Bookplate for Dover Public Library
1915 / E.R. Brown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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 November 21, 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)
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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