Artist/Designer
Dorothy Payne
Preview
Commissioned for
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Signed
No
Description
An armorial and pictorial bookplate depicting an open book behind a lit oil lamp set on a short stack of hardbound books. A banner across the frame is inscribed "Je maintiendrai le droit. The frame is round, adorned with the words "Academy of the Sacred Heart/San Francisco, California" aronud the border.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Dutch
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 3.5 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA790
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
2023-10-23
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
301 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\TIF Images\BA790.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 an oil lamp on a stack of books" (2024). Bookplates by Dorothy Payne. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-payne/1