Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
Herbert Lawrence and Helen Parsons Malcolm
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted with black ink and brown stains for Herbert Lawrence and Helen Parsons Malcolm. There's an empty wooden pavilion in the forest. Framing the image is a circular border. There is a tree in the background and flowers that fill up the space. On the bottom by the names is a Yale stamp dated 1907 and a Mt. Holyoke stamp dated 1910. The bookplate is dated 1912.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
10 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA595
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
2023-05-22
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
366 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA595.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
"William Fowler Hopson Bookplate Commissioned for Herbert Lawrence and Helen Parsons Malcolm" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/17