Item 64: Bookplate, E[ben].N[ewell]. Hewins, 1897
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 64
Dates
- Created: 1897
Creator
- Spenceley, Joseph Winfred, 1865-1908 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
2 ½ in. x 3 ½ in.
Title:
Ex Libris E [Eben].N[Newell]. Hewins
Description:
A bookplate of E.N. Hewins. There is a bough of flowers surrounding a book and text banners. Below the book is a banner that reads “Thorough.” Bookplate collector Eben Newell Hewins was born on September 5, 1835 in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Amasa Hewins and Elizabeth Alden. He had eight siblings, Charles Amasa Hewins, Elizabeth Alden Hewins, Richard Hewins, Esther H. Hewins, Florence Hewins, George Hewins, Josephine Hewins, and Louisa Hewins. He died on May 2, 1919 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Bookplate artist Joseph Winfred Spenceley was born in 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 17 he commenced his studies on engraving by studying lettering and ornamental work on steel and copper plates, so he could become a banknote engraver. He also studied free drawing lessons at a night school taught by Tomasso Juglaris. In 1887, he established himself as a plate engraver in Boston. In 1891, he accepted a position in Chicago at a banknote company but returned after a year to Boston. In 1895 to 1896 he was employed in Mexico at a commercial firm until he finally returned to Boston to devote himself to creating bookplates and fine engravings. During this period, he refined his skill and emphasized details on outdoor studies and landscapes within his bookplate designs, which became a signature for his bookplates. He married Clare Holbrook in 1904 and had a son in 1905, Richard Colby. Spenceley passed away in New Hampshire in 1908.
Creator
- Spenceley, Joseph Winfred, 1865-1908 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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