Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library
1929 / E.H. New
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper, with a central image of an open book with bookmark and ribbons. On the book is the text "Et qvasi cvsores vitai lampada tradvnt," which translates loosely from Latin to "Like runners they bear on the lamp of life." Beneath is a banner with the library's name in simple script. Beneath the banner is the artist's signature and the date 1929
~ E.H. New, “Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1645.
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Title
Bookplate for Pratt Institute Free Library
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper, with a central image of an open book with bookmark and ribbons. On the book is the text "Et qvasi cvsores vitai lampada tradvnt," which translates loosely from Latin to "Like runners they bear on the lamp of life." Beneath is a banner with the library's name in simple script. Beneath the banner is the artist's signature and the date 1929
Creator
E.H. New
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Date
1929
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.225
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
2 and 1/2"H x 3 and 1/2"W.