Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
The Blackstone Public Library Branford Conn.
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for The Blackstone Public Library located in Branford, Connecticut. There's a picture of the building on the bottom and the frame is a horizontal oval with the year 1893. Towards the top of the bookplate is a image of a table stacked with books that make a big pile. There's also a quote "'give these books for the founding a college in this colony' -Branford 1700". The bookplate has a black background with artistic leaves that spiral and tangle around each other, the banners, and the images.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
10.2 x 8 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA602
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
405 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA602.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 The Blackstone Public Library Branford Conn." (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 24.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/24