Bookplate Acknowledging Gift to the Boston Public Library from the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Memorial Fund, 1890-1910
THF291269 / Bookplate Acknowledging Gift to the Boston Public Library from the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Memorial Fund, 1890-1910
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Artifact Overview
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bookplate
Date Made
1890-1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
RC.1.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in (bookplate)
Width: 3 in (bookplate)
Height: 8 in (mount)
Width: 6 in (mount)
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SetEx Libris
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Bookplates, or ex libris, were commonly used in the late 19th and 20th centuries to mark ownership of books and to express personal style. The bookplates in this set -- only a sampling of those in the collection of The Henry Ford -- capture common design trends, as well as the individual tastes of the influential people who used them.