Bookplate for Howe Library
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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)
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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