Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Harry Barnes Gear

Signed

Yes

Description

An armorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Harry Barnes Gear. It is the Gear family crest with a tiger's head that has wings on top of the knight's helmet. Below the crest is a ribbon banner that says "Non saus cause" meaning "not without cause."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Armorial

Language

French

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

5 x 3.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA643

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

325 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA643.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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