Still Image

Bookplate

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate featuring a five-pointed crown above three shapes with letters in them. The upper two shapes are both rounded at the top and flat on the bottom, forming a semi-circle when viewed together, and the left-hand shape has an inward curve which makes it resemble a G. The right-hand shape could be a D with a gap on the straight section, or a reversed C, and there is a lowercase "i" within it. The lower shape is flat on the top and curves to a point, with a gap in the flat section, and the letters "ail" are in the center of the shape. It is possible that these shapes along with the letters represent the name of the bookplate's owner.

~ “Bookplate,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1548.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate featuring a five-pointed crown above three shapes with letters in them. The upper two shapes are both rounded at the top and flat on the bottom, forming a semi-circle when viewed together, and the left-hand shape has an inward curve which makes it resemble a G. The right-hand shape could be a D with a gap on the straight section, or a reversed C, and there is a lowercase "i" within it. The lower shape is flat on the top and curves to a point, with a gap in the flat section, and the letters "ail" are in the center of the shape. It is possible that these shapes along with the letters represent the name of the bookplate's owner.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.321

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and 1/2"H x 3"W