Motley fool or jester in profile inside a decorative circular border. Inside the border is the name "George Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is a panel containing the text "Motley's the only...
Portrait of Ainslie Hewett of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a fedora, wire-framed glasses, and bow tie. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph is warped down the left side and very discolored. Handwritten on back of image: Ainslie Hewett,...
Baby riding a fish framed by ornamental decorative elements including stars and other shapes. Below the baby and fish are the name "Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "His Book." This bookplate was designed for the artist's first...
Decorative blue oval framed containing the name "Ida Ainslie Hewett" and the Latin phrase "Ne te Quaesiveris Extra." Ida Florence Ainslie Hewett (1858-1931) was the mother of Ainslie Hewett. The daughter of George Ainslie and...
Silhouette of a boy playing a horn underneath a tree framed by a decorative circular border. Below the border is an open book with musical notes on both pages. Below the book are two birds in profile with an oval panel containing the name...
Boy in a tunic top standing on a rock and blowing a long, narrow horn. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the image is the name "Edward Wilson Hewett." Edward Wilson Hewett, an artist and writer, is the eldest son...
Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in...
Decorative shield with a row of three birds on top and a fourth bird above a painter's palette on the bottom. Below the shield is an open book. The name "Mary Verhoeff" is below the book. Decorative torches are on either side of the...
Black dog and smaller white dog look up at a birdfeeder with a bird on its edge. A fence with two posts is in the background. The image is inside an oval frame on a panel with vertical stripes. The name "Minnie Marvin Wheeler" is at the...
Shield with a thick, angled stripe and three circles. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the design is the word "Oxmoor." At the bottom is the name "Thomas Walker Bullitt." Thomas Walker...
Sundial with ivy and floral bushes inside oval surrounded by floral green background. The name "Laure Josephine Cassidy" is at the top. In a white stripe near the top of the design is the quotation "Follow the Sun as I his favor...
Knight in armor astride a horse. Below the horse is a shield containing the name "Caroline Belknap Allen" and a cross. Caroline Allen was the daughter of William Burke Belknap (1811-1889), who founded what became Belknap Hardware &...
Five brick steps surrounded by trees, grass, and flowers. The image is inside an oval within a decorative panel. Below the oval is the name "Mabel Hitt Clover." These elements are framed by an oval border. Green ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett...
Decorative rectangular panel. At the top are two cherubs in silhouette holding a garland. The name "Beatrice Wilson" is in the center of the panel. Below the name is the phrase "Her Book." Beatrice Wilson was the sister-in-law...
Oval shaped frame decorated with floral elements. An open book is at the base of the frame. The name "Anna Gilbert Cowan" and the phrase "Her Book" are in the center of the frame. Anna Gilbert Cowan was the second wife of Andrew...
Bookplates; Labels; St. Luke's Church (Anchorage, Ky.)
Celtic cross with text above and below it. Above the cross is the phrase "In memory of" followed by the names "Mildred Adams and Frank Sayre Cowgill." Below the cross are the words "St. Luke's Church Anchorage." Black...
Winged animal [possibly a phoenix] in profile holding an open book. Below the animal is a scroll containing the phrase "Ex Libris" and the name "Charles Turner Cravans." Black ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.
Decorative shield with a torch on either side. At the top is an insignia featuring a ship with sails. In a circle around the insignia are the words "The Handcraft Shops Founded 1904." On the scrolls below the insignia is the phrase...
Four crusaders or musketeers sitting on a book's spine as though riding a horse. The first man waves a flag, the middle two men wave their swords, and the fourth man waves his hat. A feather sticks out of the book. Above the men is the phrase...
Fairy with wings, spiky hair, and a smile wearing a short dress. A small butterfly flies near her. Ornamental flourishes frame the image and text. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top. Below the design is the quotation "Ever let the...
