Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

John William Jameson

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on white paper with faded black ink for John William Jameson. There is a portrait drawing of John Jameson and is dedicated to the "Heraldic Library of John William Jameson." Under the name in the middle is an illustration of a bird standing on a leaf branch that is on top of a tree stump. On the left of the bird is a quote "Woodnotes Wild" and on the right it says "Better a wee bush than nae bield."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.5 x 3 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA639

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

268 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA639.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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