Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Marjorie Edwards Dickensiana
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in dark sepia ink on white paper. A young girl with a sorrowful expression is sitting at a table with an older man. The girl is playing with a doll that is on the table and the old man is holding something in his hands while looking down at the ground. The illustration is framed in a decorative oval wreath with ribbon banners at the top. On the top of the frame there is a banner on the right with "MARJORIE" written, a small portrait of a man, and then another ribbon with "EDWARDS" inscribed. On the bottom of the frame "DICKENSIANA" is inscribed.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
6 x 4.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1182
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
2024-02-19
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
482 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1182.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
"Margaret Ely Webb Bookplate Commissioned for Marjorie Edwards Dickensiana" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 23.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/23