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
Pictorial. The scene is out of doors and the sun rises in full strength
behind a long oval frame on which the name is engraved. A little patch
of earth, two well-grown trees, and scant herbage complete the
accessories. Signed, _Callender Sc._
23. ANDREWS. _Eliza Andrews._
Pictorial. Exactly the same as the succeeding, with the exception of the
change in the name and the omission of the engraver’s signature.
24. ANDREWS. _Henry Andrews._
Pictorial: representing Minerva, crowned, with spear and shield: the owl
sits upon a convenient pedestal. The name of the owner is put upon the
edge of the shield which the goddess rests upon the ground. Signed, _S.
Harris. Sc._
25. ANTILL. _Edwad. Antill. Esqr., A.M._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Probitas laudatur et alget_. A New Jersey
author. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
26. APTHORP. _Apthorp._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
27. APTHORP. _East Apthorp, A.M. Cambridge MDCCLXI._
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, _Nemo nisi Christus_. Eminent Episcopal
divine, born in Boston, 1733; educated at Cambridge, and died, 1816.
28. APTHORP. _Jno. Apthorp._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fari quae sentiat_. The same plate as the
one mentioned above as having the motto-ribbon empty. In this example
the name _Jno._ is written, and so is the motto.
29. APTHORP. _Thomas Apthorp._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Juste rem para_. Flowers, and a huge bee
in the decoration. Printed in blue ink. Born, 1741. Died in England.
30. ARCHDEACON. _S. Archdeacon._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Esse quam videri_. Signed, _W. S._ A
pretty design, with the caduceus of Mercury introduced in the
ornamentation.
31. ARCHER. _William Archer._
Armorial. Of Chesterfield County, Virginia.
32. ARCHER. _William Archer, Powhatan._ A plain label with the name
within a type border.
33. ARMISTEAD. _William Armistead._
Armorial. Of Virginia. Of Revolutionary fame.
34. ASHWELL. _Charles Ashwell of Grenada._ Plain armorial.
35. ASSHETON. _Ralph Assheton, M.D., Philadelphia._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _In Domino confido_. Son of the
Councillor; studied medicine in Edinburgh.
36. ASSHETON. _Willm. Assheton Esqr. of Barbadoes._
Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. No motto. Began the practice of law
in Penna., and was afterwards described as “of the Parish of St.
Michael’s in Barbadoes, gentleman.” He was Provost-Marshal of Barbadoes.
37. ASSHETON. _William Assheton Esq. of Gray’s Inn, Judge of the Court
of Admiralty of Penn. 1718._ Arms, crest, and quarterings.
38. ATKINSON. _Theodore Atkinson._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._ This is the
same design that was used in the Wentworth plate, but is much better in
execution. The peculiar flow of water from the shell beneath the
escutcheon is caught in a bowl: the only instance. Secretary of the
colony of New Hampshire, 1741; Chief Justice, 1754; Major-General of
militia, 1769; delegate to Congress at Albany, 1754.
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