Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine
Date Unknown / George Wharton Edwards
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a photograph of Everett Herrick in an oval frame, over a detailed drawing of a bookshelf in front of ivy-twined columns. Above the columns are banners with the library name, and "the Everett Herrick Fund." Below the bookshelf is a frame containing the academy's seal and additional text which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of Medicine from the Proceeds of the Everett Herrick Fund.”
~ George Wharton Edwards, “Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1706.
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Title
Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a photograph of Everett Herrick in an oval frame, over a detailed drawing of a bookshelf in front of ivy-twined columns. Above the columns are banners with the library name, and "the Everett Herrick Fund." Below the bookshelf is a frame containing the academy's seal and additional text which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of Medicine from the Proceeds of the Everett Herrick Fund.”
Creator
George Wharton Edwards
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: 1925.1.164
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5 and ½”H x 4”W