Artist/Designer
Ismael Smith i Mari
Preview
Commissioned for
Frederick Spiegelberg Jr.
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia-tinted paper for Frederick Spiegelberg Jr.. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. A man wearing a suit is writing on a scroll of paper that is being held up by another person. The person holding up the paper is squatting and has a tail. The man in the suit has written "Love-Life Liberty" on the scroll of paper.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English, Latin, Spanish
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.25 x 3.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA997
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
4444 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA997.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 Frederick Spiegelberg Jr." (2024). Bookplates by Ismael Smith. Image 35.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith-mari/35