Bookplate for Villányiné Kiss Emilia
Date Unknown / Dinnyés Ferenc
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a woman in profile, facing left and kneeling on an open book. She has one arm extended and one curved over her head, which is facing upwards. There are blocky wings with an art deco pattern extending from her back, and behind her is an eight-pointed star, with lines radiating from a blank central space. Above is the text "Ex libris" and beneath is the name Villányiné Kiss Emilia.
~ Dinnyés Ferenc , “Bookplate for Villányiné Kiss Emilia,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1563.
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Title
Bookplate for Villányiné Kiss Emilia
Subject
Bookplates
Women in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a woman in profile, facing left and kneeling on an open book. She has one arm extended and one curved over her head, which is facing upwards. There are blocky wings with an art deco pattern extending from her back, and behind her is an eight-pointed star, with lines radiating from a blank central space. Above is the text "Ex libris" and beneath is the name Villányiné Kiss Emilia.
Creator
Dinnyés Ferenc
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: 1925.1.306
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and 1/4"H x 3"W