Artist/Designer
Dorothy Payne
Preview
Commissioned for
Frona and Frederick Colburn
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate depicting presumably a native American kneeling, wearing a mohawk, a canvas hung on an arrow, with ball and axe crossed behind them. At the figure's feet, it is engraved "Calafia", for the fictional queen of the island of California. There are various Native crafts such as pots and baskets at the figure's feet. There are pages near the bottom of the image inscribed with "Book Fair/I, Queen of the amazons renounce my kingdom in service of humanity." Another page is inscribed "Californiana".
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
6.25 x 4.625 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA792
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
522 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\TIF Images\BA792.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 a statue of a trojan soldier squatting with his fist under his chin" (2024). Bookplates by Dorothy Payne. Image 3.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-payne/3