Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
May Robson
Signed
Yes
Description
A woodcut pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper. There are a set of drama masks, a hand holding a bouquet, a bird in a birdhouse, and a small animal, perhaps a dog. Below the scene is the name "May Robson" and above is "Ex Libris".
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
3.875 x 2.375 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA905
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
155 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\JPEG Images\BA905.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 May Robson" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 24.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/24