Bookplate for Indiana State Library
1933 / Franklin Booth
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a simple patterned border on the left and right sides. The central image features a number of figures from different trades, including an artist, a steel worker, an automotive manufacturer, and several farmers. Behind them are buildings from Indiana. At the top is the text "Indiana State Library," and at the bottom is the text "This book is the gift of" with space to record information.
~ Franklin Booth, “Bookplate for Indiana State Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1752.
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Title
Bookplate for Indiana State Library
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a simple patterned border on the left and right sides. The central image features a number of figures from different trades, including an artist, a steel worker, an automotive manufacturer, and several farmers. Behind them are buildings from Indiana. At the top is the text "Indiana State Library," and at the bottom is the text "This book is the gift of" with space to record information.
Creator
Franklin Booth
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1933
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.118
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5"H x 3 and 1/4"W.