Artist/Designer
Sidney Lawton Smith
Preview
Commissioned for
Joseph C. Egbert
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate printed in black ink on white paper, displaying a stately home nestled in a wooded landscape. The scene sits below a shield adorned with symbols of medicine and academia, flanked by two birds. A banner with the Latin motto "PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA" crowns the shield. The name "JOSEPH C. EGBERT M.D." is printed below the image, indicating the bookplate’s owner.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.75 x 3 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1016
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
5083 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith, Sidney Lawton\JPEG Images\BA1016.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 Joseph C. Egbert" (2024). Bookplates by Sidney Lawton Smith. Image 5.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith/5