Still Image

Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz

Date Unknown / Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an image of a sailing ship with black sails with crosses on them. Behind the ship is a sword, and beneath is the text "Por Castilla y por Leon, Ex libris Manuel A. Ortiz," which possibly refers to the Spanish community of Castilla y Leon. It is marked from Milan, Italy, on the back.

~ Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy, “Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1696.

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Title

Bookplate for Manuel A. Ortiz

Subject

Bookplates
Ships in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring an image of a sailing ship with black sails with crosses on them. Behind the ship is a sword, and beneath is the text "Por Castilla y por Leon, Ex libris Manuel A. Ortiz," which possibly refers to the Spanish community of Castilla y Leon. It is marked from Milan, Italy, on the back.

Creator

Francesco Gamba, Milan, Italy

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
spa

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.174

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5 and ¼”H x 3 and ¾”W