American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with ExamplesAllen, Charles Dexter
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American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples
Allen, Charles Dexter
Bookplates -- Bibliography; Bookplates, American
856. THOMPSON. _Robert Thompson._
Armorial. The arms are those of Count Rumford. (Benjamin Thompson.) No
further information obtainable.
[Illustration: John Tayloe, of Mount Airy Virginia.]
857. THOMPSON. _Willm. Thompson Esqr._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ante victoriam ne cane triumphum_. A
handsome plate. A cornucopiæ of flowers at the left.
858. THORNDIKE. _Oliver Thorndike._
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Rosae inter spinas nascunter_. Of Boston.
859. THORNTON. _William Thornton._
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Deo spes meo_. Of Virginia. A woodcut. Circa
1745.
860. THRUSTON. Armorial. Of Virginia.
861. TILLOTSON. _Thomas Tillotson._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Virtus est natale meum_. Signed,
_Maverick Sculpt New York_.
862. TOMLINSON. _John Tomlinson._
Armorial. Chippendale; rather wild. Motto, _Cor unum ira mea_. Signed,
_H. D. fecit_. Similar to the Bushrod Washington plate.
863. TRACY. _Nathaniel Tracy._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ Of
Massachusetts.
864. TRENCHARD. _Lieut. E. Trenchard. U. S. Navy._
Pictorial. The name is given upon an oval medallion, back of which are
grouped the United States flag, pennants, bombs, cannon balls, and an
anchor, while in the distance the ship of the Lieutenant is seen. This
plate was probably made soon after the War of 1812. Trenchard was born
in New Jersey in 1784.
865. TRIPP. _Lot Tripp, New York._
A simple name-label enclosed in an oval frame, and cut on wood by Dr.
Anderson.
866. TUBERVILLE. _George Lee Tuberville, Virginia._
Armorial. The shield is on the breast of a large eagle displayed. Motto,
_Omnia relinquit servare rempublicam_.
867. TUCKER. _St. George Tucker._
Armorial. Poet, jurist, and Revolutionary soldier of Virginia. Was
called the “American Blackstone.”
868. TUFTS. _S. Tufts. Newburyport._
A very roughly engraved label. The name is enclosed within a circular
frame.
869. TUTTLE. _The property of Hugh Tuttle, 1822._
The name is arranged in the form of a diamond with the first letter in
the centre and the others about it in natural order.
870. TYLER. _Andrew Tyler._
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Signed, _N. H. Sculp_. The shield is
placed upon a bracket having a handsome diapered pattern; the scrolls
are graceful, the canephoros head on which the shield rests has curled
hair, and the upper arms of the scroll-work support urns filled with
flowers. A goldsmith of Boston.
871. TYLER. _Joseph Tyler._
Armorial. Motto, _Fari quae sentiat_. By Thomas Johnson.
872. TYNG. _Dudley Atkins Tyng._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam videri_. Signed,
_Callender Sp._ Of Massachusetts. Descendant of Governor Dudley.
873. UNIACKE. _Richd. John Uniacke. Esqr. 1801._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Faithful and brave_. Governor-General of Canada.
874. UNITED STATES ARMY. _Head Quarters of the Army._
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