Still Image

Bookplate for John Thomas Lee

1916 / W.F. Hopson

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border featuring floral motifs. Banners on the right and left sides of the frame bear the names Champlain, Hennepin, Lahontan, Columbus, Cabot, and Cartier. The image in the frame is of a man in indigenous American garb looking out to see, where there is a sailing ship and a setting or rising sun. The man is holding a bow and has a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. In the foreground are three books, and above the sun is a map of Central and North America with coat-of-arms divided into many parts in the top left corner. Below the image is a scroll with the text "Ex libris John Thomas Lee."

~ W.F. Hopson, “Bookplate for John Thomas Lee,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1733.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for John Thomas Lee

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border featuring floral motifs. Banners on the right and left sides of the frame bear the names Champlain, Hennepin, Lahontan, Columbus, Cabot, and Cartier. The image in the frame is of a man in indigenous American garb looking out to see, where there is a sailing ship and a setting or rising sun. The man is holding a bow and has a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. In the foreground are three books, and above the sun is a map of Central and North America with coat-of-arms divided into many parts in the top left corner. Below the image is a scroll with the text "Ex libris John Thomas Lee."

Creator

W.F. Hopson

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Date

1916

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.137

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and 1/2"H x 3 and 1/2"W.