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Bookplate: Irving Kent Hall and Mary Kent Hall, Ex Libris inscribed

Frederick Garrison Hall

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on yellowish paper. A medieval-style illustration depicts a stone building with an architectural element resembling a colonnaded loggia on the left and a large stone wall on the right. The building features several visible windows and a dark sky. The scene shows people on a stage on the left; one person appears to be climbing up a pole. A crowd surrounds another stage with a long pole on it. A man holds the pole with one hand and touches another figure with the other hand; the figure appears to be jumping. The scene includes 2 men in dark clothing on the lower right. A banner at the bottom center reads: "IRVING KENT HALL HELEN MACY HALL Ex Libris" The text has an ornate design on both sides.

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605 × 900 px
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