Still Image

Bookplate for Biblioteca Publica Municipal do Porto

1937 / Creator Unknown

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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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Dublin Core

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.