Still Image

Bookplate

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border which resembles a bookshelf. The top half contains two shelves full of books, both upright and piled in stacks, and a pen and inkpot on the lower shelf. The bottom half contains the words "Ex libris" in an embellished Gothic font, and space to write the owner's name.

~ “Bookplate,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1547.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border which resembles a bookshelf. The top half contains two shelves full of books, both upright and piled in stacks, and a pen and inkpot on the lower shelf. The bottom half contains the words "Ex libris" in an embellished Gothic font, and 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

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.322

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4"H x 3"W