Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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Commissioned for

Kathleen Curtis

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in sepia ink on sepia tinted paper. There is a star toward the top of the image. Below this is the world with a feminine spirit within in. Around this world depiction are pyramids, a camel, a snake charmer, birds, and swimmers. Flanking the scene are banners inscribed with the name Kathleen Curtis, and "Gradatim Vincimus", as well as "Old Worlds and New" and finally, Ex Libris.

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

5.25 x 3.75 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA801

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

404 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA801.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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