Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Grant W. Johnston

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Grant W. Johnston. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There are two owls standing next to each other facing forward on a branch. On the ground in the background is a small farm and there is a crescent moon in the sky. In the bottom left corner of the bookplate is a small sketch of a church.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.5 x 3 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA645

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

262 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA645.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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