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...
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...
Globe showing North America and South America. An anchor is behind the globe. An eagle is on top of the bird. A scroll with the Latin phrase "Semper Fidelis" is above the eagle. The name "Alexander Mackenzie Watson" is below the...
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...
Shield containing a lion, two stars, and a loving-cup, which symbolizes friendliness. Below the shield is a scroll with text. The scroll contains the Latin phrase "Ingenio Innumerator Habe." Above the shield is a fox [or dog]. Above 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...
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...
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...
Portrait of a man with a mustache in profile inside an oval frame. Inside the frame is the Latin phrase "Sunt Lachrymae Rerum." On the left is a torch with a snake wrapped around it. On the right is a scroll which continues above and...
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...
Small man in coat with tails looking out of a telescope on the top of a tower. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the image is the name "Arthur Milton Quisenberry." The image and text are framed by a rectangular...
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 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...
Ship with sails in the waves with a shining star in the background. Framing the ship is a circular border of decorative elements and stars. The text around the ship reads "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." Below 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...
Image of Auguste Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker." Above the image is the quotation "Thinking good is thanking god." Below the image are the name "Bob Saenger" and the phrase "Her Book." Brown ink. Signed AH...
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...
Bookplates; Armorial bookplates; Labels; Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning
Scalloped shield with a dragon on it. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the helmet is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the design inside a rectangular frame is the text "Gustave Arvilien Breaux...
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...
Profile of a male elf wearing oversized glasses and walking while carrying a large book. The image is framed by a circular inside a rectangle with decorative elements. Above the frame is a banner with the text "His Book." Above the banner...
