Robert Graham Evans.
Title
Robert Graham Evans .
Creator
Hewett, Ainslie, 1880-1963 (bookplate designer)
Description
Ornate manuscript page with a small shield featuring three fanged animal heads [possibly boars] and a thick angled stripe . The text on the page is "I have a shelf in my library for tried authors ; one in my mind for tried principles ; and one in my heart for tried friends. " Next to the shield is the name "Robert Graham Evans. " Above the shield is a crown and an identical animal's head . A banner with the phrase "Pro Patria " is at the bottom of the shield . Brown ink . Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year .
Bookplate Technique Code
P4 - Commercial photogravure , rotogravure
Subject
Bookplates Armorial bookplates Labels
People Named
Evans, Robert Graham
Date Original
1928
Object Type
Relief prints
Source
11.4 x 7.6 cm. bookplate. Folder: Bookplates - Evans, Robert Graham, in Ainslie Hewett (1880-1963) Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
Ainslie Hewett (1880-1963) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hewett/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Language
eng
Image Name
ULAL Evans , Robert Graham
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