Still Image

Bookplate forf Myron E. Douglas

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

1_66_Douglas.jpg

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an inset coat-of-arms. The central image is of a house with trees around it. Above the house, the shield features a crowned heart and three stars, and is topped by a helmet with an ermine. There is a banner beneath the shield which reads "Jamais arriere" which translates to "never behind." Additional text at the top reads "No. 1C4" and "Vol. 5." There is a border with thistles, roses, irises, daffodils, tulips, books, and a set of golf clubs. At the bottom is the text "Library of Myron E. Douglas."

~ “Bookplate forf Myron E. Douglas,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1806.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate forf Myron E. Douglas

Subject

Bookplates
Architecture in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with an inset coat-of-arms. The central image is of a house with trees around it. Above the house, the shield features a crowned heart and three stars, and is topped by a helmet with an ermine. There is a banner beneath the shield which reads "Jamais arriere" which translates to "never behind." Additional text at the top reads "No. 1C4" and "Vol. 5." There is a border with thistles, roses, irises, daffodils, tulips, books, and a set of golf clubs. At the bottom is the text "Library of Myron E. Douglas."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
fre

Type

Pictorial/ Heraldic/Armorial

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.066

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3 and ¼”W