Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Clara Alwood Fitts
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. An angel with wings and a star halo is drawing at a desk. On the desk there is a vase with flowers, an ink pot, and a palette. Above the illustration "Clara & Atwood Fitts" is written. Below the desk "Sancta Francesca" is written and below that "Romana ora pro nobis" is written, which translates to "the Roman coast for us." At the bottom of the illustration there is a candle on the right and left side that is connected by a garland of flowers. There is a candlestick rotary telephone base on the left side of the illustration and the cord is leading down to the bottom right of the illustration where the talking piece is.
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 2.75 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1183
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
319 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1183.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 Clara Alwood Fitts" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 24.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/24