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
378. HICKS. _Whitehead Hicks. Esqr._ Chippendale. Motto, _Pro lege et
rege_. Signed, _H. Dawkins. Sculpt._ At the left a cupid is playing a
flute; to which accompaniment his companion sings from a sheet of music
held in his hand. At the right, a female in a costume of extreme
simplicity sits under a jutting rose branch, while awaiting a cupid who
is seen struggling towards her with a large volume. Of the same Quaker
family. Mayor of New York City, 1766-1776.
379. HILL. _Marcus Samuel Hill._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Non sibi sed patriae_.
380. HILL. _Sam’l. Hill._ Literary. Within an oval formed by branches of
palm and holly, two books with quill and ink-pot upon them. Probably the
plate of the engraver.
381. HOAR. _Richard Hoar._
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. This plate is not signed, but it bears a
strong resemblance to the work of Hurd.
382. HOFFMAN. _Philip L. Hoffman. Esqr._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Carpe diem_. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt. New York_. A bit of landscape introduced below the shield, as
was often Maverick’s way; a stretch of water, trees, books, and writing
materials complete the adjuncts. The name is signed on an open scroll;
this lower part of the plate is very similar to the plate of Prosper
Wetmore by the same engraver. Of New York.
383. HOLLADAY. Armorial. Of Virginia.
384. HOLLINGSWORTH. _Levi Hollingsworth._ Armorial. Chippendale. No
motto.
385. HOLYOKE. _Edward Augustus Holyoke._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Duce natura sequor_. Not signed, but
without doubt the work of Hurd. Eminent physician and surgeon of
Massachusetts. Lived to a great age and performed an operation at the
age of 92.
386. HOLYOKE. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sacra quercus_. This plate is
presumably of the Holyoke family, as the motto is the family motto, the
arms are meant to be the Holyoke arms, and the crest is correctly an
oak-tree. The design and execution of this plate are poor.
387. HOOPER. _Swett Hooper._ Pictorial. Over a vase full of flowers, two
cupids bearing a scroll on which is the motto, _The wicked borrow &
return not_.
388. HOOPER. _William Hooper._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Haec etiam parentibus_. Signed, _N. H.
Scp._ Plate of the signer of the Declaration from North Carolina.
389. HOPKINS. (Anonymous.) Plate of Reuben Hopkins.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Piety is peace_. The frame which
supports the shield rests upon two books; other books, a globe, and a
telescope are among the decorations.
390. HOPKINSON. _Francis Hopkinson._
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