Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Theodore Dickinson

Signed

Yes

Description

An armorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Theodore Dickinson. There is an illustration of the Dickinson's family crest surrounded by flowers. On top of the crest is a knight's helmet with a lion on top.There is a ribbon banner at the bottom of the crest that says "Esse quam videri" which can be translated as "Be seen."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Armorial

Language

English and Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

3.75 x 2.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA634

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

232 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA634.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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