BOOKPLATE FOR H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON, ESQ.

BY PATTEN WILSON

Image is of a bookplate illustrating a sun behind a woman s floating head The sun is positioned in the upper part of the image with rays pointing downwards. The woman s floating head is in the centre of the image looking downwards with her hair parted in the middle There are wings behind the woman s floating head with a snake reaching towards the sun rising from the top of the woman s head Below the head there is a transcription that reads EX LIBRIS Below this transcription there is a white sign with the transcription HB MARRIOTT WATSON N which is surrounded by five white hearts against a black background The image is framed by a series of layered hearts in a zigzag pattern The image is horizontally displayed

MLA citation:

Wilson, Patten. “Bookplate for H.B. Marriott Watson, Esq.” The Yellow Book, vol. 13, 1897, p. 197. Yellow Book Digital Edition, edited by Dennis Denisoff and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, 2011-2014. The Yellow Nineties 2.0, Ryerson University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2020, https://1890s.ca/yb13-wilson-marriott/

magazine_images The Yellow Book 13 Bookplate for H.B. Marriott Watson, Esq. Patten Wilson 1897 Pen and Ink Illustration Wings and Hearts Human Figure and Female Figure/ Woman 1890s Day, Sun, Outdoor setting, and Exterior