Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Elwell and Julia Averbeck
Signed
No
Description
A linocut pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There are concentric rectangles surrounding the words "Elwell & Julia Averbeck Ex Libris" and in the center there is a silhouette of a pair, one with a parasol and one with a top hat and a cane.
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
3 x 2.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA882
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
2023-10-24
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
132 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\TIF Images\BA882
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 couple's silhouette" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/1