Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Alfred Noyes
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on white paper. There is an illustration of someone's backyard patio. The patio has a table with papers and a book on it and one chair next to the table. The backyard has a wall and behind the wall are trees, bushes, and a body of water with mountains in the distance. Under the patio illustration "EX LIBRIS ALFRED NOYES" is written and below that "OLIVA. NUNTIA. PACIS" is written with space between each word. On the right side of the illustration's border is a strand of leaves and in the bottom left corner there is a bird with a leaf branch in its mouth.
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
5.25 x 3.75 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1194
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
410 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1194.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 Alfred Noyes" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 35.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/35