Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
Joseph Curley Woodward
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on faded sepia paper with black ink for Joseph Curley Woodward. There's a man in the forest fighting off a wolf with a spear. The wolf is standing over a dead wolf most likely killed by the man in the photo. The image is framed in a circle and there's a castle in the background at the top. On the bottom there is an image of two swords and a shield. On top of the image is a picture of wolf's side profile. There is a bow and arrow hanging from the border on the top of the bookplate.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
10.8 x 6.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA600
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
393 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA600.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 Joseph Curley Woodward" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 22.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/22