Ex libris bookplate for William C. Mills with skeleton – Antique Wall Art
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Description
Step back in time with Ex libris bookplate for William C. Mills with skeleton, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Ex libris bookplate for William C. Mills with skeleton
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A skeleton in a bookplate is an unusual choice, and it sets this piece apart from the more typical armorial or floral designs on the Libraries board. An ex libris, or bookplate, is a small printed label pasted inside a book's front cover to show who owned it, and collectors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries often commissioned them with pictorial motifs that reflected their own interests. The memento mori figure of Death, with its grinning skull, long symbolized the brevity of life, so pairing it with a collector's name invites the viewer to wonder about the owner's tastes, humor, or private reading. Looking closely at the linework and lettering can also reveal the engraving or lithographic methods common to the period.
| Original scan | 4,463 × 6,258 px · prints to 15 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15537_BookplateofarchaeologistWillia |
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