Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Robert R. Dearden
Signed
Yes
Description
A photoengraving pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is a book with a circular seal on the front cover. The seal has a coat of arms within text "Robert R Dearden Oaklane Ex Libris". The coat of arms consists of a shield with birds, a crest depicting a male deer, and a motto "Dum spiro spero". The book has clasps and is hardbound. The image is signed bottom left.
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 2.5 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA895
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
286 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\TIF Images\BA895
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 customized book cover" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 14.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/14