Artist/Designer

Joseph Winfred Spenceley

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Commissioned for

Dartmouth College Library

Signed

Yes

Description

A heraldic bookplate in black ink on off-white paper. The design features a central shield with the Dartmouth College seal, which includes an illustration of the college building and the motto “Vox Clamantis in Deserto.” Surrounding the central shield are four smaller shields, each with its own heraldic symbols: on the top left, a mitre with crosses; on the top right, a stag’s head; on the bottom left, three roses on a chevron; and on the bottom right, a lion and other symbols. Below the central shield, the text “Dartmouth College Library” is prominently displayed in a Gothic script. The artists’ signatures, “M.D. Bisbee Del.” and “J.W. Spenceley Sc. 1907,” are located at the bottom of the bookplate.

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

10.3 x 7 cm

Bookplate Collection Number

BA1087

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

2023-05-22

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

372 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Spenceley, Joseph Winfred\JPEG Images\BA1087.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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