image of book-plate not available: JamesPower of King William County L.J.D.
698.Preston.William Campbell Preston.
President of South Carolina College from 1845 to 1851.
699.Price.Benjamin Price. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto.
700.Price.Ezekiel Price.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This plate is not signed, but is undoubtedly by Hurd. It has the flow of water from the shell beneath the shield, the peculiar dash after the name, and resembles the Dering plate. Of Boston.
701.Pride.Halcott B. Pride.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Libertas. Signed,Maverick Sculp.Of New York.
702.Priestley.Joseph Priestley.
Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto,Ars longa, vita brevis. Of Pennsylvania. Philosopher, chemist, and theologian.
703.Prince.By the name of Prince.
Plain armorial. Signed,Wightman. Sc.
704.Prince.Thomas Prince Liber, Anno Domini: 1704.
A printed name-label surrounded by ornamental type. See illustration in “Curio,” page 12. Thomas Prince was pastor of the Old South Society (Boston) from 1718 to 1758. His library is one of the best known of colonial times; he began to collect books as early as 1703, as is shown by the following plate: “This book belongs to the New England Library, begun to be collected by Thomas Prince upon his entering Harvard College July 6th, 1703,” etc. The volumes were deposited in the steeple-chamber of the Old South Church, and suffered somewhat during the British occupation. The remaining volumes are now in the Boston Public Library. Illustrated in the “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 152.
705.Prioleau.Thomas G. Prioleau.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Pax in bello. Physician. Of Charleston, S.C.
706.Proctor.Col Thomas Proctor, Artillery.
Armorial. Motto,Honor virtutis praemium. Colonel of Pennsylvania Artillery during the Revolution.
707.Provoost.John Provoost.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Pro libertate.
708.Provoost.Saml. Provoost. Esqr. Coll: Pet: Cant.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro libertate. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Maverick. This plate is earlier than the succeeding.
709.Provoost.Saml. Provoost.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Pro libertate. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.First Bishop of New York; elected, 1786. Consecrated in England. Illustrated in “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 157.
710.Pruyn.Samuel Pruyn. Albany.
Pictorial. The scene is towards the close of day, by the side of the water; Orpheus sits upon a little knoll playing his lyre as he gazes up into the sky; the passing ship does not distract him, and the rising clouds and growing dusk are not observed. A very pretty plate. Signed,D. W. Wilson Sc.
711.Putnam.The Property of Aaron Putnam, Medford. 178-.
A printed label with the motto between the borders. Motto,The Wicked borrow, but do not return again; See thou art not of that Number.
712.Quincy.Josiah Quincy.
Plain armorial. Motto,Discretio Moderatrix Virtutum. A very fuzzy plate. The mantling comes well down the sides of the shield, and is blown above the helmet in very feathery form. An etching, with the name in fac-simile of owner’s autograph: in two sizes with no great dissimilarity, though the motto is not given on the larger one. The Massachusetts patriot.
713.Randolph.John Randolph Esqr of the Middle Temple London.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. The name and address occupy a double ribbon at the foot. Signed,BATH. I. Skinner. The copy before me is dated in writing,1742. Of Virginia. This is the same copper that the Peyton Randolph was engraved on. The lower ribbon is added, and the name imperfectly altered. The old name shows through. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
714.Randolph.John Randolph of Roanoke.
Plain armorial. Motto,Fari quae sentiat. Very pretty mantling. A second motto above the crest,Nil admirari. The Virginia orator.
715.Randolph.John Randolph Junr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Faro quae sentiat. A very handsome plate. The shield is oval in form and is raised upon an elaborate frame, trimmed upon its upper edge with a garland of roses, and with the shell-edging at the base; at the left a cupid is just coming into view, holding up the festoon of flowers as he comes. The motto is on a ribbon at the base, and the name on a small curtain whose ends are thrust through the scrolls of the frame. Of Virginia.
716.Randolph.Peyton Randolph. Esqr.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Signed,BATH. I. Skinner. First President of Congress.
717.Randolph.Ryland Randolph.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Fari quae sentiat. This plate is like the Powell and Morgan plates, but is superior to them in all ways; undoubtedly of English make. Of Virginia.
718.Raphael.B. J. Raphael. M.D.
