Still Image

Bookplate for Henry Walters

post-1931 / Creator Unknown

3_73_Walters.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an ornate border featuring leaf motifs. In the center is a side view of a bust of a man with a mustache and beard, facing left. Above the bust are the dates 1848 and 1931, and beneath is the text "Ex libris Henry Walters."

~ “Bookplate for Henry Walters,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1610.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Henry Walters

Subject

Bookplates
Men in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an ornate border featuring leaf motifs. In the center is a side view of a bust of a man with a mustache and beard, facing left. Above the bust are the dates 1848 and 1931, and beneath is the text "Ex libris Henry Walters."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Date

post-1931

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.260

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and 3/8”H x 1 and ¾”W