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Bookplate for Daniel Chester French, Mary French, William Penn Cresson, and Margaret French Cresson

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with an ornate frame in the shape of a garden trellis with ivy growing on it. At the top of the frame is a space with the name Chesterwood, and at the bottom is a banner with the names Daniel Chester French, Mary French, William Penn Cresson, and Margaret French Cresson. The central image is of a garden with fountain, seen through an open door.

~ “Bookplate for Daniel Chester French, Mary French, William Penn Cresson, and Margaret French Cresson,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 25, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1777.

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Title

Bookplate for Daniel Chester French, Mary French, William Penn Cresson, and Margaret French Cresson

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with an ornate frame in the shape of a garden trellis with ivy growing on it. At the top of the frame is a space with the name Chesterwood, and at the bottom is a banner with the names Daniel Chester French, Mary French, William Penn Cresson, and Margaret French Cresson. The central image is of a garden with fountain, seen through an open door.

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: 1925.1.095

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5”H x 2 and ¾”W