Still Image

Bookplate for C.R. Clifford

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style personal bookplate in black and red ink on yellow paper with a simple border consisting of three lines. The central image is of a book and candelabra. The book is open and there is a bookmark draped across the left side with a seal at the bottom of it bearing the initials CR. In front of the book is a candelabra with three arms, and all three candles appear to have just been extinguished, with smoke rising from their wicks. Above the image is the text "Ex libris" in red ink, and below is the originator's name in red ink, with a banner below with "No" in red ink.

~ “Bookplate for C.R. Clifford,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1840.

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Title

Bookplate for C.R. Clifford

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style personal bookplate in black and red ink on yellow paper with a simple border consisting of three lines. The central image is of a book and candelabra. The book is open and there is a bookmark draped across the left side with a seal at the bottom of it bearing the initials CR. In front of the book is a candelabra with three arms, and all three candles appear to have just been extinguished, with smoke rising from their wicks. Above the image is the text "Ex libris" in red ink, and below is the originator's name in red ink, with a banner below with "No" in red ink.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpeg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.033

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and ¾”H and 1 and ¾”W