Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in light gray ink on ivory paper with a simple line border. The central image is of two male figures wearing loincloths and standing in front of a tree. The figure on the left is leaning on a large hammer, and the figure on the right holds a harp. Within the tree is a scroll that reads "Work and song." Above and beneath the image is the text "Ex libris Amy Greer Thompson."
~ “Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 3, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/index.php/items/show/1620.
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Title
Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson
Subject
Bookplates
Men in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in light gray ink on ivory paper with a simple line border. The central image is of two male figures wearing loincloths and standing in front of a tree. The figure on the left is leaning on a large hammer, and the figure on the right holds a harp. Within the tree is a scroll that reads "Work and song." Above and beneath the image is the text "Ex libris Amy Greer Thompson."
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.250
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ½”H x 2 and ½”W