Still Image

Bookplate for Dover Public Library

1915 / E.R. Brown

1_67_DoverPL.jpg

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, which is divided into two sections framed by a lined double border. The top portion features the municipal seal of the City of Dover and a banner that reads "Dover, New Hampshire, Settled 1623." The seal is flanked by leaves and two open books. The lower portion features a drawing of a log cabin, and the two sections are divided by the text "Dover Public Library." Beneath the cabin is a box with lines labeled "Accession" and "Shelf No."

~ E.R. Brown , “Bookplate for Dover Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1805.

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Title

Bookplate for Dover Public Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, which is divided into two sections framed by a lined double border. The top portion features the municipal seal of the City of Dover and a banner that reads "Dover, New Hampshire, Settled 1623." The seal is flanked by leaves and two open books. The lower portion features a drawing of a log cabin, and the two sections are divided by the text "Dover Public Library." Beneath the cabin is a box with lines labeled "Accession" and "Shelf No."

Creator

E.R. Brown

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1915

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.067

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H x 3 and ¾”W