Artist/Designer
Arthur Nelson MacDonald
Preview
Commissioned for
Alpha Delta Phi Library
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for the Alpha Delta Phi Library. This bookplate is a headstone that is "In memory of Charles Bonnfield Hormel Class of 1909 Presented by His Mother". The sides have a border with calligraphic leaves with a black background and his years "1887 1912".Both the top and bottom of the bookplate has two different Library crests surrounded by calligraphic leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
11.5 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA758
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
2023-05-03
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
376 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\MacDonald, Arthur Nelson\JPEG Images\BA758.jpg
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
"Arthur Nelson MacDonald Bookplate Commissioned for Alpha Delta Phi Library" (2024). Bookplates by Arthur Nelson MacDonald. Image 28.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-macdonald/28