Artist/Designer
Margaret Ely Webb
Preview
Commissioned for
William Mackenzie Webb
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for William Mackenzie Webb. The young boy wearing a satchel is sitting on a high apple tree branch while eating an apple. The boy is looking down at another young child that is at the bottom of the tree. There are small books hanging on the ends of the other tree branches. Behind the boys head, "EX LIBRIS" is inscribed. Below the illustration there are books and apples on the ground under the name "WILLIAM MACKENZIE WEBB"
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
4.5 x 2.75 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA1166
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
266 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Webb, Margaret Ely\JPEG Images\BA1166.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 William Mackenzie Webb (1 of 2)" (2024). Bookplates by Margaret Ely Webb. Image 7.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-webb/7