Still Image

Bookplate for Grace Zerbe Cooper

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a detailed painting of three people in 16th century European dress. Two women are seated on the ground while a man stands to their right, playing a mandolin. There is a square column behind the women, and greenery surrounding the scene. At the top is written "Ex libris" and at the bottom, "Grace Zerbe Cooper."

~ “Bookplate for Grace Zerbe Cooper,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1831.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for Grace Zerbe Cooper

Subject

Bookplates
Women in art
Men in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a detailed painting of three people in 16th century European dress. Two women are seated on the ground while a man stands to their right, playing a mandolin. There is a square column behind the women, and greenery surrounding the scene. At the top is written "Ex libris" and at the bottom, "Grace Zerbe Cooper."

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: 1925.1.041

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3”W