Still Image

Bookplate for George Mathews

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. The central image is of a church with a stone wall and trees surrounding it. A caption in the lower right identifies it as Blundeston Church. Inset text reads "Ex libris," and the name H. George Mathews is in a text box at the bottom in blackletter script. A stamp on the back indicates that it was owned by Captain P. Roach Pierson, Panton Hill, Victoria, Australia.

~ “Bookplate for George Mathews,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1722.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for George Mathews

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. The central image is of a church with a stone wall and trees surrounding it. A caption in the lower right identifies it as Blundeston Church. Inset text reads "Ex libris," and the name H. George Mathews is in a text box at the bottom in blackletter script. A stamp on the back indicates that it was owned by Captain P. Roach Pierson, Panton Hill, Victoria, Australia.

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: 1925.1.148

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 3”W