Still Image

Bookplate for Free Public Library of Newark

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with an ornate frame. In the center is a detailed drawing of the library building, and above it is a smaller image of two figures inset in scrollwork with the date 1901. Beneath the image is a text box which reads "The Free Public Library of Newark, New Jersey."

~ “Bookplate for Free Public Library of Newark,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1704.

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Title

Bookplate for Free Public Library of Newark

Subject

Bookplates
Architecture in art

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with an ornate frame. In the center is a detailed drawing of the library building, and above it is a smaller image of two figures inset in scrollwork with the date 1901. Beneath the image is a text box which reads "The Free Public Library of Newark, New Jersey."

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: 1925.1.166

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and 1/4"H x 3"W.