Bookplate for Concord Public Library
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a portrait of a bearded man facing left. This portrait is framed by a wreath of wheat bearing the name Parsons B Cogswell. At the top of the bookplate is the text "Public Library" with "The Cogswell Fund" beneath in white on a black background. At the bottom is "Concord, N.H." and the whole is framed by a simple line border.
~ “Bookplate for Concord Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed July 11, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/index.php/items/show/1834.
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Title
Bookplate for Concord Public Library
Subject
Bookplates
Men in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a portrait of a bearded man facing left. This portrait is framed by a wreath of wheat bearing the name Parsons B Cogswell. At the top of the bookplate is the text "Public Library" with "The Cogswell Fund" beneath in white on a black background. At the bottom is "Concord, N.H." and the whole is framed by a simple line border.
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: 1925.1.039
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and ½”H x 3 and ½”W