Artist/Designer

Sidney Lawton Smith

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Commissioned for

The Newton Theological Institution the Library

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on beige paper displays an arch with two angels holding an open book. Beneath the arch, the phrase "PRO CHRISTO ET VERITATE SUA" is inscribed, which translates to "For Christ and His truth." Below this, a large, ornate rectangular frame contains the text "THE NEWTON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTION THE LIBRARY THE GIFT OF." A Chi Rho symbol, an early Christogram, is featured in the lower central ornament. The bookplate is signed "S.L.S. July 1898."

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership/Donor

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English and Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

5.5 x 3.5 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA1046

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

5397 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1046.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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