Still Image

Bookplate for Library of Maine Historical Society

1910 / Creator Unknown

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A typographic-style institutional bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper with a border made of wheat and fruit motifs. Text at top reads "Library of the Maine Historical Society, Portland Maine." There is a small drawing of an open book, and more text which reads "“Given by Julius Caesar Jennings, born in Wayne, Maine, February 11, 1853, Died in Concord, New Hampshire August 6, 1909" then a small divider and the date March 8, 1910.

~ “Bookplate for Library of Maine Historical Society,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1724.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Library of Maine Historical Society

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A typographic-style institutional bookplate in blue ink on ivory paper with a border made of wheat and fruit motifs. Text at top reads "Library of the Maine Historical Society, Portland Maine." There is a small drawing of an open book, and more text which reads "“Given by Julius Caesar Jennings, born in Wayne, Maine, February 11, 1853, Died in Concord, New Hampshire August 6, 1909" then a small divider and the date March 8, 1910.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Date

1910

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.146

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5 and ¼”H x 3 and ¾”W