Bookplate for Hanson Hart Webster
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. The central image is of a pegasus with a male rider on its back. The pegasus is facing downwards and appears to be attempting to unseat the rider. "Ex libris Hanson Hart Webster" is inset on the bottom left, and above the border is the text "For strength and light."
~ “Bookplate for Hanson Hart Webster,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1607.
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Title
Bookplate for Hanson Hart Webster
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. The central image is of a pegasus with a male rider on its back. The pegasus is facing downwards and appears to be attempting to unseat the rider. "Ex libris Hanson Hart Webster" is inset on the bottom left, and above the border is the text "For strength and light."
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.263
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ¾”H x 2 and ½”W