Weigh well each thought, each sentence freely scan,In Reason’s balance try the works of man;Be bias’d not by those who praise or blame,Nor, Servile, Yield opinion to a Name.
Weigh well each thought, each sentence freely scan,In Reason’s balance try the works of man;Be bias’d not by those who praise or blame,Nor, Servile, Yield opinion to a Name.
Weigh well each thought, each sentence freely scan,In Reason’s balance try the works of man;Be bias’d not by those who praise or blame,Nor, Servile, Yield opinion to a Name.
Signed,Engrd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty Street. As the nameJacob Brownis not engraved, but is printed by hand, it is quite likely that this plate was for promiscuous use; either to be filled up with the name of any who ordered it, or to be pasted in the books sold by some bookseller.
111.Brown.John Carter Brown.Crest only. Motto,Gaudeo.
112.Brown.Thomas Brown.
Armorial. Arms, ... on a chevron, between three leopards’ heads cabossed, or as many escallops.... Crest, an eagle’s head erased or. Motto,En espérance je vie. Signed by Hurd.
113.Browne.Peter A. Browne.
Literary. A plain table, with the scull and crossbones carved in two places upon it, supports several large volumes, on the side of one of which is the name of the owner. On the side of the table the motto is cut,Fiat Justitia. A wreath of laurel rests upon the books, and the all-seeing eye looks upon the scene from above. Signed,Engraved by James Akin. A prominent lawyer in Philadelphia, and the author of “Browne’s Reports.”
114.Brownson.Oliver Brownson’s Property.
An engraved label with the name curved over a peacock which is perched on a scroll.
115.Bruen.M. Bruen.
Plain armorial. Motto,Fides scutum. Matthias Bruen was a clergyman in New York City; ordained in London, 1819.
116.Bruff.The Property of J. G. Bruff, Portsmouth, Va. 183-.Pictorial. On this, a weeping elm supports a large shield on which the inscription is given; so large is the shield that only a little of the tree shows around the edge of the shield. A woodcut.
117.Buchanan.W. B. Buchanan.
Armorial. Motto,Clarior hinc honos.
118.Bull.Martin Bull.
Armorial. A plain armorial plate with the mantling extending down the side of the shield. Motto,Virtus basis vitae. This is the plate of one of the engravers of the old Farmington book-plate, Deacon Bull. See “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 187.
119.Burke.James Henry Burke Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Sola salus servire Deo. Of Virginia.
120.Burnet.John Burnet. Attorney at Law New York.
Armorial. Jacobean frame; mantling. Motto,Virescit vulnere virtus. This plate is earlier than the succeeding one by Dawkins.
121.Burnet.John Burnet Esqr New York.
Armorial. Chippendale. The usual pastoral scene which Dawkins used is found here; the shepherdess, and the cupids making music on the flute, and bringing books for leisure moments. Motto,Virescit vulnere virtus. Signed,H. Dawkins Sculp. 1754. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.
122.Byam.Francisci Byam, ex Insula Antigua.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Claris dextera factis. Rich mantling continued around the whole shield; the background shell-lined. Printed in brown ink.
123.Byrd.William Byrd of Westover in Virginia Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. A very interesting specimen of its class. The profuse mantling thrown high in the air, the shell-lined background, and the curtain upheld at the ends (on which the name and address are given) are prominent characteristics as pointed out by Warren. A rich abundance of fruit overflows from two cornucopiæ, and the motto-ribbon is twined in and out through the scrolls at the base. Motto,Nulla pallescere culpa. Colonel Byrd was a very distinguished Virginian: was born to an ample fortune, liberally educated, and became the patron of science and literature in his native state. President of the Council of the colony;author of the “Westover Manuscripts,” and of other essays. Born, 1674; died, 1744. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
124.Cabell.Doct.r Geo. Cabell Richmond Virga.
Allegorical. In the centre of the design a flaming heart rests upon the shank of an anchor. A thin patch of ground, which grows a few trees, and looks like an island, upholds these emblems of hope. The motto is just above,—Spes mea in Deo. Above this again the all-seeing eye, wreathed in clouds, appears. The whole is enclosed in a design of Ribbon and Wreath arrangement. Evidently the work of Brooks, who engraved the plate of Dr. I. Dove of the same city.
