Artist/Designer

Ruth Thomson Saunders

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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\JPEG Images\BA882.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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