Artist/Designer
Louis Joshua Silver
Preview
Commissioned for
Adelaide Youngman
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink belonging to Adelaide Youngman. "Ex-Libris'' is used to show who the book owner is. There is a dog laying down in front of the lit fireplace. On each side of the fire are bookshelves filled with books and there is a table next to the dog with a book titled “Progress and Poverty”. There are three lamps sitting on top of the fireplace. Above the fireplace illustration is a ship on the water bordered by boat equipment. Above the ship illustration is a globe that says “The Earth is the birthright of all mankind” around the edge of it. Above the globe is a rope tied in a loose knot in the middle. The borders for the whole illustration are tree trunks on each side that is connected by a banner along the top.
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
5 x 3.5 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA962
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
458 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\TIF Images\BA962.tif
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 fire place with book shelves and a dog laying on the floor and an image of a boat above it" (2024). Bookplates by Louis Joshua Silver. Image 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-silver/15