Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
Unknown
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 scene with two figures.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
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/JPEG
Image File Size
11548 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1012.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
"Sidney Lawton Smith Bookplate Commissioned for Unknown" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 1.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/1