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Bookplate of Marie Hay

Print
1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bookplate of Marie Hay, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1898'. The plate features a music room with keyboard instrument, a book of Schuman's work and Tennyson's poetry, and an inscription on the wall reading 'Esto Sol Testis'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBookplate of Marie Hay (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Engraved bookplate of Marie Hay, signed and dated Inv. W.P.B. 1898.
Physical description
Bookplate of Marie Hay, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1898'. The plate features a music room with keyboard instrument, a book of Schuman's work and Tennyson's poetry, and an inscription on the wall reading 'Esto Sol Testis'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.75in
  • Width: 3.625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inv. W.P.B. 1898.
  • Esto Sol Testis
    Translation
    'Esto Sol Testis' is Latin for 'Let the Sun be your Witness'
Credit line
Given by Mr. Norman Meredith
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.2031-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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