image of book-plate not available: J B. Swett.
844.Sword.William Sword.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,H. D. Fecit.
845.Tayloe.Benjn. Ogle Tayloe.
Library interior. The shield occupies more room than anything else in the library, and is in the immediate foreground, standing upright against a pillar; a festoon falls over it; behind shelves of books are seen; books are on the floor, and a globe is in the corner. Of Maryland.
846.Tayloe.John Tayloe of Mount Airy Virginia.
This plate is the same as the preceding, and is probably the older print, the other being from the same copper with the name altered.
847.Taylor.George Taylor.
Armorial. Of Charleston, S.C.
848.Taylor.(Anonymous.)
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbonempty. This plate has a guaranteed autograph of George Taylor, the signer of the Declaration from Pennsylvania; also dated by him in the year of Independence, 1776.
849.Taylor.William Taylor.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Jura sunt mea vindi cabo. Signed,Maverick Sct.Of New York.
850.Tazewell.John Tazewell Virginia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ne quid nimis.
851.Ten Broeck.John C. Ten Broeck.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Perge coepisti. Not signed, but very probably by Maverick. Of New York. A soldier of ability in the Revolution; was with Washington at Valley Forge, and was in many important battles. The original copper is now owned by Mr. Beverly Chew, President of the Grolier Club, New York City.
852.Thomas.Geo: Thomas. Ex liber, 1798.
Pictorial. The frame is somewhat of the older Jacobean style, having a large pediment, upon which rests a circular frame, enclosing a little sketch of a beehive with the swarm about it, a mortar as large as the beehive standing beside it, with the pestle in it, and an awkward branch of a rose-bush, with two huge blossoms upon it, bending over the mortar. Oak branches ascend on either side of the frame, and what looks as much like a plum pudding as anything blazes away in place of a crest. The name and date are written upon the face of the pediment. A physician of Lancaster, Pa.
853.Thomas.Isaiah Thomas.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Nec elatus nec dejectus. Of Worcester, Mass. Publisher of “Massachusetts Spy.” Attributed to Johnson. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.
854.Thompson.Armorial. Of Virginia.
855.Thompson.James Thompson.
Plain armorial. No motto. Signed,P. Maverick, Durand & Co.
856.Thompson.Robert Thompson.
Armorial. The arms are those of Count Rumford. (Benjamin Thompson.) No further information obtainable.
image of book-plate not available: JohnTayloe, of Mount Airy Virginia.
857.Thompson.Willm. Thompson Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ante victoriam ne cane triumphum. A handsome plate. A cornucopiæ of flowers at the left.
858.Thorndike.Oliver Thorndike.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Rosae inter spinas nascunter. Of Boston.
859.Thornton.William Thornton.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Deo spes meo. Of Virginia. A woodcut. Circa 1745.
860.Thruston.Armorial. Of Virginia.
861.Tillotson.Thomas Tillotson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Virtus est natale meum. Signed,Maverick Sculpt New York.
862.Tomlinson.John Tomlinson.
Armorial. Chippendale; rather wild. Motto,Cor unum ira mea. Signed,H. D. fecit. Similar to the Bushrod Washington plate.
863.Tracy.Nathaniel Tracy.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,N. H. Scp.Of Massachusetts.
864.Trenchard.Lieut. E. Trenchard. U. S. Navy.
Pictorial. The name is given upon an oval medallion, back of which are grouped the United States flag, pennants, bombs, cannon balls, and an anchor, while in the distance the ship of the Lieutenant is seen. This plate was probably made soon after the War of 1812. Trenchard was born in New Jersey in 1784.
865.Tripp.Lot Tripp, New York.
A simple name-label enclosed in an oval frame, and cut on wood by Dr. Anderson.
866.Tuberville.George Lee Tuberville, Virginia.
Armorial. The shield is on the breast of a large eagle displayed. Motto,Omnia relinquit servare rempublicam.
