Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
John Murphy
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for John Murphy. There's a quote at the top of the page "Nor did he forget his inate pleasure of angling, which he would usually call his idle time not idly spent". There's a drawing of a still ocean with one boat and a grey sky.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
13.5 x 9.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA596
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
370 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA596.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 John Murphy" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 18.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/18