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Maker(s):Baskin, Leonard
Culture:American (1922-2000)
Title:Ex-Libris for Saxe Collection of Worcester Public Library [bookplate]
Date Made:1952
Type:Print
Materials:Wood engraving in red on smooth white wove paper
Measurements:Sheet: 12 7/16 in x 9 1/2 in; 31.6 cm x 24.1 cm; Image: 5 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 13 cm x 9.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Recto: l. side of image (red ink): THE WORCESTER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY; r. side of image (red ink): JAMES ALFRED & MARY WICK SAXE FUND; lwr. r. (graphite): Baskin.
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.602
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
This print is a bookplate; it depicts a standing man holding a globe and a seated woman playing the lute, both dressed in robes; there is writing alongside the image on the left and right and decorative borders along top and bottom.

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