Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey
1918 / S.L.S.
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. There is a detailed drawing of four women in belted robes dancing in a clearing inside a columned frame. Above the frame are two figures on either side of a medallion that reads "Nietzsche Zarathustra." They are reaching over the medallion to catch a butterfly. In front of the frame is an open book with lit candles in ornate candle holders on either side. Beneath is the text "Ex libris Sallie W. Hovey.
~ S.L.S., “Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1761.
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Title
Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. There is a detailed drawing of four women in belted robes dancing in a clearing inside a columned frame. Above the frame are two figures on either side of a medallion that reads "Nietzsche Zarathustra." They are reaching over the medallion to catch a butterfly. In front of the frame is an open book with lit candles in ornate candle holders on either side. Beneath is the text "Ex libris Sallie W. Hovey.
Creator
S.L.S.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1918
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.111
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and ½”H x 3 and ½”W