Still Image

Bookplate for Charlotte Gleason Davis

Date Unknown / Claude Bragdon, Rochester, NY

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A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with the text "Ex libris Charlotte Gleason Davis" at the center. Surrounding the text is an illustration featuring columns to either side, and five winged cherubs. Two cherubs at the bottom are flanking an open book. A handwritten note on the back states that this bookplate was part of the Hovey Collection.

~ Claude Bragdon, Rochester, NY, “Bookplate for Charlotte Gleason Davis,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1813.

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Title

Bookplate for Charlotte Gleason Davis

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with the text "Ex libris Charlotte Gleason Davis" at the center. Surrounding the text is an illustration featuring columns to either side, and five winged cherubs. Two cherubs at the bottom are flanking an open book. A handwritten note on the back states that this bookplate was part of the Hovey Collection.

Creator

Claude Bragdon, Rochester, NY

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: 1925.1.059

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and ¾”H x 2 and ½”W