Artist/Designer

Joseph Winfred Spenceley

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Commissioned for

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Signed

No

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on off-white paper. The design features a detailed illustration of a nautilus shell, with its intricate spiral pattern prominently displayed. Below the shell, a ribbon banner bears the Latin motto “Per Ampliora Ad Altiora.” The name “Oliver Wendell Holmes” is elegantly inscribed in cursive script beneath the banner.

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

11.5 x 7.3 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA1080

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

2023-05-15

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

195 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Spenceley, Joseph Winfred\JPEG Images\BA1080.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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