Artist/Designer

Sidney Lawton Smith

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Commissioned for

A. Barton Hepburn

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper belonging to A. Barton Hepburn. The center image is a building with vines on the walls and trees in the front. The image is in a decorative architectural frame with columns. On the top of the structure is an image of an oil lamp with an inscription stating "University Club Library" underneath. At the bottom of the frame, it states "EX DONO A. BARTON HEPBURN" followed by "MIDDLEBURIENSIS '71".

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

BA1048

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

5165 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1048.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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