Artist/Designer
Dorothy Payne
Preview
Commissioned for
Betty and Lindley Abbot
Signed
Yes
Description
An armorial bookplate with a lush garden scene at the center of the round seal. Books are stacked on round shelves, and there is a motto written "Haurit aquam cribis qui vult sine descere libris". Further out in this seal is written Ex Libris as well as the names Betty and Lindley Abbot. At top and bottom are a coat of arms and perhaps two koi fish.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.75 x 3.5 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA797
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
361 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Payne, Dorothy\JPEG Images\BA797.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 Betty and Lindley Abbot" (2024). Bookplates by Dorothy Payne. Image 8.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-payne/8