Bookplate for Boscawen Public Library
1913 / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a central image of a doorway with a round portico. The door appears to be part of a brick building, and is flanked by small bushes. Leading up to it is a brick pathway, and at the bottom of the path is a banner with the words "Public Library Town of Boscawen 1913." On the lower left is written Class, followed by a line for writing, and on the lower right is Number with a line for writing. On the back is a handwritten note indicating that the item was previously part of the Hovey Collection.
~ “Bookplate for Boscawen Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 7, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1853.
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Title
Bookplate for Boscawen Public Library
Subject
Bookplates
Architecture in art
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a central image of a doorway with a round portico. The door appears to be part of a brick building, and is flanked by small bushes. Leading up to it is a brick pathway, and at the bottom of the path is a banner with the words "Public Library Town of Boscawen 1913." On the lower left is written Class, followed by a line for writing, and on the lower right is Number with a line for writing. On the back is a handwritten note indicating that the item was previously part of the Hovey Collection.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1913
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.020
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5”H x 3 and ½”W