Artist/Designer
Arthur Nelson MacDonald
Preview
Commissioned for
Walter Merriam Pratt
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for Walter Merriam Pratt. The center picture is of a room that has a desk, bookshelves filled with books, a couch, and a chair. The banner on the top of the picture says in Latin "Omnia Possibilia Volenti" translating to "All Possible to the Willing". On each corner of the picture is a crest. The one on the top left corner is "Chelsea Winnisimmet Settled 1624 A Town 1739 A City 1857" with an image of a man holding a bow with the wilderness in the background. The oen on the top right corner is "General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1620 Plymouth 1897" with an image of a ship at sea. The one on the bottom left corner is "Society of Colonial Wars of Massacivetts" with an image of a man holding a bow and arrow. The one on the bottom right corner is "National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Organized April 30 1889" with an image of a soldier and writing that says "Massachusetts Society Organized April 1889". In the background above the center image is a lion and down the sides is a pattern that includes an image. On the right is a jar with the year 1752. On the left is an artist measuring tool with the year 1638.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
13 x 9 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA733
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
540 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\MacDonald, Arthur Nelson\JPEG Images\BA733.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 Walter Merriam Pratt" (2024). Bookplates by Arthur Nelson MacDonald. Image 3.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-macdonald/3