Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in light green ink on ivory paper with an oval frame. Within the frame is the library's name and two dates, 1852 and 1910. In the oval are drawings of the library building, a sailing ship, an open book, and a loom. Beneath these are an oil lamp and leaf motifs.
~ “Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed January 4, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1714.
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Title
Bookplate for New Bedford Free Public Library
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in light green ink on ivory paper with an oval frame. Within the frame is the library's name and two dates, 1852 and 1910. In the oval are drawings of the library building, a sailing ship, an open book, and a loom. Beneath these are an oil lamp and leaf motifs.
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: 1925.1.156
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and ½”H and 3 and ¼”W