Artist/Designer
Ismael Smith i Mari
Preview
Commissioned for
Virginia Housman Spiegelberg
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on faded white paper for Virginia Housman Spiegelberg. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. A woman in a big hoop dress is writing "Ex-Libris" into a tree trunk while looking at the open book in her hand. There are books and flowers on the ground by her feet.
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
4.5 x 3.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA998
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
4682 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA998.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 Virginia Housman Spiegelberg" (2024). Bookplates by Ismael Smith. Image 36.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith-mari/36