Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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Commissioned for

Frances Anne Rasmussen

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper depicting 4 faeries across the rectangular frame. In the corners toward the bottom there are views of the sea, a ship, birds, and cliffs. Between two of the faeries is a globe with a view of the Americas, with a figure posing like a dancer. Above the globe are two more faeries, one with written musical staves coming out from behind their wings. Across the top and bottom are banners with the words "Faerie Worlds/Ex Libris" and the name "Frances Anne Rasmussen"

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

4.25 x 3.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA810

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

373 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA810.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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