Still Image

Bookplate for Atkinson

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The shield is charged with a two-headed eagle on a field of gold and white. The top third of the shield bears two left-facing birds on either side of a rose. Above this is a wreath topped by a left-facing eagle. A banner beneath the shield reads "Deus Protector noster" which translates from Latin to "God is our protector," and below this is the name Atkinson in blackletter script..

~ “Bookplate for Atkinson,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1864.

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Title

Bookplate for Atkinson

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The shield is charged with a two-headed eagle on a field of gold and white. The top third of the shield bears two left-facing birds on either side of a rose. Above this is a wreath topped by a left-facing eagle. A banner beneath the shield reads "Deus Protector noster" which translates from Latin to "God is our protector," and below this is the name Atkinson in blackletter script..

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: 1925.1.009

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H x 3”W