125.Cabell.Samuel Jordan Cabell, of Soldier’s Joy.
Pictorial. The name is printed from type upon a large oval medallion; this is supported by the half-draped figure of Liberty holding the pole with the cap upon it, and an officer in the uniform of the Continental Army. The arms of the United States are above the medallion. The pictorial parts of this are cut in wood.
126.Cabot.William Cabot.
Armorial. Wild Chippendale. No motto. Of Massachusetts.
127.Cadena.M. V. C.(Mariano de la Cadena.)
Plain armorial. An ordinary square shield supported by a very peculiar frame. Motto,Fidem servat vinculaque sulvit. A Professor of Spanish in Columbia College.
128.Cadena.Don Mariano Valazquez de la Cadena.Plain armorial. No motto. Of New York City.
129.Cadena.Mariano Valazquez de la Cadena.Small, plain armorial. Of New York City.
130.Caillaud.John Caillaud. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The frame enclosing the arm is oval in form and quite peculiar in construction; an eagle with a chaplet in his beak appears as a crest.
131.Callaway.Thomas Callaway.Plain armorial. Motto,Aliis quod ab aliis.
132.Callender.John Callender.
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a rock, mossgrown and over-topped by shrubs. Signed,Callender Sc.Of Massachusetts.
133.Calvert.Thos. Calvert.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
image of book-plate not available: TheHonourable Wm Carmichaell Esqr
134.Campbell.Donald Campbell. Jamaica.
Armorial. The shield affixed to the mast of a lymphad. (The crest of this family of Campbells.) Motto,Fit via vi.
135.Carmichaell.The Honourable Wm Carmichaell Esqr.
Armorial. Early English. The very full mantling nearly surrounds the shield. Motto,Toujours prest. Diplomatist. Born in Maryland. Delegate to Congress, 1778-1780. Foreign minister. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 16.
136.Carroll.Charles Carroll.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. The last surviving signer of the Declaration. Died, 1832. This was the Charles Carroll who added “of Carrollton” after his signature to the Declaration, that no mistake might ever be made in recognizing him. Illustrated in “Book Lovers’ Almanac,” 1894. Duprat and Co., New York.
137.Carroll.Charles Carroll Barrister at Law.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. The same arms as the Charles Carroll.
138.Carroll.Charles Carroll of ye Inner Templer Esqr,
Second Son of Daniell Carroll of Litterlouna Esqr. in the Kings County in the Kingdom of Ireland.
Armorial. Early English. Elaborate mantling all about the shield. Motto-ribbon empty. Grandfather of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the signer. Emigrated to Maryland about 1686.
139.Carroll.Ephm. Carroll.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In fide et in bello fortes.
140.Cary.Alpheus Cary. Jr.
Plain armorial. The shield surrounded by an oval frame of sun’s rays. Signed,A. Cary del. H. Morse Sc.Of Massachusetts.
141.Cary.Miles Cary.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Sine Deo careo. Of Virginia.
142.Cary.Thomas Cary.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In medio tutissimus ibis. Signed,Callender Scp.Of Massachusetts.
143.Cay.Gabriel Cay.
Crest only. Name enclosed in Jacobean frame. No motto. Of Virginia.
144.Chalmers.Geo. Chalmers.
Armorial. Motto,Spero. A resident of Maryland; a stiff Loyalist; author of “Chalmers’ Annals.”
145.Chambers.Benjamin Chambers’s Book.
Armorial. False heraldry. Plain armorial plate with supporters, surrounded by a circular wreath. Motto,Spiro. Founder of Chambersburg, Penn.
146.Chambers.John Chambers Esqr.
Armorial. Arms not in Burke. Az. a chevron or. bet. three cockle shells of the last. Chippendale. Motto,Vincit veritas. Signed,E. Gallaudet Sculp.Chief Justice of New York, 1754.
147.Chandler.Gardiner Chandler.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,P. Revere Sculp.Of Massachusetts.
148.Chandler.John Chandler Junr Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. A very handsome design in the best of Hurd’s styles. Has the characteristic flow of water from the large shell at the bottom. No motto. Signed,N. Hurd Sculp.Of Massachusetts.
149.Chandler.Rufus Chandler.
Armorial. Attributed to Hurd.
150.Chase.Sl. Chase.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ne cede malis. Signed,Boyd Sc.A signer of the Declaration from Maryland.
