Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
Mary Gregory Storke
Signed
Yes
Description
A memorial bookplate in black ink on light sepia tinted paper. There is a tree with a sword as the trunk. The hedge of the tree is shaped to fit the circle structure of the illustration. On the left side of the tree trunk "IENE. SANS. NY EN" is written. On the right side of the tree trunk "VOYAGE LIEVRE EN PAIX GVERRE MONTAIGNE" is written. Starting on the left side in a curved sentence it states "LIBRARY TRUSTEE MARY GREGORY STORKE 1926-1937" and in the middle at the bottom "IN MEMORIAM" is written in a ribbon banner. Underneath the banner is another ribbon banner stating "GIFT OF"
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
3 x 3.25 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1200
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
196 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1200.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 Mary Gregory Storke" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 41.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/41