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Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in light green ink on ivory paper with an oval frame. Within the frame is the library's name and two dates, 1852 and 1910. In the oval are drawings of the library building, a sailing ship, an open book, and a loom. Beneath these are an oil lamp and leaf motifs.

~ “Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1714.

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Title

Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in light green ink on ivory paper with an oval frame. Within the frame is the library's name and two dates, 1852 and 1910. In the oval are drawings of the library building, a sailing ship, an open book, and a loom. Beneath these are an oil lamp and leaf motifs.

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: 1925.1.156

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H and 3 and ¼”W