Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Robert Sonnenschein

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Robert Sonnenschein. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a man with a long beard and long hair reading a book at the desk. He is holding a quill pen in one hand, the book in the other, and he is using a candle as his light.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

3.5 x 2.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA654

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

320 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA654.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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