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[Bookplate for Mary Alice Peck]
Description
Black ink on grey paper. The top portion of the bookplate features a series of vines on which appear to be bell shaped flowers, beneath which lies the owner's name.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Mary Alice Peck]
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| Date Created |
[unknown]
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| Description |
Black ink on grey paper. The top portion of the bookplate features a series of vines on which appear to be bell shaped flowers, beneath which lies the owner's name.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : woodcut ; 10.4 x 13.7 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
The exact identity of the owner could not be determined, however based on the history of the Thomas Murray Bookplate collection and the style of the bookplate, it's possible that the owner was longtime Montreal resident Mary Alice Peck (1855-1943). Born to well-off family and educated at boarding schools in England, she was the first president of the Montreal Branch of the Women's Art Association of Canada (WAAC) in 1894. Along with May Phillips she made home arts and handicrafts, particularly weaving, a priority of WAAC and later co-founded the Canadian Handicrafts Guild with Phillips. A mother of seven children and a talented artist in her own right, she travelled extensively through Canada and the world as Chairmen of the Guild's extension committee, looking for new outreach opportunities and programs.
References: 1) McLeod, E. E. (1999) In good hands: The women of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild. Carleton University Press. Retrieved April 8, 2010 from, http://books.google.ca/books?id=npppnhZSmIIC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=%22mary+alice+peck%22+canada&source=bl&ots=r2YFzmN-FG&sig=BMKEfiFJc8sYkajKcH93XcybK_o&hl=en&ei=DYS7S8XKCobiswOyq82IBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CAwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |
| Identifier |
BP MUR CAN P P435; BP_MUR_CAN_P_P435
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P P435
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| Date Available |
2026-04-08
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0215614
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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