A pictorial-style bookplate in gold and black ink on ivory paper featuring a central image of a sailing ship with clouds and waves, surrounded by an ornate frame. There is also a border on three sides made to look like rope with stars in the corner, and at the bottom is a text box which bears the name Cheri S. Pettit. At the top of the text box is an ornate compass flanked by fish, and a small banner that reads "Ex libris."