Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
George Clinton Fairchild Williams
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on light paper portrays a garden vista from a window, below which a book lies open on a desk. Below, the inscription "GEORGE CLINTON FAIRCHILD WILLIAMS" is displayed. There are floral moJPEGs around the border, a gear, an arrangement of three squares forming a triangle, and a medical staff symbol.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 3.25 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1026
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
3711 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1026.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 George Clinton Fairchild Williams" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/15