
The John Crerar Library
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for the John Crear Library in Chicago dated 1894. There's a portrait of a man in the middle. Under him is an open book and other books besides it. The background is foliage and a banner that collectively says "Great is the gift that bringeth knowledge".
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
10.3 x 8.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA496
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
436 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA496.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 The John Crerar Library (1 of 3)" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 66.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/66