867.Tucker.St. George Tucker.
Armorial. Poet, jurist, and Revolutionary soldier of Virginia. Was called the “American Blackstone.”
868.Tufts.S. Tufts. Newburyport.
A very roughly engraved label. The name is enclosed within a circular frame.
869.Tuttle.The property of Hugh Tuttle, 1822.
The name is arranged in the form of a diamond with the first letter in the centre and the others about it in natural order.
870.Tyler.Andrew Tyler.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Signed,N. H. Sculp. The shield is placed upon a bracket having a handsome diapered pattern; the scrolls are graceful, the canephoros head on which the shield rests has curled hair, and the upper arms of the scroll-work support urns filled with flowers. A goldsmith of Boston.
871.Tyler.Joseph Tyler.
Armorial. Motto,Fari quae sentiat. By Thomas Johnson.
872.Tyng.Dudley Atkins Tyng.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Esse quam videri. Signed,Callender Sp.Of Massachusetts. Descendant of Governor Dudley.
873.Uniacke.Richd. John Uniacke. Esqr. 1801.
Plain armorial. Motto,Faithful and brave. Governor-General of Canada.
874.United States Army.Head Quarters of the Army.
The American eagle displays the shield of our country upon his breast; the motto,E Pluribus unum, and the thirteen stars are given above.
875.United States Congress.Library of Congress, United States of America.
Engraved. Oblong border of oak leaves.
876.United States Navy.Navy Department.
The American eagle rests upon an anchor. A circular frame about this holds the words,Hydrographic Office, U. S. Navy. A ribbon below has on it,Bureau of Navigation.
877.United States Navy.Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation.
A large plate. Upon the shield is a representation of the mariner’s compass; the American eagleflies over the waves above; the motto,Vigilemus ut vigilatis, is given upon a ribbon below. Branches of oak are used as decoration.
878.Van Berckel.P. I. Van Berckel.
Armorial. Supporters, naked barbarians with bludgeons five feet long, and wreaths on their heads; they stand on the motto-ribbon. Motto,In silentio et spe. Signed,Maverick Scp.Of New York.
879.Van Buren.M. V. Buren.
An engraved label; the name is in script and a thin festoon is draped above it. Very probably the plate of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States.
880.Van Cortlandt.Van Cortlandt.
Armorial. Military trophies behind the shield. Motto,Virtus sibi munus. Of the Manor.
881.Van Ness.J. P. Van Ness.
Plain armorial. Motto,Pro Deo et nobilissima patria Batavorum. Mantling comes down well upon either side.
882.Van Rensselaer.Jer. Vn. Rensselaer. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. Lieutenant-Governor of New York, 1801-1803.
883.Van Rensselaer.K. K. Van Rensselaer. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Vertus est vera vetustas. Signed,Maverick, Scp., on an open scroll. Of New York.
884.Van Rensselaer.P. V. Rensselaer.
Armorial. By Billings.
885.Van Rensselaer.Stephen Van Rensselaer.
Armorial. Mantling. The name on a broad ribbon surrounding the whole. Not signed, but probably by Maverick. The “Patron.”
886.Van Wyck.Van Wyck.
Armorial. Jacobean. Supporters. Of New York.
image of book-plate not available: RichardVarick Esq.
887.Varick.Richard Varick Esq.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,A. Billings Sculpt.Patriotic features are introduced into the ornamentation. The plate of Colonel Richard Varick, a brave officer in the Revolution: was Mayor of New York in 1801, and with Samuel Jones revised the law of the State in 1786.
888.Vassall.John Vassall. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This plate is not signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd. Of Cambridge, Mass.; inheritor of a large fortune, which he augmented largely; a Loyalist, and a refugee; lived for some time in England, and diedthere. His mansion-house at Cambridge became the headquarters of General Washington, and later the home of the poet Longfellow. He would not use the family motto, “Saepe pro rege, semper pro republica,” on his coat-of-arms, it is said.
