Artist/Designer
Smith, Sidney Lawton
Preview
Commissioned for
n/a
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate printed in black ink on cream paper. It features a portrait of a man in profile, looking contemplatively downwards. He is set against a background that includes a quill and a small vignette in the upper left corner, which depicts a domestic scene with two figures beside a hearth.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
n/a
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
7.5 x 6 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1012
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
2023-12-12
Image Format
image/tif
Image File Size
11548 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\TIF Images\BA1012
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 a man at a desk looking at a book" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/1