Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
The Worcester Art Museum
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate for the Worcester Art Museum. There's an image of a woman sitting with a wreath in hand and three men bending over next to her on a wall that says "Worcester Art Museum Founded AD MDCCCXCVI For all the people". framing the image is a circle and leads to a long candle stick one on the left and one on the right and are both lit. On top is a statement "For the benefit of all the poeple of the city of Worcester". On the bottom there is a blank space for filling in "The Gift of".
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
16.5 x 11 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA511
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
748 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA511.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 Worcester Art Museum" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 81.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/81