Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
M. E. W.
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate in dark sepia ink on sepia tinted paper. There is a street sign with "BRASIL" written on the right panel. The panel next to it, indicating the road the perspective is from, the name is cut off but starts with "HY" In the background there is a large body of water, mountains in the distance, and the sun is setting. The artist's initials "MEW" are scattered in the ground beneath the sign.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
1.5 x 1.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1205
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
56 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1205.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 M. E. W. (4 of 4)" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 46.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/46