Bookplates; Armorial bookplates; Labels; Book Plate Association International
Wreath topped by an eagle behind a shield with the pattern of the American flag with thirteen stars and stripes. A torch is on either side of the eagle. The bottom of the wreath features an open book and a series of ten decorative shields or coats...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: Label for "Smith's Tonic Syrup or Vegetable Febrifuge Caution," signed "Jno. J. Smith Proprietor" and bordered by leaves and fleur de lis; dark image, possibly of...
Woman in classical dress with long hair sitting with knees bent in front of blowing branches which are inside a circular frame. The frame and woman are on a panel decorated with leaves. A scroll containing the Latin phrase "Salix Potius...
Woman in classical dress sitting with a scroll in her lap overlooking the water. The woman is framed by a circular border with decorative elements. The circle is contained inside a rectangular frame with a floral element in each of the four...
Woman in classical dress kneels with a shovel planting a small tree. The image is framed by a circular scroll with text inside a rectangular border. At the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." Inside the circular scroll is the...
Bookplates; Labels; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Woman in a colonial era dress within a circular frame. The circle is contained by a decorative rectangular panel with columns on either side and a scrolled top and base. Above the circle is the phrase "Ex Libris." At the base of the panel...
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.
White bird with extended wings [possibly a gull] flying over the water with smaller birds in the background. The water is inside a decorative circular border. The bird's wings extend beyond the border. Below the image are the phrase "Ex...
View of a two-story house with shrubbery inside a decorative frame with ornamental flourishes. Inside the frame above the house is the phrase "Ex Libris." The name "William J. Dodd" is below the house. The house has been...
Two silhouettes in profile. On the left is a man reading a book and on the right is a woman dipping a feather pen into an ink quill. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." The names "Elbridge & Marion Fulks" is below the...
Two elves putting books away. One elf stands on a stack of three books and hands a book up to an elf kneeling on a shelf with books. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top of the design. The name "Ann Talbot Day" is to the right...
Trees and a castle in silhouette framed by a circular border with text. The border contains the text "He is never alone who is accompanied by noble thoughts." In front of the border is a knight in armor on a horse. Below the horse is a...
Bookplates; Labels; Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624/5
Three ships identified as Godspeede, Susan Constant, and Discovery under a sky with stars. Within the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Above the ships is the identification "Order of First Families of Virginia 1607-1620." Below...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of "Bottled by Barton Distilling Company Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky," the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of,...
The Ainslie Hewett Bookplate Collection features 104 bookplates designed by Louisville native (George) Ainslie Hewett between 1909 and 1951. The bookplates were created for notable Louisville residents, as well as for clients across the United...
