Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
Yale University Library
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate off white paper with black ink for the Yale University Library. There's a seal with an open book that says something in Arabic and around the border it says "Sigill:Coll:Yalen:Nov:Angl" Behind the crest is a desk with three stacks of books on top. Below the crest is a quote that acts as a divider to the other half of the bookplate. The quote is "I give these Books for the founding of a College in this Colony". Below the quote is the name Yale University Library and "Deposited by Henry R. Wagner".
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 7.3 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA610
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\BA610.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 Yale University Library (1 of 2)" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 32.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/32