Still Image

Bookplate for Vassar College Library

1921 / A.H.R.

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A typographic-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. "Vassar College Library" is written at the top in a calligraphic font with ornate capitals. In the center is A knot work square, and in its center is the text "Doe well and let them saye," with a star and upwards-pointing crescent above it. Additional text beneath reads "Foundation of Mary Augusta Scott, Class of 1976." The bookplate is signed and dated with A.H.R. 1921.

~ A.H.R. , “Bookplate for Vassar College Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1616.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Vassar College Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A typographic-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. "Vassar College Library" is written at the top in a calligraphic font with ornate capitals. In the center is A knot work square, and in its center is the text "Doe well and let them saye," with a star and upwards-pointing crescent above it. Additional text beneath reads "Foundation of Mary Augusta Scott, Class of 1976." The bookplate is signed and dated with A.H.R. 1921.

Creator

A.H.R.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Date

1921

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.254

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

6”H x 3 and ¾”W