Still Image

Bookplate for Grosvenor Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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An ornate heraldic-style bookplate in dark brown ink on ivory paper. The top portion features a drawing of a mill building, with a portrait of a man with sideburns to the left and the municipal seal of the City of Buffalo to the right. Beneath this is an ornate shield that is divided into seven parts and topped with a helmet and hound. Behind the shield is a bookshelf, and below is a text box which is made to look as if it is engraved in stone. The text reads "Grosvenor Library, Founded by the joint munificence of Seth Grosvenor and the City of Buffalo. The whole is framed with a border made to look like stone, and beneath is text that reads "Presented by."

~ “Bookplate for Grosvenor Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1774.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Grosvenor Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

An ornate heraldic-style bookplate in dark brown ink on ivory paper. The top portion features a drawing of a mill building, with a portrait of a man with sideburns to the left and the municipal seal of the City of Buffalo to the right. Beneath this is an ornate shield that is divided into seven parts and topped with a helmet and hound. Behind the shield is a bookshelf, and below is a text box which is made to look as if it is engraved in stone. The text reads "Grosvenor Library, Founded by the joint munificence of Seth Grosvenor and the City of Buffalo. The whole is framed with a border made to look like stone, and beneath is text that reads "Presented by."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.098

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5”H x 3 and ½”W