Bookplate for Vassar College Library
1921 / A.H.R.
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A typographic-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. "Vassar College Library" is written at the top in a calligraphic font with ornate capitals. In the center is A knot work square, and in its center is the text "Doe well and let them saye," with a star and upwards-pointing crescent above it. Additional text beneath reads "Foundation of Mary Augusta Scott, Class of 1976." The bookplate is signed and dated with A.H.R. 1921.
~ A.H.R. , “Bookplate for Vassar College Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1616.
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Title
Bookplate for Vassar College Library
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A typographic-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. "Vassar College Library" is written at the top in a calligraphic font with ornate capitals. In the center is A knot work square, and in its center is the text "Doe well and let them saye," with a star and upwards-pointing crescent above it. Additional text beneath reads "Foundation of Mary Augusta Scott, Class of 1976." The bookplate is signed and dated with A.H.R. 1921.
Creator
A.H.R.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Date
1921
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.254
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
6”H x 3 and ¾”W