Pictorial. A hand holding a surgeon’s knife; clouds about. Signed,Rohun and Com. Louisville. Ky.
719.Raphael.B. J. Raphael. M.D.
Pictorial. A skull and crossed bones. Of Kentucky.
720.Ray.Robert Ray.
Plain armorial. Motto,J’espère en Dieu. Of New York.
721.Read.Cha. Read of New Jersey, Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nec spe nec metu. A peculiar plate: the shield is surmounted by highly rolled mantling from which lances depend at either side and suspend the motto-ribbon. Father of the Colonel Read who figured in the “Joseph Reed Controversy.”
722.Read.Wm. Read.
Plain armorial. The shield is fastened to a tree, the branches of which are made to resemble mantling, though there is no helmet. Motto,Indefessus vigilando. Of Maryland.
723.Reed.Catherine P. Reed. Saybrook, Conn.
A printed name-label with ornamental type border. On green paper.
724.Reed.Elijah F. Reed’s.
Literary. An exact reduced copy of the plate of Thomas Robbins, even the motto being identical.
725.Reverly.Henry Reverly.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed,F. Kirk Sc.
726.Reynolds.Hannah Reynolds.
A name-label. The oval frame holding the name is festooned with flowers and wheat stalks; an urn rests upon the frame.
727.Richards.The property of Mrs. Sally Richards. 1794.
A plain name-label in an ornamental type border.
728.Rickets.William Rickets Esqr.
Plain armorial. Very copious mantling rises high above the shield, and falls low on either side. Of New York.
729.Riddle’s Library.J. Riddle’s Circulating Library. Shakespear Head, No. 74 South 8th opposite to Sansom Strt. Philadelphia.
Pictorial. A good head of Shakespeare is in the centre of the design; this copy is numbered 665, showing a fair-sized number of books.
730.Rivoire.Paul Rivoire.
Armorial. No motto. The family name was spelled thus in France, but was altered very soon upon coming to this country. It is strange that this spelling should come up again in a book-plate unless engraved by the owner himself.
731.Robbins.Philemon Robbins, His Book, A.D. 1755.
Printed label. Of Wethersfield, Conn.
732.Robbins.Thomas Robbins.
Literary. The name is given upon an oval medallion, above which rise the well-filled book-shelves of the owner. A curtain is draped over them, and sprays of palm are crossed beneath the oval. Under all is the motto on a ribbon,Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna. (Hor.) A Connecticut divine, who left his library to the Connecticut Historical Society. A variation of this plate places the name within an oblong frame with indented corners. Otherwise the same.
733.Roberts.G. C. M. Roberts. M.D. Baltimore.
Literary. A confusion of books upon a heavy board shelf. A lighted candle at one end; the name on the front edge of the shelf. Motto,Alere flammam.
734.Roberts.George C. M. Roberts. M.D. Baltimore.
Similar to the above, but no mott.
735.Robertson.Eben Robertson.
Plain armorial. Motto,Virtutis gloria merces.
736.Robertson.Eben Robertson. Kingston, Jamaica.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Virtutis gloria merces. The man in chains below the shield.
737.Robinson.Beverly Robinson.
Plain armorial. Motto,Propere et provide. Of New York. Wealthy Loyalist concerned in the treason of Arnold.
738.Rogers.Fairman Rogers.
Plain armorial. Motto,Dictis factisque simplex. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
739.Roome.Jacob Roome.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Virtute et fide. Signed,H. Dawkins. Sculpsit.
740.Roome.John L. C. Roome.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed,H. Dawkins Sculpsit. At one side, a cupid flies a bird with a string tied to it, and on the other side his companion attempts the capture of another bird. A Loyalist lawyer of New York City. Circa 1774.
741.Rosseau.Rosseau.
Armorial. A large plate, with the shield upon an ermine mantle. Signed,Karst. A book-collector of New York City. His collection of book-plates passed into the hands of a member of the Ex Libris Society last year.
742.Routh.David Routh. His Book. Norfolk, 1762.
A label with the name within a double border of fancy type.
743.Royall.Isaac Royall Esqr of Antigua.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Pectore puro. Of Massachusetts. Loyalist. Benefactor of Harvard College. This plate is very similar to the Belcher in shape and size. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.
744.Ruff.Joanna M. Ruff. Washington City.
