Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Charles Albert Storke
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia paper. A woman is sitting on a window bench with the globe and papers next to her. She is holding an oil lamp while looking at the globe. There are scattered papers by her feet. The window is showing a mountain and a lighthouse in the far distance at night time with the stars showing. There is a column on left and right end of the bench. On the platform that the woman is resting her feet and papers it has "CHARLES ALBERT STORKE" written on it.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
5 x 3 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1195
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
372 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1195.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 Charles Albert Storke" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 36.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/36