Bookplate for Library of Brearley School
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A heraldic/calligraphic bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The shield is divided into three, with a lit Arabian oil lamp in the upper section. The lower left section bears an open book with several bookmarks, and the lower right bears 3 ermines facing left. Beneath the shield is a banner with the phrase "By truth and toil." Beneath the banner is written "Library of Brearley School Limited" in a Blackletter script.
~ “Bookplate for Library of Brearley School,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1850.
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Title
Bookplate for Library of Brearley School
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A heraldic/calligraphic bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The shield is divided into three, with a lit Arabian oil lamp in the upper section. The lower left section bears an open book with several bookmarks, and the lower right bears 3 ermines facing left. Beneath the shield is a banner with the phrase "By truth and toil." Beneath the banner is written "Library of Brearley School Limited" in a Blackletter script.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.023
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ¾”W