Still Image

Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style bookplate in red ink on ivory paper featuring a large letter N for the owner's last name. There is a naked female figure behind the N, holding a sword and scale and standing on a globe. Floral scrollwork surrounds her.

~ “Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1699.

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Title

Bookplate for Dr. Hans Nissl

Subject

Bookplates
Women in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in red ink on ivory paper featuring a large letter N for the owner's last name. There is a naked female figure behind the N, holding a sword and scale and standing on a globe. Floral scrollwork surrounds her.

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

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.171

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

2 and ½”H x 2 and ½”W.