Still Image

Bookplate for Thomas R. Herring

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

2_7_Herring.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate on black ink on ivory paper. The central image is of a study with bookshelves and a window. On the desk in the foreground are several books, a quill and ink, and a lit candle with swirls of smoke coming from the flame. At the top is a banner reading "Ex libris" and at the bottom is a banner with the name Thomas R. Herring.

~ “Bookplate for Thomas R. Herring,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1766.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Thomas R. Herring

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate on black ink on ivory paper. The central image is of a study with bookshelves and a window. On the desk in the foreground are several books, a quill and ink, and a lit candle with swirls of smoke coming from the flame. At the top is a banner reading "Ex libris" and at the bottom is a banner with the name Thomas R. Herring.

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: 1925.1.106

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3”W