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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ¾”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
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Title
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Bookplate for Ella Ackerly
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a line border. There is a drawing of an open book on a desk, a chair, and bookshelves in the background. Across the top are the words "Ex-libris" and the name Ells Ackerly is printed in a textbox below the image. "[Copyright] S. Co" is printed in the bottom right corner.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
S.Co.
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.001
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Ackerly
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ½”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for John Percy Coleman Alden
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Sailing ships in art
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a scene of a three-masted sailing ship over an ocean with billowy clouds in the background. The scene is surrounded by a border that resembles an architectural pediment with columns along the sides and decorative ledges at the top and bottom. In a blank space along the bottom ledge is the name John Percy Coleman Alden.
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.003
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Alden
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ½”H x 2 and 7/8”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on white paper featuring a comedy mask. A black bird is perched above on a ribbon trailing from the mask. The central image is surrounded by a border in the style of a stone carving with spirals in the four corners. The name Thomas Bailey Aldrich is written across three sides of the border, and the bottom bears the phrase "His Mark."
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Stillimage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.004
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Aldrich
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ½”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Mary Rawson Amen Memorial Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A heraldic bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a patterned border. The shield is charged with a four-cornered castle on a field of blue and black parted horizontally. Above it is a wreath topped by a left-facing black bird's head holding a ring in its beak. The motto "Laus Virtutis Actio," which loosely translates from Latin to "Praise the power of action," appears on a banner beneath the shield. Beneath the image is the inscription "Mary Rawson Amen Memorial Collection The Gift of Harlan Page Amen."
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Stillimage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.005
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
amen
armorial
bookplate
ex libris
heraldic
Pearson
-
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081196e105f5e2793db80b745b44e799
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
5”H x 3 and ½”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for American Antiquarian Society
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
An elaborate pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The central image is a room with three bookshelves on the far wall, and a window on the right. Under the window is a simple bench, and a ladder leans against the central bookshelf. In the foreground is a table with books, scrolls, and loose papers. Above this image are two portraits of previous Antiquarian Society Presidents, with their names and dates of service written on the ovals framing their portraits. On the left is written Isaiah Thomas Pres't, 1812-1831." On the right is "Stephen Salisbury Pres't 1854-1884." Above these portraits is a circle with the words "Nec Poterit Ferrum, Nec Edax Abolere Vetustas" surrounding an image of a classical building with columns and a rotunda, and "Amer. Antiq. Soc" engraved on the portico. The Latin phrase is from Ovid's Metmorphoses and translates to "Nor sword, nor the gnawing tooth of time shall ever be able to destroy." In front of the building is a male winged figure draped in a robe, sitting on a globe and holding a scythe which has broken against an hourglass. The central image and the insets above them are surrounded by a border in the style of decorative columns, with heavy drapery at the top. Beneath the image is the inscription "Ex libris American Antiquarian Society Founded 1812," written in blackletter script.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J.B.J. Wilcox, Boston
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Stillimage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.006
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
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eng
antiquarian
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
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Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ¾”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
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Title
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Bookplate for Edgar W. Anthony
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A heraldic bookplate in black ink on ivory paper drawn with rough lines. The shield is charged with a lion's head on a field of silver and blue, divided into thirds. Above it is a wreath topped with a goat's head facing left. Beneath the shield is the name Edgar W. Anthony and an inscription in handwriting that reads "The wicked borroweth, but returneth not."
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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Stillimage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.007
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Anthony
armorial
bookplate
ex libris
heraldic
Pearson
pictorial
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ¾”H x 3 and ½”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Dris. Colemanni Arady
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with an image of a small raft made from a book sailing in stylized water. On the raft are smaller books, an inkpot and quill, and a man wearing a pointed hat and tunic who is steering with a rudder. "Tinta" is written on the inkpot, and the raft has a sail with a simple pattern on on its bottom edge and Ex-libris written at the top of it. "Sassy" is signed within the waves. Underneath this image is the inscription "Dris.Colemanni Arady De Vizkelet."
Creator
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Sassy Atilla
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1923
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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Stillimage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.008
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
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eng
Arady
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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48e5abc932e1a7721327185690443f5a
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ½”H x 3”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Atkinson
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The shield is charged with a two-headed eagle on a field of gold and white. The top third of the shield bears two left-facing birds on either side of a rose. Above this is a wreath topped by a left-facing eagle. A banner beneath the shield reads "Deus Protector noster" which translates from Latin to "God is our protector," and below this is the name Atkinson in blackletter script..
