Artist/Designer

Dorothy Payne

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Commissioned for

William and Elsie Arnett

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper, depicting two cherubs with a sailboat. One sits on a short stack of books, and the other climbs aboard the boat. There is an anchor, and the anchor's line frames the scene with various knots, one spelling out Arnett.

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 3.125 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA794

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

286 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA794.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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