Artist/Designer
John William Jameson
Preview
Commissioned for
Elizabeth Watson Diamond
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Elizabeth Watson Diamond. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a naked woman on her knees drinking water out of her hand from a small hole that is surrounded by leaves and flowers. Behind the woman is another person fully dressed holding a bag on one shoulder and holding her other hand out to the woman on the ground. There is also a horse with standing next to the clothed person. Under the illustration is a quote "One moment of the well of life to taste." On the bottom left corner of the bookplate is a small drawing of a horse head. On the bottom right corner of the bookplate are three camels walking in the desert away from the sun with a quote "Starts for the dawn of nothing."
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
8 x 6 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA631
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
2023-10-10
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
617 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA631.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
"John William Jameson Bookplate Commissioned for Elizabeth Watson Diamond" (2024). Bookplates by John William Jameson. Image 19.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-jameson/19