Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Fritz Volkmar

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper for Fritz Volkmar. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a dog biting the beak of a heron that is standing still. The heron is standing on the grass and the dog is standing on a rock. There is one big tree and one smaller tree behind the animals.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.18 x 2.875 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA637

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

386 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA637.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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