Printed from type within a border of ten American eagles.
745.Rush.(Anonymous.) Rush arms.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Miseris succurrere disce. Name-frame empty; name evidently erased. Probably the plate of the signer of the Declaration from Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush. He is said to have destroyed all the copies of his plate which he could find.
746.Russell.Josh. Russell.
A simple name-label. The name, with the initials above it in a cipher monogram, is enclosed within a rectangular frame. This is a woodcut, and is the work of Anderson.
747.Russell.Thomas Russell.
Allegorical. Signed,Callender Sp.This plate is a copy of the plate of Joseph Barrell.
748.Rutgers.Hendrick Rutgers.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Tantes da dir. Of New York City. Patriot and philanthropist.
749.Rutherford.John Rutherford.
Armorial. Motto,Nec sorte nec fato. Born in New York about 1760. One of the proprietors of East Jersey.
750.Rutledge.(Anonymous.) Rutledge arms.
Supporters, a collared lion and an American Indian. They stand upon the ribbon, which bears the motto,Progredi non regredi. Signed,S. C. Barnes & Co., Coventry St.Of South Carolina.
751.St. Clair.Sir John St. Clair Bart.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Quo cunque ferar. Signed,Ja. Turner, Philada., Sculpt.Munitions of war are seen behind the name-bracket. Of Philadelphia. A British officer, associated with Braddock.
752.St. George’s Church.Library of the Sunday Schools attached to St George’s Church, established A. D. 1819. Presented by.... No....
Above the words is a pretty little picture of a child on her knees reading from a book on a table before her. This plate is not signed, and seems to be better work than was done on the plate of the Teachers’ Union of this same church.
753.St. George’s Church.The property of the Teachers’ Union of St. George’s Church. Presented by.... No....
An engraved label. No ornamentation beyond flourishes. Signed,Rollinson.
754.Salter.Richard Salter, Esq. Barbadoes.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto-ribbon empty. The name is given on the looped curtain.
755.Saltonstall.Walter Saltonstall.
Armorial. Arms, Argent, a bend gules, between two eagles displayed sable. Crest, out of a ducal coronet a demi-pelican vulning herself.
756.Saltonstall.William Saltonstall.
Armorial.
757.Samuels.(Anonymous.) Plate of James Samuels.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,L’un Pour l’autre. Signed,H. Dawkins, Philada., Fecit. The hissing griffin, as in the Bushrod Washington plate, is given here.
758.Sargeant.Jacob Sargeant.
Armorial in form, though no real arms are shown. Chippendale. Motto,Cito pede praeterit aetas. Not signed, but engraved on brass by the owner. Of Connecticut. Some dated copies of this plate are about, but the date is not contemporary or correct. Also, the plate was not signed originally.
759.Sargent.Daniel Sargent Junr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nec quaerere honorem nec spernere. Signed,Callender Sc.Of Massachusetts.
760.Sargent.Epes Sargent.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-scroll empty. Signed,P. Revere Sculp.
761.Sargent.Winthrop Sargent.
Plain armorial. Motto,Fortior quo rectior. Of Massachusetts. Statesman and Revolutionary soldier.
762.Schuyler.Philip Schuyler Esqr.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. No motto. Major-General in the Revolution, and was, after the war, a Senator. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 110.
763.Schuyler.Samuel Schuyler.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Semper fidelis. Of New York. Born, March 10, 1746; died, 1790.
764.Scott.Benjamin Scott.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.
765.Scott.Gustavus Scott.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Gaudia magna nuncio. A lawyer of Virginia. Died in Washington, 1801.
766.Scott.John V.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In God we trust. This plate is just like the De Witt Clinton by Maverick. The last name is torn out in the only copy seen, but the arms are those of Scott.
767.Scott.Winfield Scott.
Plain armorial. Motto,Amore patriae. Of Virginia. Famous General.
768.Scotton.John Scotton.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of Boston, Mass.
769.Sears.Sears.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty.
770.Sears.David Sears.
Armorial. A knight in armor and an Indian for supporters. Motto,Honore et fides. Circa 1830.
771.Secombe.John Secombe his book 1729.
Name-label, with ornamental type border. Clergyman and poet. Of Massachusetts.
772.Sedgwick.Theodore Sedgwick Junr.