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.009
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
armorial
Atkinson
bookplate
ex libris
heraldic
Pearson
-
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5446ef9fbf4858d70501d93d6dea234b
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
2 and ¼”H x 1 and ½”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A typographic-style bookplate in black ink on white paper with a border patterned with ovals and small circles, with stylized anchors in each corner. The text reads "From the Library of Louis J. Bailey." In the center of the bookplate is a small illustration of an open book with eight bookmarks between various pages. Above and beneath the text are simple, botanical scrollwork designs. Handwritten on the back of the bookplate is "Typographic; Anthoensen, Fred; 1947, Portland, ME; Louis J. Bailey."
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Fred Anthoensen
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.010
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Bailey
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
typographic
-
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72af17ad6930ddb934bc47f8427cac97
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ½”H x 3”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Louis Jonathan Bailey
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a detailed portrait of Thomas Hardy, whose name is written in cursive across the bottom of his bust. A simple border design with two wheat ears surrounds the portrait, and a box beneath reads "Ex libris Louis Jonathan Bailey." Handwritten on the back of the bookplate is, “U.S. Werhuer, Edmund; 1940; Jamaica, NY; Louis J. Bailey plate. For Hardy books. Portrait of Thomas hardy from photo of Wm. Strang’s etching. Autograph from one of Mr. Bailey’s books.”
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Edmund Werhuer, Jamaica, NY
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.011
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
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eng
Bailey
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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303ecd6cd9f5a82d0506d23e29d6fe22
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ½”H x 2 and ¾”W.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Sailing ships in art
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. There is a drawing of a sailing frigate at sea, with two birds in the foreground. On one mast is a symbol bearing the initials LB, and on a larger mast are three round castle turrets. A banner above the ship reads "Ex libris Louis J Bailey," and a banner below the ship reads "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away."
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
C. Frank Norris
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1914
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.012
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Bailey
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/e5f368a425c347ec7f4851d7a88d0a22.jpg
e2f11c8e256423c306a3f7695149de3a
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ¾”H x 3 and ½”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Ralph Sylvester Bartlett
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on white paper. A crest divided into eight partitions featuring different insignias is topped by two wreaths, one with a swan rampant and the other with a castle turret. Beneath the shield is a simple banner reading "MATURE." "Ex libris Ralph Sylvester Bartlett" is written beneath in script.
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.013
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
armorial
Bartlett
bookplate
ex libris
heraldic
Pearson
-
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2526a0701cd8ae44b81cef5d413def77
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ¼”H x 3 and ¼”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Bay City Public Library
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a multi-line border. The central image is of a landscape with trees and bushes in the foreground, and a sailing ship in the midground. In the background at the right is what appears to be a building with tall smokestacks from which smoke is rising. This image is framed in a circle surrounded by a black square. Beneath is the a rectangular border around the text "Bay City Public Library Established ~~1869." The text is flanked by two lit oil lamps with small scroll paintings above them.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Frances Fitch
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.014
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Bay City
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/7df06c3c1b55906266a2c91392917a32.jpg
6cca5f10bfe934dcec819559f2c46d6f
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Charmian Wooton Beam
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in sepia tones on ivory paper, featuring a pile of books with a bouquet of flowers in a shallow vase placed on top of them. One flower has fallen from the vase onto the books. A banner above reads "Ex libris," and a banner below reads "Charmain Wooton Beam" in a serif font.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.015
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Beam
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/717ab2172b57d950d14241e6891185bc.jpg
7121ffff0879557d11a2475ac09f522c
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
6 and ¼”H x 4 and ½”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Nellie M. Bemis
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in dark brown ink on ivory paper with a line border, featuring a sketch of a seascape with a rocky coast and several coniferous trees. In the background is a lighthouse. Above the image is a text box that reads "Nellie M. Bemis." At the bottom of the image is a small lower border of ivy with the text "NO" in a small bubble.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.016
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
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eng
Bemis
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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2e2392b2b1eb4009ae2711858989c00e
Dublin Core
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Title
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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4”H x 3”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Bismarck Public Library
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an ornate Celtic knot border. In the center of the bookplate is a drawing of Greek comedy and tragedy masks on a black background with a small, simple border. The text above the masks reads "Bismarck Public Library," and the text below them reads "Presented by Clarence B. Little"
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.017
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
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eng
Bismark
bookplate
ex libris
Little
Pearson
typographic
-
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645fb079e6a2a160b68850343bed8c21
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Judith Cary Blair
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A simple pictorial bookplate in black and brown ink on ivory paper, featuring three illustrations and a simple brown line border. At the top right is a set of three books standing upright, with the text "EX libris" to the left and below them. Beneath this are an open book with black text and a brown illustration, and a simple drawing of a double-masted ship. Beneath these is the name "Judith Cary Blair."
Source
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpeg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.018
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Blair
bookplate
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
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1240948bade45ecde5f75374a1168056
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ¾”H x 4 and ¼”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for E.G. Boreham
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial -style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The central image is an open book surrounded by a ring of dancing figures holding hands. At the bottom right is a wave, and there is a stylized gust of wind on the left side of the book. Above the book is written "EX-libris" and beneath is a text box bearing the name E.G. Borham. A handwritten note on the back reads "Hovey coll. Patch."
