Artist/Designer

Louis Joshua Silver

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Commissioned for

John A. Penton

Signed

No

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink belonging to John A. Penton. There is an open book with "Rowfantia" written across both pages. The bottom of the R turns into a banner that says "Ex-Libris" and connects back to the last A of the word. On both the right and left side of the book is a rat holding a candle. The candle smoke leads up and connects to the candle smoke from the other side.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English and Latin

Date or Era

c. 20th Century

Object Size

1.125 x 2.25 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA959

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

2023-11-07

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

112 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\JPEG Images\BA959.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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