Bookplate for Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto
1937 / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black and red ink on white paper, with a line border. The central image is printed in red ink in an oval, and is of a female figure holding a baby and wearing a crown. The baby is wearing a triangular hat, and the pair is flanked by two stone towers. Above is the text "Ano X da Revoluçcĩo Nacional," which translates from Spanish to "Year ten of the National Revolution." The date 28 de Maio is written on either side of the image, and below are the years 1936-1937. Beneath is the institution's name, Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto.
~ “Bookplate for Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1569.
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Title
Bookplate for Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto
Subject
Bookplates
Women in art
Children in art
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black and red ink on white paper, with a line border. The central image is printed in red ink in an oval, and is of a female figure holding a baby and wearing a crown. The baby is wearing a triangular hat, and the pair is flanked by two stone towers. Above is the text "Ano X da Revoluçcĩo Nacional," which translates from Spanish to "Year ten of the National Revolution." The date 28 de Maio is written on either side of the image, and below are the years 1936-1937. Beneath is the institution's name, Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1937
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
Spa
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.300
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
2 and 3/4"H x 2 and 1/4"W.