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[Bookplate for Wallace Wilson and Ethel Wilson]

Description

Executed in green ink on a white background, this bookplate depicts a peaceful scene of nature redolent of British Columbia. In the foreground is an evergreen tree behind which birds soar in the distance over mountains. Below the mountains is a forest that frames a lake. Overlooking the lake is a cabin emitting smoke from its roof, while in the lake's center is a fishing boat with two occupants. The text is placed beneath this scene and is framed in each of its four corners by an open book and scroll at the top, and closed books at the bottom.

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Title
[Bookplate for Wallace Wilson and Ethel Wilson]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1999]
Description
Executed in green ink on a white background, this bookplate depicts a peaceful scene of nature redolent of British Columbia. In the foreground is an evergreen tree behind which birds soar in the distance over mountains. Below the mountains is a forest that frames a lake. Overlooking the lake is a cabin emitting smoke from its roof, while in the lake's center is a fishing boat with two occupants. The text is placed beneath this scene and is framed in each of its four corners by an open book and scroll at the top, and closed books at the bottom.
Extent
1 bookplate : wood engraving ; 7.5 x 11.3 cm
Subject
Geography; Landscape drawings
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Wilson, Wallace; Wilson, Ethel
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Wallace and Ethel Wilson were both well-known and respected residents of Vancouver, British Columbia. Wallace's work with the Canadian Medical Association and World Health Organization earned him much recognition, while Ethel's writing made her a significant literary figure, earning her a Canadian Council medal for her contribution to Canadian Literature. Her works include Hetty Dorval, The Innocent Traveller, Swamp Angel, and Love and Salt Water. Mrs. Wilson's papers are currently held by UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections in the Ethel Wilson fonds.
Identifier
BP GEN CAN P W557; BP_GEN_CAN_P_W557
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P W557
Date Available
2006
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215074
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca