Still Image

Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in light gray ink on ivory paper with a simple line border. The central image is of two male figures wearing loincloths and standing in front of a tree. The figure on the left is leaning on a large hammer, and the figure on the right holds a harp. Within the tree is a scroll that reads "Work and song." Above and beneath the image is the text "Ex libris Amy Greer Thompson."

~ “Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1620.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Amy Greer Thompson

Subject

Bookplates
Men in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in light gray ink on ivory paper with a simple line border. The central image is of two male figures wearing loincloths and standing in front of a tree. The figure on the left is leaning on a large hammer, and the figure on the right holds a harp. Within the tree is a scroll that reads "Work and song." Above and beneath the image is the text "Ex libris Amy Greer Thompson."

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: 1925.1.250

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 2 and ½”W