Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for the Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There's a picture of a building with a long driveway on open land. The image has a calligraphic border and some calligraphic leaves in the background. Beneath the image of the building there is a space for a name indicating it was purchased. The bookplate has a remarque of "Case___" and "Shelf____"
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
12 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA502
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
525 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA502.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 Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2 of 2)" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 72.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/72