Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Mille mali salutis habeo, species mille_. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scpt._ 283. FOWLER. _C. Fowler._ Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Name on motto-ribbon. A small plate. Of Rhode Island. 284. FOWNES. _From the Library of the late Rev. Joseph Fownes, of Shrewsbury, 1790._ A printed label. 285. FOXCROFT. _John Foxcroft._ Armorial. Of Boston. 286. FRANCIS. _John Francis._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Manet amicitia florebit que semper_. Signed, _Callender Sculp._ 287. FRANKLIN. _John Franklin Boston New England._ Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Exemplum adest ipse homo_. Signed, _J. Turner Sculp_. The shield rests upon a very elaborately ornamented frame, the background of which is covered with a diaper pattern. As supporters, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with spear and arrow in hands appears upon the left hand, and Apollo, likewise with spear, attends upon the right. Both are represented with the lower part of the figure diminishing into a vase, in the manner of the Termini. They stand upon an ornamental bracket which encloses a sketch of Diana sounding the hunter’s horn, while an attendant unleashes the hound. The points upon which the figures of Artemis and Apollo rest are supported by female busts in profile. The whole design is very ornate, and the plate is perhaps the rarest of our early Americans. John Franklin was the brother of Benjamin of greater fame. [Illustration: Andrew G. Fraunces.] 288. FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. _Library of the Franklin Institute._ Portrait plate. A very fine portrait of Benjamin Franklin enclosed in a typical picture-frame of the day. 289. FRAUNCES. _Andrew G. Fraunces._ Armorial. Mantle of estate. Motto, _Procurator industria_. Signed, in the flourishes under the owner’s name, _Maverick Scp._ An unusual style for Maverick. 290. FREEMAN. _Nathaniel Freeman._ Armorial in form, but no arms displayed. The shield hangs upon a dwarfed tree, and has the initials _N. F._ in cipher upon it. A long ribbon trails on the ground and over the shield and tree, bearing the motto, וראת וחררו דאשיו דעת. 291. FRENCH. _Jonathan French._ Armorial. Late Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Massachusetts. 292. GALLATIN. _Gallatin._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Persevere_. This is the plate of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the statesman. He is said to have adopted this motto in place of the family motto. 293. GALLAUDET. _Gallaudet._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Ut quiescas labora_. Not signed, but engraved by Edward Gallaudet. 294. GARDINER. _By the name of Gardiner._