Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
State Library Hartford
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on off white paper with black ink of the State Library, Hartford's book form. The top has the crest with the state's name written in Latin. The crest has three images of a grape vine on a stem and a banner in Latin "qui transtulit sustinet" translates to "Who supports the transfer". Above the seal are two years "1720" and "1878". Beneath the seal are two rolls of paper. The one on the left says "Constitution 1639" and the one on the right says "Charter 1662". Behind the seal is a picture of the building with a tree in the front. The form information is "Class. Book. Date. Accession NO. Source"
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
10.5 x 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA603
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
354 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA603.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 State Library Hartford" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 25.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/25