Artist/Designer

Ruth Thomson Saunders

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Commissioned for

Helena Mayer

Signed

Yes

Description

A woodcut pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper for Helena Mayer, Olympic fencer. There are the olympic rings, a fencing sabre, and a book. Her name "Helena Mayer" is on a ribbon tied to the rings. "R S" is on either side of the bottom of the frame.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4 x 2 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA903

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

142 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\JPEG Images\BA903.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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