Design for a Bookplate
Date1912
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumInk and graphite on board
Dimensionscomposition: 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 6.4 cm)
sheet: 5 7/16 × 3 3/4 in. (13.8 × 9.5 cm)
sheet: 5 7/16 × 3 3/4 in. (13.8 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1986
Object number1986-135.221
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe inscription at center indicates space for a mortise—an open space in a printing plate for the insertion of type. There is no indication that this design was ever produced, but the mortise would have allowed for the personalization of the bookplate for various owners.
