Clara Prentis Sherwin bookplate

This bookplate of Clara Prentis Sherwin (1861-1939) depicts an outdoor scene that includes trees, flowers, rock wall, and gate. In the distance are three triangular mountain peaks. In front of the wall is a wooden post and a sign bearing the motto "Droit et Avant" (literally, "right and forward" but translated as "be right and then [proceed] forward"). Note: This phrase is the motto of the Inspector General, U.S. Army. Clara Prentis Sherwin was the eldest daughter of Nelson Boynton Sherwin (1832-1911) and Elizabeth Martha Kidder (1834-?). She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was active in charitable causes, most notably the Rainbow Cottage Foundation, of which she was president from 1911-1915. Rainbow Cottage was a precursor to Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio