Still Image

Bookplate for William Hugh Mitchell

Date Unknown / S.G.A.

2_51_Mitchell.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a lined border. There is an eagle with wings spread behind a stack of burning books over the name Wm. Hugh Mitchell. At the top is black space with stars, and at the bottom are three panels. The central panel has a small mountainscape and the other two contain stylized flowers.

~ S.G.A., “Bookplate for William Hugh Mitchell,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1720.

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Title

Bookplate for William Hugh Mitchell

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a lined border. There is an eagle with wings spread behind a stack of burning books over the name Wm. Hugh Mitchell. At the top is black space with stars, and at the bottom are three panels. The central panel has a small mountainscape and the other two contain stylized flowers.

Creator

S.G.A.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Rights

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Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.150

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and ½”H x 3 and ½”W