Bookplates
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Labels affixed to a book to indicate ownership and often its location in a collection. They may be printed or engraved, frequently with a distinctive design, pasted or tipped into books on the inside of the upper cover.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bookplate, William Frederick Havemeyer, from Book-Plates of To-day by Tonnele & Company New York, 1902
Item — Box 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ephemera collected by Geo. Gregory Smart related to the memory and popular image of George Washington. The collection includes postcards, calendars, cigar boxes covers, stamps and first day covers, programs for anniversary events, books and pamphlets, hat stands, billheads, stationary, cartes-de-visite, playing cards, and puzzles. Some items are catchy such as a hat stand touting the motto “friends you can hang your hat on,” while others are designed to be more educational such as...
Dates:
1902
Restrike of George Washington's bookplate, 1800s
Item — Box 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ephemera collected by Geo. Gregory Smart related to the memory and popular image of George Washington. The collection includes postcards, calendars, cigar boxes covers, stamps and first day covers, programs for anniversary events, books and pamphlets, hat stands, billheads, stationary, cartes-de-visite, playing cards, and puzzles. Some items are catchy such as a hat stand touting the motto “friends you can hang your hat on,” while others are designed to be more educational such as...
Dates:
1800s
