Artist/Designer

Ruth Thomson Saunders

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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\JPEG Images\BA895.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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