Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
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 a young boy in Colonial garb with a tricorn hat carrying a large stack of books on a cobblestone street. Beneath this image is the name James Whitcomb Riley, and below that is a winged hourglass. Handwritten on the back is the name Garland Patch.
~ “Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 8, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1638.
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Title
Bookplate for James Whitcomb Riley
Subject
Bookplates
Children in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. The central image is of a young boy in Colonial garb with a tricorn hat carrying a large stack of books on a cobblestone street. Beneath this image is the name James Whitcomb Riley, and below that is a winged hourglass. Handwritten on the back is the name Garland Patch.
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: 1925.1.232
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4”H x 3 and ¼”W