Artist/Designer
John William Jameson
Preview
Commissioned for
Frederick Bohn Fisher
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Frederick Bohn Fisher. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a raised statue of a cross inside a tiled room with a beam of light coming from the top. Behind the cross on the left is the Taj Mahal and on the right is the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing. The sides of the illustration are bordered by a long staff that curls at the top. In the staff on the left on top in the curl is a goat. The outside of the border are single flowers lined up. On the bottom of the border there are two orchids.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
3.5 x 5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA617
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
559 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\TIF images\BA617.tif
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a cross with monuments in the background" (2024). Bookplates by John William Jameson. Image 5.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-jameson/5