Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

George K. Smith

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for George K. Smith. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is an illustration of the Comedy and Tragedy theater masks with a stick that looks like a joker in between the masks. Under the masks is the Hobart and William Smith Colleges seal.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

3.875 x 2.625 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA653

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

204 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA653.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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