Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
Farnsworth
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for Farnsworth. It is a library room with a desk in front of a tall, arched window. On top of the bookshelves there are two head statues on each side. The room has a high ceiling and on the ceiling is a painting of two angels. Written on the front arch is "Ex-Libris" and the name "Farnsworth" is written at the bottom of the central image.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial/Printed Label
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.25 x 3 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1049
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
3337 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1049.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 Farnsworth" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 38.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/38