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[Bookplate for Marguerite H. Powter by Clare Victor Dwiggins] Dwiggins, Clare Victor
Description
Black ink printed on yellow paper. A woman in fanciful dress leans over a cherubic figure who is holding an open book. Books are scattered on the floor, below which is the bookplate owner's name. The entire scene is framed by vines and flowers.
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[Bookplate for Marguerite H. Powter by Clare Victor Dwiggins]
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| Date Created |
[between 1893 and 1958]
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| Description |
Black ink printed on yellow paper. A woman in fanciful dress leans over a cherubic figure who is holding an open book. Books are scattered on the floor, below which is the bookplate owner's name. The entire scene is framed by vines and flowers.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : offset ; 8.9 x 11.9 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Notes |
The bookplate was created by Clare Victor 'Dwig' Dwiggins (1874-1958) a prolific American cartoonist. He produced comics such as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1918), School Days (1910s-1932) and Nipper (1931-1937). He lived in New York and New Jersey until the 1940s when he moved with his family to California to work for Disney studios. He reportedly often used his wife, Betsy, as a model, perhaps an inspiration for this bookplate. The bookplate owner was likely Marguerite Howard Powter, born June 25th, 1893 in Ontario, Canada. Her parents were Arthur Edwin Powter and Helen Seaton Cockburn. She died in 1968 in Verdun, Québec. Mention of a Marguerite Powter is made in the 1912-1913 academic directory for the Montreal campus of the Université Laval, now known as Université de Montréal. She is listed as an admitted student in the Arts Program.
References: 1) Edwards, Bill (n.d.) Clare Dwiggins. Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://www.perfessorbill.com/artists/dwiggins.shtml Université de Montréal. (2010, October 29). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:38, November 8, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universit%C3%A9_de_Montr%C3%A9al&oldid=393606204 2) Universite de Montreal. (1912). Annuaire general. Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://www.archive.org/details/annuairegnra191213univ 3) Clare Victor Dwiggins. (2010, September 7). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:57, November 8, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clare_Victor_Dwiggins&oldid=383538579 4) Marguerite Howard Powter. Beath and Tait Family Tree. Retrieved November 8, 2010 from http://familytrees.genopro.com/iaintait/Beath%20and%20Tait%20families/default.htm?page=family-DuncanA.McNieceAndMargueriteHowardPowter-fam05305.htm |
| Identifier |
BP MUR SL P P698; BP_MUR_SL_P_P698
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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 SL P P698
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| Date Available |
2010
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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 |
10.14288/1.0215617
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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