Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
H &H Parmenter
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in green ink on light sepia tinted paper. There is a bird flying close over the ocean. There is a steamboat in the far distance to the left. Above the boat "H & h PARMENTER" is inscribed. Above the name there is a plane flying in the sky. Under the illustration there is a pair of binoculars in the grass with "Their" inscribed on the left and "Books" inscribed on the right of them.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 4.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1196
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
576 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1196.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 H &H Parmenter" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 37.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/37