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Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine

Date Unknown / George Wharton Edwards

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a photograph of Everett Herrick in an oval frame, over a detailed drawing of a bookshelf in front of ivy-twined columns. Above the columns are banners with the library name, and "the Everett Herrick Fund." Below the bookshelf is a frame containing the academy's seal and additional text which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of Medicine from the Proceeds of the Everett Herrick Fund.”

~ George Wharton Edwards, “Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1706.

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Title

Bookplate for New York Academy of Medicine

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a photograph of Everett Herrick in an oval frame, over a detailed drawing of a bookshelf in front of ivy-twined columns. Above the columns are banners with the library name, and "the Everett Herrick Fund." Below the bookshelf is a frame containing the academy's seal and additional text which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of Medicine from the Proceeds of the Everett Herrick Fund.”

Creator

George Wharton Edwards

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

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Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.164

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

5 and ½”H x 4”W