Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Muriel Alderman

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Muriel Alderman. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a tree that is not full with leaves on the shore of a lake and there is a boat on the water in the distance. The border of the bookplate is a thick border with single floweres lined up with a black background. In the bottom left corner of the border is the Great Seal of California. In the bottom right corner of the border is the seal of the University of California. There is a small illustration of a boat in the bottom left coner of the bookplate.

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

BA618

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

512 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA618.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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