Bookplate for George Dudley Spinney
Date Unknown / W.F. Hopson, N.H. 1894.
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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 8, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1626.
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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)
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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