IMAGE
Various artists :[New Zealand bookplates commissioned by persons whose names begin with T, collected by David Graham. 1860s - 1950s].
- Date
- 1862 - 1955
- By
- Bridgman, George Frederick Thomas, 1897?-1966; Brown, Elizabeth, active 1954; Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Hill, Mabel, 1872-1956; Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989; Manchester, Nan, active 1952; Mills, Marjory Hinemoa, 1896-1987; Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965; Percy, William Stratford, 1872-1946; Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956; Rule, Percival Watts, 1889-1953; Smith, Doris R M, active 1940s?; Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935; Sutton, William Alexander, 1917-2000; Taylor, Ernest Mervyn, 1906-1964; Tilsley, Lydia Louise, 1898-1983; Tornquist, Herbert Richard, 1897-1969; Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra, 1894-1982
- Reference
- BOOKPLATES-GRAHAM-NZ-T
- Description
Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made.
Contains plates made for:
C M T (engraving, n.d.)
Douglas S Tait (by Nan Manchester, 1952)
John Tattersall (by E Mervyn Taylor)
Tauhara Book Club (by John Moore, Eastbourne)
Tawa Flat School Library (1941)
C R H Taylor (n.d.)
E Mervyn Taylor (by himself, 1949)
Joye Taylor (by Elizabeth Brown, 1954)
Terence Taylor (by E Mervyn Taylor)
T J Taylor (by W A Sutton, 1951)
Hugh B Tennent (heraldic, n.d.)
D E Theomin (by Mabel Hill, 1925)
Minnie Thomas (by Marjorie H Mills, n.d.)
W H Preston Thomas (by E. M., 1947)
Annie Sinclair Thomson 1862-1940 (Printed by J Wilkie Dunedin)
Miss Monique Thorpe (by Louise Tilsley 1935-36)
Timaru Boys' High School Library (by Percy Watts Rule, 1934)
Charmion Tornquist (by Herbert R Tornquist, n.d.)
Tornquist (by Herbert R Tornquist, n.d.)
NZ Government Tourist Bureau (by George Bridgman, 1945)
James Treloar (by Doris R M Smith)
H J Trembath (n.d.)
Walt Whitman Library collected by W H Trimble donated [to Hocken Library] by his daughter D H Stewart (by H Towse?, 1927)
Tripp (heraldic, n.d.)
H & E Tuck (by Hilda Wiseman, 1940)
Alexander Turnbull Library (four by unknown artist, plus plates by Walter Crane, D H Souter (2), and C Praetorius)
Robert Turnbull (by W S Percy)
R G Turnidge (by N Lonsdale, 1936)
I H Twentyman (heraldic, n.d.)
Quantity: 38 b&w art print(s) on bookplates..
Physical Description: Engravings, etchings
Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s] / Various artists: [New Zealand bookplates collected by David Graham. 18-- - 1950s].
- Format
- 38 b&w art print(s) on bookplates., Bookplates, Engravings, etchings
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Copyright
Unknown[Crane, Walter], 1845-1915 :E libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [1891]
Date: 1891
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1891-01
Description: Shows a man wrestling with a bull and turning its head, intended as a pun on Turnbull's surname. A rebus bookplate by Walter Crane. Other Titles - From the collections of Alexander H Turnbull. Fortune favours the bold. See MS-Papers-0057-018 for correspondence from Crane to Turnbull about this bookplate - 1891 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Line block print, 107 x 89 mm. Provenance: Commissioned from notable English Pre-Raphaelite artist Walter Crane by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull during a stay in England, for £10.
[Johnson, Graham], fl 1896-1909 :Ex libris Alexander H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci [...
Date: 1912
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Johnson, Graham, active 1896-1909
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1912-01
Description: Shows an heraldic design with clam shells in an outer rectangular frame, containing an oval frame containing one large bull's head with four linked rings at its neck above a helmet on top of a shield featuring three bulls' heads run through with swords. Below, Alexander Turnbull's name is flanked by small panels showing wreathed angels. Article by Penny Griffith in "Turnbull Library record", October 1979, page 107, suggests that this may be a bookplate designed in 1896. However, a small "GJ" monogram at centre left shows the date 1912 beneath it. Other Titles - From the collections of Alexander H Turnbull. Fortune favours the bold. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Half tone block print, 102 x 73 mm, on sheet 116 x 90 mm.
Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935 :Ex libris Alex H Turnbull. Fortuna favet audaci / D H S...
Date: 1909
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1909-02
Description: A bookplate in art nouveau style, showing a mermaid seen from the back, with an ornate double tail. Behind her, three yachts sail on a swirling ocean. There is a clam shell at centre left. Original drawing for this bookplate is at A-136-004 Other Titles - From the collections of Alex H Turnbull Other Titles - Fortune favours the bold Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Line block print, 130 x 99 mm.
Taylor, Ernest Mervyn, 1906-1964 :J; Jane Taylor [Bookplate for Jane Taylor aged 4 1/2....
Date: 1949 - 1950
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Taylor, Ernest Mervyn, 1906-1964
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-T-01
Description: A bookplate printed in red ink featuring a capital "J" surrounded by circus performers: a woman standing on horseback, a seal, and a clown holding balloons, each with one of the letters of Jane Taylor's name. A bookplate for the artist's small daughter who was very interested in clowns and circuses at the time (See artist's note on back of plate). The artist was married in 1937 and had a son and a daughter. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 73 x 69 mm. Processing information: Currently housed with other framed plates exhibited in Barbara Blake's bookplate exhibition "Ex Libris; New Zealand bookplates 1925-1950", National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 1992 (BOOKPLATES-NZ-Framed)
Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935 :Ex libris Alex H Turnbull / D H Souter, '09.
Date: 1909
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1909-01
Description: A bookplate in art nouveau style, showing a mermaid seen from the front, with an ornate double tail. Behind her, two yachts sail on a swirling ocean. Original drawing for this bookplate is at A-136-002 Other Titles - 1909 Other Titles - From the collections of Alex H Turnbull Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Line block print, 90 x 72 mm.
Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956: Ex libris Alex H Turnbull / C Praetorius
Date: [ca 1908]
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Praetorius, Charles William James, 1868-1956
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1910-01
Description: A bookplate design showing two women sitting and one standing in front of a whare with an elaborately carved front porch. The whole is surrounded by a border using Maori carving designs. Original drawing for this bookplate is at A-136-013 The artist may be Herbert Williams, a close friend of Turnbull's, who printed another bookplate for Turnbull on his Te Rau Press. 'Praetorius' is almost certainly a pseudonym. Other Titles - From the collections of Alexander H Turnbull Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Line block print, 85 x 65 mm, on sheet 129 x 90 mm.
Berry, Reginald George James, 1906-1979 :Alexander Turnbull Library Wellington, New Zea...
Date: 1951
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Berry, Reginald George James, 1906-1979
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1951-01
Description: Shows Zealandia with a New Zealand flag on left, and a Maori warrior on right: between them are two shields, one with the Turnbull coat-of-arms, one with New Zealand insignia. A smaller copy is also glued to the same backing; its size is 65 x 52 mm. Other Titles - Fortune favours the bold The ink drawing for this plate was previously dated ca 1930, but a letter dated 1 November 1951, and enclosing the printed bookplate (from Clyde Taylor to David H Graham), says "I send you a few copies of our new bookplate, drawn to our own design by James Berry" (leter housed at BOOKPLATES-Graham-H-Turnbull-1951-01). This suggests the bookplate was made in 1951, although it is possible that it was a 1951 re-issue. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, 107 x 90 mm.
[New Zealand Government Printer] :Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, N.Z. ; Dieu e...
Date: 1920
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-1920-01
Description: Shows Britannia holding a New Zealand flag at left, and a Maori warrior to right of a shield bearing three bulls' heads pierced by swords and surmounted by a helmet and a bull's head. The original drawing for this plate is at A-136-005. This was the standard bookplate used in the Library's early days. See TL 3/1/1/ 12 Sept 1986 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, 112 x 76 mm.
Artist unknown :Fortuna favet audaci. Alexander H. Turnbull. [Heraldic bookplate. ca 18...
Date: 1895 - 1930
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-Turnbull-01
Description: An armorial bookplate showing a shield with three bulls' heads on swords, topped by a larger bull's head above a hemlet. Artist and date unknown. Reproduced as Figure VI in the article by Penny Griffith in "Turnbull Library record", volume XII, no. 2, October 1979, page 109. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 115 x 83 mm. mounted on red backing