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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
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Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
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Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
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PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
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Historic bookplates
Description
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A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
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This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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4 and ½”H x 3 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
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Title
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Bookplate for Melville Clark
Subject
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Bookplates
Description
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A heraldic-style personal bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The ornate central shield is divided in two, with a left-facing lion rampant on the lower portion and a forward-facing lion head flanked by two crossed in the upper portion. Above the shield, there is a wreath with a lion rampant holding a scepter. On either side of this are two vertical banners, one bearing a sextant and the other a five-pointed star. Above the crest is the text "Ex libris" and below is a banner that reads "Victor Mortalis Est," which translates from Latin to "The conqueror is mortal." Beneath this is the originator's name in a blackletter font. The whole is surrounded by an ornate border of leaves, with emblems in the four corners and the lower middle. Clockwise from upper left, there is a lyre with the initials WW and 1814, simple text reading "G.W. Clark, est 1858, a piano and 1853, a harp and 1905, and a tavern sign that reads "Drovers Tavern 1820. The center top bears a gear, a floral symbol, and a K in a circle that may be the Kiwanis Club symbol.
Creator
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Charles P. Morse
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1937
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.032
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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Language
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eng
lat
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ½”H x 3 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Melville Clark
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border with leaf motifs. The upper part of the border features symbols for Rotary Club and Circle K, which are leadership and service organizations. In the upper left corner there is a bald eagle symbol with the initials W.W. and the date 1914. In the upper right corner there is the text "G.W. Clark Est 1858." In the lower left corner, there is an image of a hanging sign with the text "Drovers Tavern, 1820." In the lower right corner there is a piano and the date 1853, and in the center of the lower part of the frame there is a harp with the letter C above it and the date 1905 below. The central image is of a shield divided into two fields, with a lion head and two crosslet crosses in the upper field, and a lion rampant in the lower field, which is sable. The shield is topped with a wreath bearing a lion rampant holding a cross, and there is a banner beneath with the motto "Victor mortalis est," which translates loosely from Latin to "He is a mortal conqueror." On either side of the shield there are two medals. The medal on the left has a Masonic square and compass on it, and the one on the right has a five-pointed star. Above the shield is the text "Ex libris," and below the banner is the name Melville Clark.
Creator
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Charles P. Morse, Syracuse, NY
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1937
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Language
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eng
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.335
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
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bookplate
Clark
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