Artist/Designer
Ismael Smith i Mari
Preview
Commissioned for
Evelyn Schmoll
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on faded white paper for Evelyn Schmoll. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a woman wearing a skirt holding a fruit basket above her head with one hand. The other hand is reaching up towards the basket and there is a string of grapes from the basket that is close to her mouth. She is tilting her head up and she is standing on an open book. The left page of the book says "Life" and the right page says "Life"
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English, Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.25 x 3.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA990
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
2023-11-20
Image Format
image/tif
Image File Size
4341 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA990.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
"Ismael Smith i Mari Bookplate Commissioned for Evelyn Schmoll" (2024). Bookplates by Ismael Smith. Image 28.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith-mari/28