Abstract design with floral elements divided into two sections. On the left is a rectangle containing a circle with the phrase "Ex Libris." To the right is a larger square containing a circle with the initial "NMH." Black ink....
Animal [possibly a griffin] in a circular frame on a panel with decorative elements. At the top of the panel are the name "Floyd Wright" and the phrase "His Book." Brown ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.
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...
Bearded man in classical dress holding a book and looking at a younger man sitting on steps in front of a set of columns. Books and a scroll are on the step next to the younger man. A globe and books are on the base of the column next to the...
Bird sitting on a tree branch. An axe is at the base of the tree. The background is decorated with nature elements with fleur de lis at the top and base of the design. The name "Betty French" is above the tree image. The phrase "Il...
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...
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...
Brick archway featuring a seal with the Greek words "Sigill Coll Yalen Nov Port Nov Angl" and the Latin phrase "Lux et Veritas." This is the seal for Yale University. "Vanderbilt Hall" is inscribed on the building. The...
Bridge to a castle with the sun shining through clouds. The bridge and castle are framed by a circular border with text. The text around the image is "Books are a finer world within the world." Below the border is an open book. These...
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...
Bookplates; Labels; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Circular symbol or seal for the society featuring a coat of arms or shield with a rifle, axe, and a bow and arrows. A man in silhouette stands on either side of the shield. The man on the left is in frontier-style clothes and holds a rifle. The man...
Crane flying over a body of water next to a group of trees. Decorative elements and text are above and below the image. At the top is the quotation "The power to live that lies in books?" At the bottom is the name "Dorothy Crane...
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...
Decorative oval containing a banner. Inside the banner are a bell, violin, and a small roll of sheet music. The banner also contains the text "Ex Libris" and "James P. & Merriam E. Barnes." Black ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett...
Decorative panel featuring a young man in profile wearing a helmet with wings, a horn, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), two snakes wrapped around a staff with wings (caduceus), and a scroll with Greek text. At the base...
Decorative panel with columns. In the center are the name "Sallie Bird Wilson Roach" and the phrase "Her Book." Dark blue and tan, brown, or gold ink. No signature or date.
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...
Decorative shield featuring a knight reading a book on a horse. In the background is a castle. Above the shield is a knight's helmet. A book with text lies open near the base of the shield. The book contains the text "This is [ye] way to all...
Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text...
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...