Crest only. The crest is given above an oval garter, within which is the motto,Confido in Domino. Publicist and lawyer of Albany, N. Y.
773.Selfridge.Thomas O. Selfridge Boston 1799.
Two fluted pillars are joined at the capitals by festoons of roses; the name is in the open space between them. A woodcut. Selfridge was the Federalist lawyer of Boston who shot Charles Austin.
774.Semple.Armorial. Of Virginia.
775.Seton.William Seton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Hazard zit forward. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
776.Sewell.Armorial.
777.Sheppard.John H. Sheppard.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nil desperandum. Of Massachusetts. Lawyer and author.
778.Sherman.Rev. Henry B. Sherman. M.A.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Conquer death by virtue. A very peculiar use is made of the Jacobean features.
779.Shippen.Edward Shippen Esquire.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Jurist. Descendant of Edward Shippen, the first Mayor of Philadelphia. Educated in London. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 110.
780.Shippen.Robertus Shippen. S. T. P. Coll. Aen. Nas. Principatis.
A reproduction of the above. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
781.Shubrick.Thomas Shubrick, South Carolina.
Plain armorial. Colonel in the Revolution. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 113.
782.Silvester.Peter Silvester Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nec degener. Signed,Child Sculpt.No tinctures. Of New York.
783.Simpson.Jonathan Simpson.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Lege et intellige. This plate is not signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd.
784.Sise.The Property of Edward Sise.
Pictorial. An extremely rude home-made etching. A beautiful bird is resting upon a stunted tree; an ornamented oval encloses the scene.
785.Sitgreaves.John Sitgreaves of New Bern.
Armorial in form, but no arms shown. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Libertas et natale solum. The name occupies the oval space where ordinarily the arms are displayed. Books and writing-materialare introduced below the frame. Signed,Maverick Scp New York. Member Old Congress. Revolutionary patriot.
786.Skelton.Reuben Skelton Hanover County Virginia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
787.Skipwith.Fulwar Skipwith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Sans Dieu je ne puis. Of Virginia. Of the family of Skipwith of Preswould, County Leicester. Baronet.
788.Smith.Smith.
Armorial. Jacobean.
789.Smith.Haziel Smith, Carpenter, New York. Deaf and Dumb.
A printed label, within a circular border. This mention of a physical infirmity on a book-plate is unique.
790.Smith.Hezekiah Smith.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto,Beauty and Grace. An open book for crest, with the following Greek on it, Ἑρεονατε τας γραφας; the sun in splendor above it. Of Massachusetts.
791.Smith.(Anonymous.)
Portrait plate. Showing a young man holding a book, clad in the manner of the studious youth of the early part of the century. Beneath, the motto,Qui contentus felix. A very pretty bit of engraving. This was the plate of G. A. Smith, a book-lover, whose library was sold in New York City some thirty years ago.
792.Smith.James Scott Smith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Ne crede colori. Signed,Maverick Sculp.Of New York.
793.Smith.John A. Smith.
A beautiful pictorial plate. On the smooth face of an immense rock the name is carved; the trees grow close to it on the far side, and in the long distance other trees are seen; clouds float lazily, and the effect is sultry. A doctor of medicine in Virginia. Born, 1782; died, 1865. President of William and Mary College, 1814-1826.
794.Smith.John Adams Smith.
Plain armorial. Motto,Finis coronat opus. Signed,Rollinson Sct.
795.Smith.John J. Smith.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto; the name occupying the motto-ribbon. This plate is exactly like the James Logan. Great-grandson of James Logan. Librarian of Philadelphia and Loganian libraries.
796.Smith.Jonathan Smith. M DCC LX.
A printed name-label from type with ornamental border.
797.Smith.Robert Smith.
Armorial. Major-General Smith of Virginia.
798.Smith.Samuel Smith.
Name-label; name engraved within an oval, trimmed with a wreath.
799.Smith.Samuel Smith, Esquire.
Armorial. Pictorial. A cherub is seated, busily reading, at the right side, while on the left his companion blows lustily upon a horn, in the direction of the sky, whence a third cherub approaches, displaying a long ribbon upon which is the motto,Omnes fremant licet dicam quod sentio. The whole design rests upon a bracket garlanded with roses.
800.Smith.Thomas Smith.
