Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Signed
Yes
Description
A photoengraving pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is a stylized portrait of a woman with books beside her and a pen drawing a line. Toward the top left of the frame there is the name "Ruth Thomson Saunders.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
2.25 x 1.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA907
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
79 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\TIF Images\BA907
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 book and pen in an abstract art style" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 26.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/26