Artist/Designer
Louis Joshua Silver
Preview
Commissioned for
Shaley Mazur
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate with black ink belonging to Shirley Mazur. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is an open book with a bookworm coming out of the left page. There is also an oil lamp in front of the right side of the book. The oil lamp is lit and the smoke is traveling up into a white space.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
3.25 x 2 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA953
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
166 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\TIF Images\BA953.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 bookworm coming out of an open book" (2024). Bookplates by Louis Joshua Silver. Image 6.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-silver/6