Still Image

Bookplate for Vassar College Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring the school's seal, which bears an image of Athena kneeling with an olive branch and books in her arms, and the Parthenon in the distance behind her. Inset beneath her is the text "Purity and Wisdom," and around the border of the seal is "Vassar College, A.D. 1861." Above and beneath the seal is additional text reading "Library" and "Thompson Memorial Building."

~ “Bookplate for Vassar College Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed October 15, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1615.

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Title

Bookplate for Vassar College Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring the school's seal, which bears an image of Athena kneeling with an olive branch and books in her arms, and the Parthenon in the distance behind her. Inset beneath her is the text "Purity and Wisdom," and around the border of the seal is "Vassar College, A.D. 1861." Above and beneath the seal is additional text reading "Library" and "Thompson Memorial Building."

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

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.255

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3”W