Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Pearl Van Siclen Higbie
Signed
Yes
Description
A photoengraving calligraphic bookplate in three colors on sepia tinted paper. There are initials rendered in an ornate interlinking style, "PVSH". There are flowers on these initials. Below the letters is the name "Pearl Van Siclen Higbie", and a small flourish with blue.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Calligraphic
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
3 x 2 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA898
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
97 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\JPEG Images\BA898.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 Pearl Van Siclen Higbie" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 17.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/17