Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
![image preview](https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/1000/preview.jpg)
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
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
"Ruth Thomson Saunders Bookplate Commissioned for Elwell and Julia Averbeck" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/1