Still Image

Bookplate for Howe Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border reminiscent of a picture frame. There is an image of the library's entrance with a tree in the foreground. Text beneath the picture reads "Mable Read Memorial Fund, founded by The Unity Club, in Loving Memory of the First Librarian Mabel Read, whose untiring devotion and gracious service endeared her to the community."

~ “Bookplate for Howe Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1754.

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Title

Bookplate for Howe Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border reminiscent of a picture frame. There is an image of the library's entrance with a tree in the foreground. Text beneath the picture reads "Mable Read Memorial Fund, founded by The Unity Club, in Loving Memory of the First Librarian Mabel Read, whose untiring devotion and gracious service endeared her to the community."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.116

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5”H x 3 and ¼”W