Still Image

Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey

1918 / S.L.S.

2_12_Hovey.jpg

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)

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