Still Image

Bookplate for Reuel H. Freeman

Date Unknown / Anthony Ruwer

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. At the top is a scroll with the text "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Beneath this is a winged angel holding a torch and looking to the right. The angel is standing on an ornate pedestal with the words "Ex libris" inset. There is blank space on the front of the pedestal, and Reuel H. Freeman is handwritten in pencil.

~ Anthony Ruwer, “Bookplate for Reuel H. Freeman,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1779.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Reuel H. Freeman

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. At the top is a scroll with the text "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Beneath this is a winged angel holding a torch and looking to the right. The angel is standing on an ornate pedestal with the words "Ex libris" inset. There is blank space on the front of the pedestal, and Reuel H. Freeman is handwritten in pencil.

Creator

Anthony Ruwer

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: 1925.1.093

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H x 2 and ¼”W