Still Image

Bookplate

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper, with a floral motif border. The ventral image is of a room with brick walls and a window, in front of which is a desk and a bench or chair. On the table there is an open book, a rolled up scroll, and a quill and inkpot. There is a cupboard on the wall to the right of the desk, with an open door and books on its shelves. A banner at the top reads "Ex libris" and a blank border over the lower part of the image provides space to write the owner's name.

~ “Bookplate,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1536.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper, with a floral motif border. The ventral image is of a room with brick walls and a window, in front of which is a desk and a bench or chair. On the table there is an open book, a rolled up scroll, and a quill and inkpot. There is a cupboard on the wall to the right of the desk, with an open door and books on its shelves. A banner at the top reads "Ex libris" and a blank border over the lower part of the image provides space to write the owner's name.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.333

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and 1/4"H x 2"W