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Authentic antique 1894 institutional library bookplate (ex-libris) custom-printed for the Worcester Woman\'s Club library in Worcester, Massachusetts, noting a donation by famed philanthropist Stephen Salisbury III.
Printed on thin cream-toned paper stock, this exquisite piece of 19th-century Gilded Age graphic art was designed and initialed by artist Charles S. Hale (signed \"C.S.H.\" in the lower-left plate matrix). The engraving features extensive academic imagery including a centralized owl inside a heart, a rising sun motif over the \"WWC\" club monogram, an oil lamp of knowledge, and a fountain pen border. The lower corner roundels carry the split year digits \"9\" and \"4\" marking its 1894 execution date. The lower edge features a sharp, bright red-gilt typographic presentation line reading \"Presented by Stephen Salisbury.\"
Condition: Exceptional, crisp, unused, and never pasted. The thin reverse side is free of adhesive or mounting residue.
Dimensions: 3.5\" x 4.25\"
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