Armorial. Of Gloucester, Va.
801.Smith.Thomas Smith Junr. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nec aspera terrent. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.The customary landscape beneath the shield, and the signature on the open scroll. This plate is a copy of the James Scott Smith plate, and is much better work. Of New York.
802.Smith.Thomas J. Smith.
Armorial. Of New York. Signed by Maverick. Lawyer and scholar.
803.Smith.William Smith.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Chacun a son goût. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Hurd. Of Massachusetts.
image of book-plate not available: SamuelSmith Esquire
804.Smith.William Smith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Tutus si fortis. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
805.Smith.William Smith A.M.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Nil utile quod non honestum. Of New York. Rather wild in appearance.
806.Smith.William Smith LL.D. Charleston S. Carolina.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Fidem servabo genusque. Statesman and lawyer. Born, 1784; died, 1840.
807.Smith.William Loughton Smith.
Diplomatist. Statesman of Charleston, S.C. Born, 1758; died, 1812.
808.Smith.William P. Smith A.M.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Deus nobis haec otia fecit. Signed,Thomas Johnston Sculp.The most ambitious Jacobean plate of our early period. Probably the plate of William Peartree Smith of New York. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
809.Smyth.Andrew Smyth.
Armorial.
810.Society for Propagating the Gospel.Sigillum Societatis De Promovendo Evangelio In Partibus Transmarinus.
Allegorical. An oval frame bears the Latin inscription and a broad ribbon underneath bears the following,The Gift of the Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign parts, 1704. The scene is off the coast; a three-masted ship, with all sails set, is within a few feet of the shore; the missionary, whose height is equal to one half the foremast, stands before that mast with Bible in hand and is already preaching to the natives who, with outstretched hands, come running down the declivity. The imminent danger of the ship is possibly the real cause of the interest on the part of the natives. The full sun bestows his blessing, and a serpentine ribbon in mid-air bears the motto,Transiens adiuvanos. Two varieties. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 11.
811.South Carolina.Protestant Episcopal Society for the Advancement of Christianity in South Carolina.
A printed label.
812.Spaight.Spaight.
Plain armorial. Motto,Vi et virtute. Of North Carolina.
813.Spooner.Joshua Spooner.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Follow reason. Signed,N. Hurd, Scp.Of Massachusetts. A very fine plate.
814.Spooner.Wm. Spooner.
Pictorial. A play on the name. Two doves are billing and cooing, and two hearts are overlapped above them. Of Newport. Circa 1825.
815.Spotswood.(Anonymous.)
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto,Patior ut potiar. Of Virginia.
816.Sprigg.Richard Sprigg junr.
Name-label within an ornamental border of foliated scrolls, in the top of which a group of thirteen stars is fixed. Signed,T. Sparrow. Above his name are the lettersF. G., whose meaning is lost. A woodcut.
817.Spry.William Spry.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,W. Smith’s. Of New York. The design of this plate is similar to some by Dawkins, but the execution is superior. Probably Dawkins copied from Smith, who was without doubt an English engraver.
818.Stanford.Thos. N. Stanford.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Verum dicit. Signed,Rollinson.
819.Stearns.Stearns.
Plain armorial. Motto,Firm. Of Massachusetts.
820.Stearns.Benjamin Stearns.
Name-label. Above the name a cabalistic arrangement of the letters W. V. and M. with four hands in pairs pointing at them. Motto,Nihil me tangere, altered toNoli me tangere. Dated 1833.
821.Stephens.William Stephens.
Armorial. Jacobean. Mantling. Motto,In corrupta fides nudaque veritas. This resembles the plate of William Cowper, Clerk of Parliament. Not signed, but possibly by Maverick, although not in his usual style.
822.Stevens.Henry Stevens, Barnet. Vt. (Walton’s Press, Montpelier. Vt.).
The arms of the State with its motto,Freedom and Unity. Under this, in a frame, is the following poem:—
In Paradise, the tree,Of knowledge was the pride:By God’s supreme decree,The man who eat—then died.But Heaven in mercy sinceDoes him who tastes forgive:To know, is no offence:Now, he who eats—shall live.
In Paradise, the tree,Of knowledge was the pride:By God’s supreme decree,The man who eat—then died.But Heaven in mercy sinceDoes him who tastes forgive:To know, is no offence:Now, he who eats—shall live.
