Still Image

Bookplate for George Dudley Spinney

Date Unknown / W.F. Hopson, N.H. 1894.

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of the front of a house with a double door. Above it are a plaque on the left and an inset image of the entire house on the right. The plaque reads "Captain Charles Churchill, His house at Westerfield in the Colony of Connecticut [dates illegible]." Inset beneath is a text block that reads "Ex libris George Dudley Seymour," and beneath the border is additional text that reads "Book-plate of Mr. George Dudley Seymour. By W.F. Hopson."

~ W.F. Hopson, N.H. 1894., “Bookplate for George Dudley Spinney,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1626.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for George Dudley Spinney

Subject

Bookplates
Architecture in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of the front of a house with a double door. Above it are a plaque on the left and an inset image of the entire house on the right. The plaque reads "Captain Charles Churchill, His house at Westerfield in the Colony of Connecticut [dates illegible]." Inset beneath is a text block that reads "Ex libris George Dudley Seymour," and beneath the border is additional text that reads "Book-plate of Mr. George Dudley Seymour. By W.F. Hopson."

Creator

W.F. Hopson, N.H. 1894.

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: 1925.1.244

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ¼”H x 3”W