889.Vaughan.Benjamin Vaughan.
Plain armorial. Motto,Prudenter et simpliciter. Of Maine. Educated in London; gave his library to Bowdoin College.
890.Vaughan.Samuel Vaughan.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,In prudentia & simplicitate. Mantling around the helmet. A wealthy planter of Jamaica. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 11.
891.Vaughan.Samuel Vaughan Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Christi servitus vera libertas. The Vaughan arms impaling Hallewell.
892.Vaughan.Samuel Vaughan Junr.
Plain armorial. Motto,Prudenter et simpliciter. Of Maine.
893.Vaughan.William Vaughan.
Plain armorial. Motto,Prudenter et simpliciter. Very similar to the Samuel Vaughan Junr.
894.Vaux.Edward Vaux.
Plain armorial. No motto. Of Philadelphia.
895.Vavasour.Josias Short Vavasour.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed,H. Dawkins. Sc. At the left, a harlequin in a black mask peers around the frame and touches his feathered hat; at the right a fashionably clad young lady, noticing the intrusion, holds up her hand-glass, in which the black mask of the new-comer is reflected. Motto,Strive for glory.
896.Vinton.John A. Vinton.
The name is printed within a woodcut border, oval in form, and decorated with a wreath of flowers and a spray of palm. The following quotation is given:Maximae divitiae sunt prae doctrina et scientia contemnendae: sed virtus omnibus praestat. Antiquarian.
image of book-plate not available: VirginiaCouncil Chamber.
897.Virginia Council Chamber.Virginia Council Chamber.
Armorial. First quarter, the arms of England and Scotland; second quarter, the arms of France; third quarter, the arms of Ireland; fourth quarter, the same as the first. Motto,En dat Virginia quartam. Supporters, two men in complete armor, their beavers open, three ostrich feathers on the helmets, their breasts charged with a cross, and in the exterior hand a lance. Crest, a virgin queen, couped at the shoulders, hair dishevelled, and crowned with an Eastern crown. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
898.Virginia Council Chamber.(Anonymous.)
Armorial. Below the arms, which are the same as those in the preceding plate, is a scene within the Council Chamber, evidently, as the members are around the table, and are being addressed by one of their number. The framework which supportsthis is Chippendale in construction, the armed supporters stand upon the upper part, and the very lowest panel is occupied by the 249th line of the first book of Homer’s “Illiad,” Του και ἁπο γλὡσσης μἑλιτος γλυκἱων ῥἑεν αὑδἡ. Signed,Dent—Sculpt. Bull Alley, Lombard Street. London. The design of the plate is attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. See “The Book-plate Annual and Armorial Year Book,” 1894. London, A. & C. Black, Soho Square.
899.Vose.Benjamin Vose.
Armorial.
900.Vose.Solomon Vose.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Quo fata vocant. Signed,Callender Sc.
901.Waldo.D. Waldo’s.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Nil sine Deo. Of Connecticut. Soldier in the Revolution.
902.Walker.Samuel Walker’s.
Pictorial. Above the plain tablet which bears the name, and the mottoes,Ubi plura nitent paucis non offendar maculis, andVitanda est improba Siren defidia, a group of musical accessories is placed; below, two sprays of oak branches. A rude woodcut.
903.Wall.Wall.
Plain armorial. Motto,Par pari refero. Signed,J. D. Stout. N.Y.
904.Wallace.The Honble. Joshua Maddox Wallace of Burlington in New Jersey esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro patria.
905.Waller.Benja. Waller. Virginia.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A lawyer in Virginia.
906.Walmsley.I. Walmsley. 1792.
Armorial. Very crude work. The mantling encloses the shield. Motto-ribbon empty.
image of book-plate not available: JOHNC. WARREN.
907.Warren.G. Washington Warren.
Armorial. Belongs to no class. Ornamented with scroll-work. The same plate is found with the name of Lucius Henry Warren upon it.
