Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
The Union League Club
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for The Union League Club in New York. There's an image of a big room that looks to be a library. Framing the picture are calligraphic leaves incorporated in the solid frame. There's a crest of the American flag on the bottom in the middle. On top in the middle is ther year 1863. There's a marquee "Presented by" with the signature of George F. Kunz.
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 8.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA507
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
537 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA507.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 Union League Club (2 of 2)" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 77.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/77