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[Bookplate for Gladys Granger]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Gladys Granger] |
| Date Created | [between 1900 and 1999] |
| Sort Date | 1999 |
| Description | This heraldic bookplate is a much stylized form which echoes common features of a traditional heraldic shield. The escutcheon is an oblong round shape in Chippendale style, gules (red), charged with a pomegranate. Upon the escutcheon is a crest of an arm embowed fessways, clutching three stocks of wheat or corn. Surrounding the escutcheon is an ornate border, surrounded by leaves and flowers. Below the escutcheon is a banner styled the same way as the escutcheon, with owner's name within. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : lithography ; 7.4 x 10.6 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | Granger, Gladys |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | Possibly belonging to American stage actress Gladys Granger (b.1890), who performed in "The Man Who Was, " "The Brighter Side, " and "Lucky Durham." She was married to John Knowles Hare from Montclair, New Jersey, and he was an artist known for his drypoint etching portraits and magazine cover illustrations, of which Gladys was often the model for.
References:
1) "Gladys Granger." Internet Broadway Database. Accessed 31 Oct. 2007. http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=42805
2) "J. Knowles Hare Jr (1887-1947)." Artiques Roadshow. Accessed 31 Oct 2007. http://www.artiquesroadshow.com/Paintings.htm. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL P G736 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_P_G736 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL P G736 |
| Date Available | 2007 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca |
| Transcript | Gladys Granger |
| DOI | 1.0215317 |
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