Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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Commissioned for

Sara M. Daly and Kathryn Daly Gerard

Signed

No

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is an ornate bookshelf bordered by calligraphic floral patterns. At top, it is inscribed "Would there were thirty legions of them" and down the middle, "From the Library of Sara M. Daly and Kathryn Daly Gerard." On the shelves are books strewn about and a few trinkets.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.25 x 3.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA802

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

504 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA802.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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