151.Chauncey.Chauncey.
Plain armorial. Motto,Gloria.
152.Chauncey.Charles Chauncey.
Plain armorial. Motto-ribbon empty.
153.Chauncey.Charles Chauncey M.D.
Plain armorial. Motto,Sublimis per ardua tendo. Two fierce lions couch upon the ends of the motto-ribbon, and the mantling envelopes the shield. The initialsC. C., in cipher, are given between the two names.
154.Chauncey.J. St. Clair Chauncey.
Plain armorial. Motto,Gloria. An officer of the United States Navy.
155.Chawney.Armorial. Of Pennsylvania.
156.Chester.John Chester.
Plain armorial. On a ribbon tied above,By the name of Chester. No motto. Of Wethersfield, Conn. Colonel in the Continental Army; commander of the “elite corps”; was in the battle of Bunker Hill.
157.Child.Francis Child.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro lege et rege. Signed,H. Dawkins. Sculpt.Very fine work.
158.Child.The Property of Isaac Child.
Under the name is the verse beginning—
If thou art borrowed by a friend,Right welcome shall he be, etc.
If thou art borrowed by a friend,Right welcome shall he be, etc.
If thou art borrowed by a friend,Right welcome shall he be, etc.
Signed,Sold by N. Dearborn & Son. Undoubtedly engraved by Dearborn.
159.Child.Isaac Child, Boston.
Literary. Four shelves of books. Probably by Dearborn.
160.Child.Thomas Child.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Fari aude. Not signed, but evidently the work of Nathaniel Hurd. First Postmaster of Portland, Me.
161.Child.William Henry Child.
Armorial in form, but displaying no arms on the shield. Crest, two doves with olive branches in their mouths. The initialsW. H. C., in cipher, occupy the shield. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Very similar in design to the plate of George Grote, the historian. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
162.Clark.D. Lawrence Clark.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Semper idem. Undoubtedly the arms are not genuine: the argent field of the shield is charged with a branch of holly, and the crest is the American eagle, with a star above its head.
163.Clark.John Clark. M.D.
Plain armorial. Motto,Semper idem. The arms are undoubtedly assumed; az. an oak branch ppr. Crest, an American eagle, with a star (mullet) above.
164.Clarke.Alfred Clarke.
Crest only. Motto,Soyez ferme. Of Cooperstown, N.Y.
165.Clarke.George Clarke.
Crest only. Motto,Soyez ferme. Signed,J. F. Morin. Sc. N.Y.
166.Clarke.Peter Clarke.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Coronat virtus cultores suos. Printed in blue ink.
167.Clarkson.David Clarkson Gent.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 66.
168.Clarkson.M. Clarkson.
Armorial, plain. No motto. Matthew Clarkson was for twenty-one years the President of the Bank of New York.
169.Cleborne.C. I. Cleborne. M. D.
Armorial. The shield canted to one side, surmounted by the helmet; it and the mantling is enclosed within a circular ribbon, on which the motto,Clibor ne sceame, is given. A second ribbon over the design bears the motto,Virtute invidiam vincas. Signed,Jarrett London.
170.Cleveland.Stephen Cleveland.
Pictorial. A very unusual plate: a full-rigged British man-of-war, with ten guns peering from the loop-holes, is hastening from the observer; the English ensign flies from the stern. A very spirited piece of work. It is said that his commission as Captain in our Navy just after the Declaration was the first one issued. Born in Connecticut, 1740, died in Massachusetts, 1801.
171.Clinton.De Witt Clinton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Patria cara carior libertas. Signed,P. R. Maverick. sculpt.Governor of New York, 1817-1822, and 1824-1827. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
172.Cock.William Cock.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Quod fieri non vis alteri ne fueris. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.The tinctures in the crest—which looks like a leghorn—are indicated by the words, gules and or, engraved outside, and connected with the parts thus tinctured by dotted lines,—a new method. Of New York. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.
173.Coffin.Coffin arms: name erased.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Post tenebras speramus lumen de lumine. Signed,J. Akin Sculp.The nameN. W. Coffinis written upon the copy at hand. The arms are of the family of Sir Isaac Coffin, who was born in Boston, 1759.
174.Coffin.Hector Coffin.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Exstant recte factus praemia. Signed,J. Akin del. F. Kearny Sc.Of Boston.
