Bookplate
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black and yellow ink on ivory paper. the central image is printed in black on a rectangle of yellow, featuring an image of an Egyptian boat on zigzag lines representing water. The boat has an elaborately patterned sail, with triangular patterns on the bow and stern, and below a kneeling figure who is holding a rudder. Under the zigzag lines are five fish facing right, and above the image are two rows of hieroglyphics. At the bottom of the bookplate is space where the owner's name could be written.
~ “Bookplate,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1538.
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Title
Bookplate
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black and yellow ink on ivory paper. the central image is printed in black on a rectangle of yellow, featuring an image of an Egyptian boat on zigzag lines representing water. The boat has an elaborately patterned sail, with triangular patterns on the bow and stern, and below a kneeling figure who is holding a rudder. Under the zigzag lines are five fish facing right, and above the image are two rows of hieroglyphics. At the bottom of the bookplate is space where the owner's name could be written.
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: 1925.1.331
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and 3/4"H x 3 and 1/2"W