908.Warren.John C. Warren.
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a boulder, and is shaded by a poplar tree; the serpent and rod of Æsculapius lie on the ground, and the name is given on a ribbon. Eminent surgeon and medical writer of Boston.
909.Warren.J. Mason Warren.
Plain armorial. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Same arms as the John C. Warren.
910.Warren.The Property of Samuel Warren, jun. Providence.
The name is printed from type within an engraved border, and the date,1799, appears in MS.
911.Warren.W. Warren. Theatre.
Pictorial. The name is given within a frame of shield shape, above which a pair of antlers, trimmed with oak branches and festoons of oak leaves, is seen; resting between them are a book and looking-glass. At the foot of the frame a loving cup.
912.Washington.Bushrod Washington.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Exitus acta probat. Nephew of the President, to whom Mount Vernon descended. This plate is almost identical with the Whitebread plate by Dawkins. The dragon changes places with the long spray of flowers, otherwise they are the same. It is not known whether Dawkins did this plate or not, but presumably he copied the other from this, which is likely to have been an imported plate. It is not at all an uncommon type among the English plates.
913.Washington.George Washington.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Exitus acta probat. First President of the United States.
914.Waterhouse.John Waterhouse. Halifax.
Crest only. Motto,Veritas vincit omnia.
915.Waties.Thomas Waties.
Armorial. Of South Carolina. An eminent judge for a period of some forty years. Born, 1760; died, 1828.
916.Watkins.John W. Watkins. A.M.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Fortis et fidelis. Signed,Rollinson Sct.
image of book-plate not available: W WARREN THEATRE
917.Watts.John Watts.
Plain armorial. Motto,Forti non deficit telum. A Loyalist of New York, whose estates were confiscated. Statue in Trinity Churchyard, New York City.
918.Webster.Danl. Webster.
Plain armorial. Motto,Vera pro gratis. Name in fac-simile of signature. Statesman, lawyer, and orator.
919.Welch.D. T. Welch.
Literary. Similar to the M. W. Day plate. Motto,Literatura mentem expandit.
920.Weld.Isaac Weld.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Verum atque decens. Traveller and author.
921.Welford.Beverley R. Welford. M.D.
Motto,The wicked man borroweth and returneth not again. Engraved name-label. Of Richmond, Va.
922.Wentworth.Wentworth.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,En Dieu est tout. Signed,N. Hurd, Scp.Of New Hampshire.
923.Wethersfield.Social Library, Stepney Society, Wethersfield.
Literary. A shelf of books is raised upon a frame of Chippendale scroll-work, and has a ribbon draped upon the front of it, bearing the motto,Waste not a moment. Above the books on the shelf a winged hour-glass is seen under the folds of a draped curtain. Signed,Doolittle Sculpt.This plate is also found with the signature erased, and the following line added in fine letters under the design:Annual Meeting, 1st Monday in Dec. at 6. P.M. when every book is to be returned.
924.Wetmore.Charles H. Wetmore.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Virtus libertas et patria. Signed,Doolittle Sculp.The open field face of the shield is used for the number of the volume. Of Connecticut.
925.Wetmore.Prosper Wetmore.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Virtus libertas et patria. The bit of landscape again comes in, as so often in the work of this engraver. Signed on an open scroll,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
926.Wetmore.William Wetmore.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Tentanda via est. Signed,Revere sc.Some proofs of this plate are found without the signature, having been printed before it was signed. Of Massachusetts.
927.Whatley.Joseph Whatley.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Pelle timorem.
928.Wheeler.David B. Wheeler.
A Masonic plate. The full sun, eight-pointed star, and crescent moon are above the name, while below it are the square and dividers, crossed; the whole enclosed within a frame of ornamental type.
929.Wheelwright.Nathl. Wheelwright.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Massachusetts.
930.White.Daniel A. White.
