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Bookplate: Herbert Spencer Allen, His Book inscribed

Frederick Garrison Hall

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tan-colored bookplate with a brown design. The design features a man in a long robe and cape standing in an arched alcove, holding an open book in his right hand. He has dark hair and faces left. The alcove has a curtain with a repeating pattern of shields. Above the man, the words "Herbert Spencer Allen" are written in brown text. Below the man, the words "His Book" are written in brown text, with a decorative design underneath. In the top-left and top-right corners of the alcove are circular designs with shields. The background of the bookplate is tan-colored. The artist's signature is in the bottom-right corner of the design.

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560 × 900 px
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