Artist/Designer

Sidney Lawton Smith

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Commissioned for

Portland High School Library

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for the memorial of John Anderson from the Portland High School Library. There is a portrait of a young man wearing a military uniform. The image is framed in an oval and there is an oil lamp at the bottom of the frame. The background of the framed portrait is a shore with trees. Underneath the illustration is a quote "O, go not out thou flame of all the past" and below the quote it says "Presented by the class of 1872 in memory of John Anderson".

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership/Memorial

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

4.5 x 3.25 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA1047

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

3822 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1047.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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