[Bookplate for Gladys Granger]

RBSC Bookplates

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.

Item Metadata

Title	[Bookplate for Gladys Granger]
Date Created	[between 1900 and 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
Person Or Corporation	Granger, Gladys
Genre	Prints
Type	Still Image
File 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.
Identifier	BP MUR SL P G736; BP_MUR_SL_P_G736
Collection	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
Provider	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
DOI	10.14288/1.0215317
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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