Artist/Designer
John William Jameson
Preview
Commissioned for
Irene Greene Dwen Andrews
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Irene Greene Dwen Andrews. There is a quote from Charles Cotton (1630-87), "How calm and quiet a delight is it, alone to read, and meditate and write, by none offended and offending none." There is a vine of leaves as the border in a shape of a horizontal rectangle.
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 x 4 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA621
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
301 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\TIF images\BA621.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 quote from Charles Cotton" (2024). Bookplates by John William Jameson. Image 9.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-jameson/9