Bookplate for C.R. Clifford
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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 December 23, 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)
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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