Bookplate for Coen van Kayser
1933 / Agta Meijer
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on white paper, with text and drawing in white on black. The image features an open book in the foreground, with a horse and dog leaping from the pages. A parrot, lizard, monkey, and small bird are in front of the book, which is surrounded by flowers. In the background is a setting or rising sun and a volcano. Inset text reads "Dit boek is van Coen Kayser," which translates from Dutch to "this book belongs to Coen Kayser."
~ Agta Meijer, “Bookplate for Coen van Kayser,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1583.
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Title
Bookplate for Coen van Kayser
Subject
Bookplates
Animals in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on white paper, with text and drawing in white on black. The image features an open book in the foreground, with a horse and dog leaping from the pages. A parrot, lizard, monkey, and small bird are in front of the book, which is surrounded by flowers. In the background is a setting or rising sun and a volcano. Inset text reads "Dit boek is van Coen Kayser," which translates from Dutch to "this book belongs to Coen Kayser."
Creator
Agta Meijer
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1933
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
Dut
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.286
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and 3/4"H x 2 and 3/4"W.