Artist/Designer
Dorothy Payne
Preview
Commissioned for
Florence Forsberg
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is a tree which spells with its branches the words "Ex Libris/As you learn teach/as you get give/as you receive distribute". On one of the lower branches sits a woman. The tree is beside a view of the sun rising above mountains. The tree's branches continue out to frame the image, and at bottom, spells out "Florence Forsberg".
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
4 x 3 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA804
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
395 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA804.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
"Dorothy Payne Bookplate Commissioned by Florence Forsberg" (2024). Bookplates by Dorothy Payne. Image 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-payne/15