Still Image

Bookplate for Rye Public Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

3_51_RyePLMardenMem.jpg

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with a double line border. In the center is an oval photograph of a man in a suit. Text at the top of the image reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." with space to record "No.". Surrounding the photograph are banners reading "For replacing books of" and "Fund to be used." Beneath is the text "The Ralph T. Marden Memorial" and space to record "Class" and "Book."

~ “Bookplate for Rye Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1632.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Rye Public Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with a double line border. In the center is an oval photograph of a man in a suit. Text at the top of the image reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." with space to record "No.". Surrounding the photograph are banners reading "For replacing books of" and "Fund to be used." Beneath is the text "The Ralph T. Marden Memorial" and space to record "Class" and "Book."

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: 1925.1.238

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and 3/4"H x 3"W