Still Image

Bookplate for Rye Public Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A typographic-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an elaborate border consisting of floral motifs and small frames listing different subjects. The subjects listed are philosophy, sociology, history, fine arts, general works, natural sciences, religion, philology, literature, and visual arts. There is a central text box which reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." Beneath is a smaller text box with space to record "Class" and "Book."

~ “Bookplate for Rye Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1634.

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Title

Bookplate for Rye Public Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A typographic-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an elaborate border consisting of floral motifs and small frames listing different subjects. The subjects listed are philosophy, sociology, history, fine arts, general works, natural sciences, religion, philology, literature, and visual arts. There is a central text box which reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." Beneath is a smaller text box with 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: 1925.1.236

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 3 and 1/8”W