Bookplate for Helen Mooney Fenton
1935 / Webb, James Elwood (1884-1940)
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The central image is of a landscape with trees and mountains, and it is set in a frame with an arched top and a banner that reads, "Ex libris." Beneath is a bookshelf and the text "Helen Mooney Fenton." Handwritten on the back is "1036 Brett Ave., Pasadena, Calif., 1935, 2nd printing."
~ Webb, James Elwood (1884-1940), “Bookplate for Helen Mooney Fenton,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 26, 2025, https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1786.
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Title
Bookplate for Helen Mooney Fenton
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The central image is of a landscape with trees and mountains, and it is set in a frame with an arched top and a banner that reads, "Ex libris." Beneath is a bookshelf and the text "Helen Mooney Fenton." Handwritten on the back is "1036 Brett Ave., Pasadena, Calif., 1935, 2nd printing."
Creator
Webb, James Elwood (1884-1940)
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1935
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.086
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ¼”H x 2 and ½”W