Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Letha Lewis Storrow
Signed
Yes
Description
A woodcut pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper. There is a woman holding a lyre beneath a tree. Beside the tree are books. The name "Letha Lewis Storrow" is inscribed on a banner.
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 2.5 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA909
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
222 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\JPEG Images\BA909.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 Letha Lewis Storrow" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 27.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/27