Still Image

Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a young boy in Colonial garb with a tricorn hat carrying a large stack of books on a cobblestone street. Beneath this image is the name James Whitcomb Riley, and below that is a winged hourglass. Handwritten on the back is the name Garland Patch.

~ “Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1638.

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Title

Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley

Subject

Bookplates
Children in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a young boy in Colonial garb with a tricorn hat carrying a large stack of books on a cobblestone street. Beneath this image is the name James Whitcomb Riley, and below that is a winged hourglass. Handwritten on the back is the name Garland Patch.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.232

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3 and ¼”W