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
Plain armorial. Motto, _Post tot Naufragia portus_. Of the early New
York family that owned large estates near Utica, N.Y. This plate is
circa 1783 and was engraved in New York. It is interesting as a specimen
of twisted heraldry; the correct arms are “Quarterly, gu. and vaire,
over all a bend or.” (Flamburgh. Co. York, descended from Robert De
Lacy, second son of John De Lacy, Baron of Halton, and Constable of
Chester). See Burke. In this plate the arms are “Quarterly vaire and gu.
over all a bend sinister or.,” which are manifestly incorrect. It was
not probably the purpose of the engraver to make this alteration, but
not understanding heraldic drawing he drew the arms correctly on the
copper, which reversed them in the print.
182. COOLEY. _Abial A. Cooley’s Property._
An elaborate plate of its kind, which is unusual; it is regular
die-sinker’s work, and is printed in red ink. The word _Property_ is on
a ribbon which is arched over a peacock and a dove; scrolls abound in
convenient places. The only copy seen is in a Boston imprint. 1742.
183. COOPER. _Myles Cooper LL.D. Coll. Regis Nov. Ebor. in America.
Praefes, et Coll. Reginae de Oxon. Socius &c._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Second President of King’s College (now
Columbia). His Loyalist inclinations resulted in a hasty flight from the
college; he escaped to England, where he was an honored preacher.
Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
184. COURTENAY. _Henry Courtenay._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Very similar in style to the Philip
Dumaresque. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Hurd. Of Massachusetts.
185. COX. _Chris. C. Cox. A.M. M.D._
A name-label with the skull and crossed bones above the name. The motto,
_Lectorem delectando paritque monendo_, is given below.
186. COX. _Chris. C. Cox. A.M. M.D. LL.D._
Armorial. Crest only. Motto, _Fortiter et fideliter_.
187. CRANCH. _Richd. Cranch. Braintree._
An engraved label. The name is within an oval frame, formed of oak and
laurel leaves. This plate was engraved by William Bond of Falmouth (now
Portland), in 1786. Richard Cranch was a brother-in-law of John Adams,
and lived in Quincy, and also in the adjoining town of Braintree.
188. CRAVEN. _Craven._
Armorial. Motto, _Verus in actione consistit_. This is the plate of Lord
William Craven, one of the Lords Proprietors of South Carolina.
189. CROOKSHANK. _Judge Crookshank._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Lege et ratione_.
190. CUNNINGHAM. _James Cunningham, Junior._
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Printed in blue ink.
191. CUNYNGHAM. _Robert Cunyngham, of Cayou in ye Island of St.
Christopher in America, Esqr._
An old armorial plate; no further information at hand.
192. CURWEN. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. A crude piece of work. Of Salem, Mass.
193. CUSHING. _Jacob Cushing, His Book. 1746._
A plain printed label with border of ornamental type.
194. CUSHMAN. _Cushman._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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