Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Florence Kirkley
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper. There are open glass doors that reveal a woman standing and reading in the backyard. There are birds flying by her and there is a wall behind her. Behind the wall on the right is a tree where "EX LIBRIS" is written in the top corner. At the bottom of the door "FLORENCE KIRKLEY" is written.
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
5 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1184
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
432 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1184.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 Florence Kirkley" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 25.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/25