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Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Stanley King): P.169-2003

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Stanley King)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ruzicka, Rudolph

Entities

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Description

One of a collection of 62 bookplates given to John Dreyfus by Harold Hugo in September 1980 (P.164 to P.225-2003)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003) by Dreyfus, John

School or Style

American

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: From the income of the Stanley and Margaret King Fund given by Margaret Pinckney King in memory of her husband STANLEY KING President of Amherst College 1932-1946 A Proprietor, 1924-1951 BOSTON ATHENAEUM

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.169-2003
Primary reference Number: 160568

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 August 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Boston Athenaeum bookplate (Stanley King)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160568 Accessed: 2024-05-04 05:55:44

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