Artist/Designer

Ismael Smith i Mari

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Commissioned for

Tortola Valencia

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on light sepia-tinted paper for Tortola Valencia. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. A woman is dancing in a Spanish dancer's dress with hand cymbals in her right hand. She has a rose on the top of her head and her necklaces are flying in the air behind her. There is a man with a guitar sitting in a chair in the back on her right side.

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 2.75 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA999

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

3682 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA999.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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