An engraved name-label, with the name enclosed in palm branches, and the mottoes on ribbons above and below.Multum legendum. Esse quam videri.
931.Whitebread.W ... Whitebread.(First name torn off.)
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro lege et rege. Signed,Dawkins, Fecit. Of New York.
932.Whitridge.The Property of J. B. Whitridge.
Pictorial. On a bit of ground surrounded by water, Hope stands leaning upon her anchor, and raising her hand towards the motto,In God we hope, which floats on a ribbon above her. Under the name a second motto,Cui est amiens, felix. Signed,J. R. Penniman Delt. W. B. Annin. Sc.Physician at Charleston, S.C., at the beginning of the century.
933.Wilkes.Charles Wilkes.
Plain armorial. Motto,Arcui meo non confido. Signed,Rollinson sc.Of New York.
934.Williams.Williams.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Of Massachusetts.
935.Williams.Azarias Williams.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Amicitia cum libertate. Signed,Rollinson Sculpt.
936.Williams.Gulielmi Williams ex Insula Antigua.
Armorial. Pictorial. A beautiful granite canopy is erected on the shore of the island; a view of the sea is afforded, and the palmetto-trees yield a grateful shade; at the foot of the stone-work are grouped a globe, scrolls, telescope, compasses, books, sextant, and drawing instruments—significant of the tastes of the owner; the arms are carved upon the face of the stone, and the crest is protected by a hood of graceful design; flowers in long garlands are trailed over the monument. Signed,S. Ingram fecit a Paris. A very beautiful plate.
937.Williams.Johannes Williams His Book. 1679.
The oldest dated book-plate we have; probably the plate of the first minister of Deerfield, Mass., whose house was raided by the Indians. A printed label.
938.Williams.John Williams, Esqr.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto,Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia libant omnia nos. Born, Wethersfield, Conn., Sept. 11, 1762; Yale, 1802; died, 1840. This plate bears some resemblance to the plates of Elijah Backus and Daniel Waldo, both in design, size, and execution.
939.Williams.John Williams.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia libant omnia nos. Same as the preceding.
940.Williams.John Williams.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Y cadam ae cypwyn. Of Boston. Circa 1767.
941.Williams.John C. Williams.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Cognoscere occasionem. Signed,N. H. Scp.Of Massachusetts. Quite similar to the Jonathan Jackson plate by the same engraver.
942.Williams.(Anonymous.)
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield is thrown under a tree with a confusion of other things,—a harp, lyre, horn, music-book, violin bow, sword, arrow,bow, and Indian head-dress. An expanse of water at the right is illumined by the rising sun. Signed,Harris, sc.Of Massachusetts.
943.Willis.Willis.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. No crest.
944.Willis.Samuel Willis.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,Thos. Johnston. Sc.This design seems to be a copy of one of Hurd’s.
945.Wilson.David Wilson.
Armorial. Chippendale. Exactly like the succeeding, and probably the same copper with the name changed.
946.Wilson.James Wilson.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Very handsome plate in the style of Hurd’s best design; a border is added, which is unusual with him, and it is twined with garlands of roses, and has shells in the corners.
947.Wilson.John Wilson, Barbadoes.
Armorial. Pictorial. The scene is in the tropics; a cornucopia pours its riches of fruit upon the ground, just below the oval shield, which is steadied by a winged cherub, who gazes off into the clouds; the background shows trees, an expanse of water, and either icebergs or snow-capped mountains.
948.Wilson.John Wilson, Kingston. Jamaica.
Pictorial. The name is given on an open book, which is surrounded by a wreath.
949.Winthrop.William Winthrop.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Spes vincit terrorem. Signed,S. Hill.
950.Winthrop.J. W.
Armorial. (Winthrop arms.) Jacobean. Plate of John Winthrop; born, Boston, 1681; died in England, 1747.
951.Wiseman.Joseph Wiseman.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,Vallance Sc.Of Pennsylvania.
