Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
Harvard College Library
Signed
No
Description
A text-based bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper. It states "Harvard College Library" followed by "In memory of Henry Weston Farnsworth. Class of 1912". Below that it states he was "A soldier of the Foreign Legion in France 1915".
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership/Memorial
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
1.75 x 2.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1050
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
1206 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1050.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 Harvard College Library (6 of 6)" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 39.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/39