Edward Penfield, his book (LOC)

Penfield, Edward,, 1866-1925,, bookplate designer.

 

Edward Penfield, his book

 

[between ca. 1900 and 1925]

 

1 print : woodcut, two colors ; bookplate 7.5 x 7.6 cm.

 

Notes:

Exhibit caption (2014): Artist Edward Penfield carved this elegant bookplate for himself during the heyday of the medium. Bookplates, were not only pasted into books, they were actively collected and traded. Ruthven Deane, a lawyer by trade, and bird watcher and bookplate collector by hobby, assembled a fine collection of approximately 15,000 plates. That, in combination with plates donated by the American Society for Bookplate Collectors and Designers, still an active organization, makes the Library a destination for researching and enjoying these small prints. DLC

Title devised by Library staff.

Bookplate shows a cat looking at an open book.

Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection.

 

Subjects:

Penfield, Edward,--1866-1925--Associated objects.

Cats--1900-1930.

 

Format: Bookplates--1900-1930.

Woodcuts--Color--1900-1930.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.15528

 

Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1935:144.4519 [item]

 

 

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