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
N.S.W., Sydney, Australia
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1932
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.019
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
bookplate
Boreham
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/cc16f33591179e0dcd2c06599a2d07bc.jpg
0733a61a0c7f832c754dbe64e88f3053
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
5”H x 3 and ½”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Boscawen Public Library
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Architecture in art
Description
An account of the resource
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
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1913
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.020
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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View our <a href="https://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
bookplate
Boscawen
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
-
https://portsmouthexhibits.org/files/original/99422e29c0f195481693b1fe282fca13.jpg
1c275fb090a92a6b3c31974665890a53
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection <br />--text::A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material by local artist and musician, Helen Pearson, from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies.<br />--images::1814,1551
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
4 and ¼”H x 2 and ¾”W
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Bookplate for Fanny Brandeis
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bookplates
Description
An account of the resource
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on mottled ivory paper. The central image is of a standing man and woman in ancient Greek clothing. The man is on the left and holds a harp. There is a pegasus behind them, a small structure with a pile of books between them, and a small shrub to the right. In the distance is the Parthenon. Beneath this image is the name Fanny Brandeis above a short segment of musical notation. On either side is a pair of fish. Surrounding the whole image is a simple border with stylized flowers.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
G. Cecere
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1924
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-MS: 1925.1.021
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Rights
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eng
bookplate
Brandeis
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial
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Title
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Creator
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Helen Pearson was the original collector of these bookplates.
Contributor
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Collected and arranged by Helen Pearson & Dorothy Vaughan, beginning 1925.
Digitization and database creation, Jessica Ross, Spring/Summer 2017.
Omeka additions and metadata, R. Nielsen, 2023.
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Identifier
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PPL-MS 1925.1
Subject
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Historic bookplates
Description
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A collection of 336+ historic bookplates and corresponding material from local artist and musician Helen Pearson. These bookplates were accumulated from her travels, acquaintances, other collectors and membership into several national and international bookplate societies. The collection was initially created and organized by Pearson. It arrived at Portsmouth Public Library as a bequest upon her passing on August 19, 1949. The collection was added to and at least partially mounted by then Library Director, Dorothy Vaughan.
One of the highlights of this collection is Pearson's own bookplate, sketched by her in 1927 and inspired by a comet she saw in Portsmouth. Born Nov. 13, 1870, Pearson was a Portsmouth native and raised in an artistic family. Her father, Amos Pearson, was a florist and music teacher originally from Ipswich, MA. Pearson's mother, Susan, also from Portsmouth, was both an artist and musician as well. The Pearson family boarded local artists, including Susan's sister, Mary E.B. Miller. Miller, who earned her living as a portrait painter, lived with the family for much of Pearson’s childhood. Other tenants in the Pearson home included illustrator Max Parrish and Ulysses Tenney, best known for his portraits of New Hampshire statesman, notably Franklin Pierce. Pearson was an accomplished concert pianist and attended Cowles Art School in Boston and was known for her pen and ink drawings in local publications. She spent time in both Boston and New York but preferred to live in Portsmouth where she continued her father's nursery and served as a patron of the arts.
Bookplates have existed since the fifteenth century and serve today as both historical records of ownership as well as biographical, societal, institutional, artistic and/or cultural statements. Various letters that accompany this bookplate collection acknowledge Pearson's interest in the artistic quality of the bookplates and the individuality displayed in each. Her collection features bookplates from around the globe and range from simple, typographic inserts for institutions to elaborate personal bookplates for European royalty. They have been digitized here for greater accessibility.
Date
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The materials were first arranged first by Helen Pearson and then Library Director Dorothy Vaughan between the years of 1925 and 1949.
Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Reference & Special Collections Supervisor, added these items to the city inventory and assigned an accession number to them on April 25, 2011.
Jessica Ross, Special Collections Librarian, created the finding aid and inventory of materials and began digitally scanning the bookplates individually in January of 2017.
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
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This collection was transferred to the Portsmouth Public Library from the estate of Helen Pearson upon her death in 1949 according to the terms of her will.
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
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3 and ¼”H x 3 and ¼”W
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Title
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Bookplate for Robert Alan Brannigan
Subject
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Bookplates
Sailing ships in art
Description
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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on light blue paper. There is an image of a locked chest with two books on top, and on the chest is printed the name Robert Alan Brannigan, Above the chest is a picture of a three-masted ship. The whole is surrounded by a simple line border.
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The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Format
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Jpeg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-MS: 1925.1.022
Contributor
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Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Language
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eng
bookplate
Brannigan
ex libris
Pearson
pictorial