Creator(s)	Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929, artist.
Contributor(s)	Bangor Public Library, patron.
Title	[Bookplate of the Bangor Public Library (Patten Fund)]
Variant title(s)	Bangor Public Library, established A.D. 1883, from the John F. Patten Fund
Link to library catalog	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=497473
Date	1903
Publisher	[Boston : S.L. Smith]
Physical description	1 print on paper : etching, b&w ; image 82 x 57 mm.
Summary	Interior scene of a study with a desk, chair, and a window through which is a view of Bangor, showing the Penobscot River; framed by classical elements, including two cherubs; library name in banner and shield at head, fund information in panel at foot.
Notes	Title devised by cataloger. Artist's initials and date in a piece of paper hanging over the edge of the desk. Text on bookplate reads: Bangor Public Library, established 1883 from the John F. Patten Fund.
Local Notes	Athenaeum copy in Bookplate .Lg13 is on white wove paper (11 x 8 cm.) adhered to buff laid paper (27 x 20 cm).
Subject(s)	Patten, John F.--In bookplates. Bangor Public Library--In bookplates. Rivers--Maine--In bookplates--Pictorial works. Penobscot River (Me.)--In bookplates--Pictorial works.
Genre terms	Bookplates--United States--1900-1910. Etchings--United States--1900-1910.
Provenance	Pratt, Walter Merriam, former owner
Location/Call number	Bookplate (Appointment required) .Lg13
Reference	Goodspeed, C.E. Sidney Lawton Smith, 24
Source	SLS Bookplate.Lg 13.jpg
Rights	Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46