952.Wisner.Polydore B. Wisner.
Armorial in form. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Via ad cordem. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
953.Wolcott.Oliver Wolcott.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of Connecticut. Signer of the Declaration.
954.Wood.Joseph Wood.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Pennsylvania. Colonel in Revolutionary Army.
955.Woodbridge.Wm. Woodbridge.
A plain name-label, with the name and the motto,Wisely forPLEASUREand forPROFITread: thus hold highCONVERSEwith theMIGHTYdead, enclosed within a border of ornamental type. Of Connecticut. Statesman and jurist.
956.Worcester.The Property of the Worcester Circulating Library Company.
First Cost.... Fine for detention —— per day.Enclosed in a woodcut border; a coin showing a monarch with the wreath of victory on his head, above. Very likely to have been printed by Isaiah Thomas.
957.Wormeley.Ralph Wormeley of Rosegill.
Armorial. No crest. Chippendale. Motto,Nunc mihi nunc alii. Books used in the ornamentation. Of Virginia.
958.Wormeley.Ralph Wormeley of Rosegill.
Armorial. Same arms as above. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. No crest. Not the same plate as the preceding.
959.Wright.James Wright Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Last Royal Governor of Georgia.
960.Wynkoop.Augustus Wynkoop.
Armorial. Supporters, bacchantes with bottles in hands and wine-cups held aloft, with scant covering to their bodies. On the shield, beside a cask, an old man holds a glass before a young boy, evidentlyin warning; a grape-vine grows near by. An eagle for crest spreads his wings over the mantling. The supporters stand upon the name-frame. Of New York.
961.Wynkoop.C. C. Wynkoop.
Same arms as the above. Of New York.
962.Wynkoop.Peter Wynkoop.
Same arms as the above. Supporters are now hideous boys. No motto on the motto-ribbon, upon which the boys stand. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 17.
963.Wythe.George Wythe, Virginia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Secundis dubisque rectus. Of Virginia. Signer of the Declaration.
964.Yale College.The Property of the Brothers in Unity, Yale College.
Allegorical. Bordered by an oblong frame, the name is given in the centre of the design, with this verse below,
Friendship and Science thus combineTo aid and honour our design:With us unite an equal claim,And share alike the social name.
Friendship and Science thus combineTo aid and honour our design:With us unite an equal claim,And share alike the social name.
Friendship and Science thus combineTo aid and honour our design:With us unite an equal claim,And share alike the social name.
Above, on a ribbon bearing the motto,E parvis oriunter magna, two grinning females mutually support a circular frame, in which the crowd of Brothers is seen walking bareheaded under a powerful sun.Omnes in uno concordiais on the frame. The supporters doubtless depict Friendship and Science. A pile of books between them completes the inventory. Signed,Wm. Taylor Deln. A. Doolittle Sculpt.
965.Yale College.Brothers in Unity.
Allegorical. Under the name the following lines are given:—
Hermes eloquio potens recluditFontes, ecce, suos: et amplioraVena Pierii fluunt liquores:Atque arces reserat suas Minerva.
Hermes eloquio potens recluditFontes, ecce, suos: et amplioraVena Pierii fluunt liquores:Atque arces reserat suas Minerva.
Hermes eloquio potens recluditFontes, ecce, suos: et amplioraVena Pierii fluunt liquores:Atque arces reserat suas Minerva.
Above is a delightful engraving. Minerva helmeted and robed but without the spear, attended by Hermes, calls the attention of the approaching group of young men to the pile of books on the ground before them, and also to Demosthenes, who on the near-by sea-shore is declaiming vociferously to the rolling waves. Signed,E. Tisdale Del. S. S. Jocelyn Sc.
966.Yale College.Brothers in Unity.