In Paradise, the tree,Of knowledge was the pride:By God’s supreme decree,The man who eat—then died.
But Heaven in mercy sinceDoes him who tastes forgive:To know, is no offence:Now, he who eats—shall live.
The famous bibliographer.
823.Stevens.The Property of Henry Stevens, Barnet, 180-.
A simple name-label, printed, with ornamental type.
824.Stewart.Anthony Stewart Annapolis Maryland.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Nobilis ira. A very handsome design, the name-bracket being large and handsomely ornamented; rows of roses down the sides, and the graceful foliation, make a very handsome plate.
825.Stewart.James Stewart. New York.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Nil Desperandum.
826.Stewart.Hon. John Stewart Esqr. Quebec.
Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto,Nobilis ira. Signed,S. Jones Sc Quebec.
827.Stille.Alfred Stille. M.D.
Plain armorial. Motto,Innocenter, patienter, constanter. A large plate. Of Philadelphia.
828.Stith.William Stith.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Rather virtue than learning, in Greek. The historian of Virginia. Date of plate, circa 1745. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.
829.Stockbridge.Charles Stockbridge.
Name-label. Very much in the style of pen flourishes.
830.Stockton.Richard Stockton, A.M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Omnia Deo pendent. Books are shown at either side of the shield. Signer of the Declaration and father of Commodore Stockton of New Jersey.
831.Stone.Wm. L. Stone.
Pictorial. An eagle struggling with a serpent rises into the clouds with it, and bears an open scroll in one talon on which we read,Demagogues may frown and Factions rage—Traitors may sigh and Tyrants weep, but Freemen will rejoice for....A ribbon above the eagle bears the motto,Justice, Truth. Signed,R. Rawdon. Alby.Author and editor.
832.Stott.Ebenezer Stott.
Armorial. Of Virginia.
833.Stowe.Stowe.
Plain armorial. Motto,Inter feros per crucem ad coronam. Calvin Ellis Stowe, clergyman, and husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
834.Stringer.Samuel Stringer.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,H. D. fecit. Prominent physician in Eastern New York State. Born in Maryland, 1734.
835.Strobel.Martin Strobel. Charleston. S.C.
Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin and the Frederick Marsh plates.
836.Sturges.John Sturges.
Armorial. Signed by Maverick. No further information is obtainable.
837.Stuyvesant.Peter Gerard Stuyvesant.
Plain armorial. Motto,Jovae praestat fidere quam homine.
838.Sullivan.John Sullivan.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Modestia victorix. Signed,J. Callender Scp.Of New Hampshire. Major-General in the Revolutionary army.
839.Sumner.Thos. W. Sumner.
Name engraved upon a sable tablet; festoon of cloth above.
840.Sumner.W. H. Sumner.
Plain armorial. Motto,In medio tutissimus ibis. The plate of Gen. William Hyslop Sumner. Born, Dorchester, Mass., 1780; died, 1861.
841.Supreme Council 33°.Supreme Council 33° of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction U. S. A.
Masonic emblems. A triangle with33within it; above a regal crown is shone upon by the full rays of the sun; a double-headed eagle grasps a sword. Motto,Deus meumque jus.
842.Swan.James Swan.
Armorial. Pictorial. Supporters, a Scotchman in tartan and an Indian holding a tobacco-plant. Motto,Dum spiro spero. Signed,Callender Sc.A beehive at the right, and at the left a view of the ocean, with distant sail in sight. Merchant, politician, scholar, and author before the age of 22. Born in Scotland; came to Boston when very young; a member of the “Tea Party”; wounded at Bunker Hill; went to France and made a fortune; through trouble with a German correspondent he was imprisoned in St. Pelagie, Paris, for fifteen years; died, Paris, 1831.
843.Swett.J. B. Swett.
A symbolical plate, representing the profession of medicine. In the upper part a corpse has been laid open for examination, and three cupids are in attendance; a fourth reads a book of reference with woful face, and a saw and vessel would indicate that extreme measures were to be tried. Below the name the serpent of Æsculapius twined about the rod is placed between retorts, and herbs growing in flower-pots. The execution of the plate is poor. John Barnard Swett of Newburyport, Mass.