Still Image

Bookplate for Joseph Swift Whistler

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The shield is divided into two fields with a slanted stripe with a diamond pattern between them. Each field bears a rampant lion facing left. The shield is surrounded by mantling and topped with a helmet bearing a harp with a winged female figure as the harp's pillar, which is a symbol of Ireland. A banner beneath reads "Justitia et fidelis" which loosely translates from Latin to "Justice and faith." Beneath is the text "Ex libris Joseph Swift Whistler."

~ “Bookplate for Joseph Swift Whistler,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1603.

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Title

Bookplate for Joseph Swift Whistler

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The shield is divided into two fields with a slanted stripe with a diamond pattern between them. Each field bears a rampant lion facing left. The shield is surrounded by mantling and topped with a helmet bearing a harp with a winged female figure as the harp's pillar, which is a symbol of Ireland. A banner beneath reads "Justitia et fidelis" which loosely translates from Latin to "Justice and faith." Beneath is the text "Ex libris Joseph Swift Whistler."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.266

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 2 and ½”W