Still Image

Bookplate for Camden Morrisby

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. There is a detailed woodcut of a figure in colonial garb who appears to be a judge bringing a book down on the head of a person who is stretching their hands out and reacting in pain. Above is the name Camden Morrisby and below is the text "His book" in a cursive script.

~ “Bookplate for Camden Morrisby,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1718.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Camden Morrisby

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. There is a detailed woodcut of a figure in colonial garb who appears to be a judge bringing a book down on the head of a person who is stretching their hands out and reacting in pain. Above is the name Camden Morrisby and below is the text "His book" in a cursive script.

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: 1925.1.152

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 3 and ¼”W