Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
Bangor Public Library
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper, titled "BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY." The central image is an interior scene with an open book resting on a desk near a window that frames a distant cityscape. There are architectural details and angels' heads surrounding the scene. Below the central panel, there is an inscription "FROM THE JOHN F. PATTEN FUND".
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership/Funder
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4 x 3 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1032
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
2942 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1032.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 Bangor Public Library (5 of 6)" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 21.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/21