Allegorical. Beneath the name, which supports itself in mid-air, Minerva (?) is seated, and is directing the efforts of two cherubs who are at work on geographical and architectural problems, as evidenced by the globe and capital before which each bends; to them comes a third cherub, and, alighting on the capital before one of the cherubs, holds out a scroll on which is written ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ. The goddess calls the attention of the other cherub to this message. Architectural features abound in the distance. Signed,O. Pelton. Sc.
967.Yale College.This book belongs to the Linonian Meeting.
A view of the college chapel and one of the halls is shown within a loop of a ribbon which runs across the top of the plate; on the ribbon,Concordia societatis nostra vinculum est. Two clasped hands below the name are enclosed by a ribbon, on which is the word, Amicitia. Rude quirks and flourishes are introduced, and the whole appearance of the plate is rough.
968.Yale College.Linonian Library, Yale College.
Allegorical. In the immediate foreground a youth, with some uncertainty in his air, submits to be led by the hand of Minerva, who turns to cheer him, and points to the temple of Fame crowning the summit of the hill, up whose tortuous sides the path they are pursuing leads; Father Time, with discouraged mien, head resting on his hand, sits upon the globe amid the ruin of architecturalfragments, grasping his faithful scythe in the right hand; the temple of Fame is surmounted by an angel, who is blowing mightily on the trumpet of the goddess who presides over the shrine; the wordImmortalitasis inscribed across the entablature; just over the youth and Minerva, in a cloudy swirl, three cherubs hold aloft a sheepskin, on which is seenLINONIA Sept. 12. 1753. Quiescit in perfecto. Above all this a heart-shaped shield is divided into five parts, which hold a pelican in her piety, a book-case, a dove on the olive branch, the phœnix rising from the fire, and a puppy dog, whose meaning is uncertain. Scrolls about the shield bear the motto,Amicitia concordia soli noscimus. A cherub’s face peers over the shield. Signed,Doolittle Sc. 1802.
969.Yale College.Presented to the Linonian Society by....
Allegorical. The name is on a curtain draped beneath the picture of the advancing Minerva, who, helmeted, robed, and with spear in hand, is seen approaching, and apparently speaking as she comes; behind her, seated by a pile of books, an attendant maid reclines against an urn of flowers, and with a sun-glass draws the rays of the sun into strong focus upon a scroll which brings into plain sight the wordYale. Signed,G. Fairman.
970.Yale College.Moral Library Yale College.
Library interior. The librarian is seated by the desk, on the front panel of which the name is carved; an open book is in his right hand; a large globe before him, and shelves of books behind him; through the open door, which appears to be some distance off, across the tessallated floor, a group of students, headed by a professor in flowing robes, is seen. Over the door the name,Moral Society, is placed. Above all, the motto,Virtus et scientia ad utilitatem dirigunt.
971.Yale College.Philotechnian Library.
Pictorial. The front of a Greek temple is seen with the space in front of it filled with the emblemsand implements of the arts and sciences. The date,1795, is seen on a shield in the centre; probably the date of the founding of the library. Signed,Jos. Perkins sc N. York.
972.Yates.Christr. C. Yates.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ne parcas nec spernas. Very rough work, and hardly worthy to be classed as Chippendale. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.
973.Yates.Peter W. Yates. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ne parcas nec spernas. Signed,H. D. sc.Of New York.
974.Young.Alexander Young.
Plain armorial. Motto,Robori prudentia praestat. Unitarian clergyman and historian of Boston.
975.Young.The Property of Ammi B. Young. Lebanon. N.H.
A small, neatly engraved label.
976.Young.Thomas J. Young.
Rector of St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, S.C. Born, 1803. Three plates.
977.Young.William Young.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Labore. This plate has very flowing mantling, which terminates at either side in eagles’ heads; from their beaks depend the slight festoons which place the plate in the Ribbon and Wreath class.
978.Unidentified.(Name defaced.)Property of......... Bookbinder, U. S. A.
Pictorial. An open book; on the first page, a cradle; on the second, a coffin; behind the book, a sword, quill, and anchor. The following mottoes are used:—