Artist/Designer
Ruth Thomson Saunders
Preview
Commissioned for
Arthur and Katharine Weber
Signed
Yes
Description
A woodcut pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is a medical staff with a rope coiled around it, a gear, a book, a fish, a building, and an open book.
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
3.25 x 3.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA912
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
238 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Saunders, Ruth Thomson\TIF Images\BA912
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 caduceus with ribbon instead of snakes" (2024). Bookplates by Ruth Thomson Saunders. Image 30.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-saunders/30