175.Coffin.John Coffin. 1771.
Armorial. A frame of Jacobean tendencies. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Massachusetts.
176.Colden.Cadwallader D. Colden.
Plain armorial. Motto,Fais bien crains rien. Mayor of New York City in 1818. Friend and coadjutor of De Witt Clinton.
177.Columbia College.Columbia College Library New York.
Allegorical. The scene is out-of-doors; a throne placed on rising ground is occupied by the Goddess of Learning; the Shekinah blazes above and the rising sun peeps over the horizon. Three little nude beginners in learning stand before the Goddess, in whose hand an open book is extended bearing the motto, Λογια Ζὡνζα. From her mouth a scroll issues bearing in Hebrew the motto, אוריארLet there be light. Beneath this scene is the referenceI Pet. IIi.2 &c.The name of the library appears upon the circular frame which encloses the whole scene; the motto,In lumine tuo videbimus lumen, follows the inner line of the circle. Above,an urn is overfilled with the blossoms of knowledge, while the background of the whole is a brick wall. Signed,Anderson sculp.
178.Connecticut Theological Institute.Theol. Institute of Con. 1833. Presented by
Pictorial. The representation is of a pulpit with winding stairs on either side, and a very tall solemn-looking sounding-board behind it, partially hid by a curtain. The front panel of the pulpit has the following, ΚΗΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ ἙΣΤΑΥΡΩΜΕΝ.
179.Connecticut Theological Institute.Society of Inquiry. Theological Institute of Connecticut.
Three book shelves disclosed by a drawn curtain.
180.Connolly.Charles M. Connolly.
Armorial. Motto,En Dieu est tout. Signed,J. G. Bolen, 104 B’way.
181.Constable.William Constable.
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 wordPropertyis 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.
Plain armorial. Motto,Habeo pro jus fasque. Signed,Pulini Inc.The famous actress, Charlotte Cushman.
195.Custis.Geo. Washg. Park Custis.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. The last of Washington’s family—builder of “Arlington.” Son of the following.
196.Custis.John Park Custis.
Armorial. Presumably assumed arms; arg. an eagle displayed ppr. Crest, an eagle’s head erased ppr. Chippendale. No motto. Son of Mrs. Washington by her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. The engraver omitted theefrom the middle name.
197.Cutting.James S. Cutting.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Postero ne credo. Signed,Maverick Sct.Of New York.
198.Cutting.William Cutting.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Carpe diem: postero ne crede. Signed,P. R. Maverick Sct.Of New York.
199.Cuyler.John Cuyler.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
200.Dana.Edmund Trowbridge Dana.
The same copper as the following plate, with slight alterations. In the upper left-hand corner the dateA.D. 1569is given. Presumably the date of the grant of arms. Son of R. H. Dana. Translator and editor of works on International Law.
201.Dana.Francis Dana.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Cavendotutus. Signed,N. H. Scp.A handsome plate in Hurd’s best style. Statesman and jurist. Born, Charlestown, Mass., 1743; died in Cambridge, 1811.
202.Dana.Richard Henry Dana.
The same old copper again retouched. The date1569is in new type, and the name is changed to the present user. Poet and essayist.
203.Danforth.Danforth.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ubi plura offendar maculis nitent non ego paucis. Signed,N. H. Scp.At the upper left-hand corner, outside the design, the sun shines in full strength. Presumably the plate of Dr. Samuel Danforth of Boston. Born, 1740; died, 1827.
204.Dartmouth College.Library of Dartmouth College. Presented by Isaiah Thomas Esq A.D. 1819 in his Donation of 470 Volumes.
These words printed from type within a border of ornamental type disposed in an oval.
205.Dartmouth College.Social Friends Library.
A plain shield with thistles for decoration bears the number of the volume. Motto,Sol sapientiae nunquam occidet. The full sun above the shield.
206.Davenport.Armorial. Of Virginia.
207.Davidson.Henry Davidson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Sapienter si sincere. A very neat plate. The wreath has not the proper twisted effect, but appears more like a row of eggs than an heraldic wreath.
208.Davis.Davis.
Plain armorial. Motto,Auspice Christo.
209.Day.John Day.
Plain armorial. Signed,J. Smithers. Sculp.Of Philadelphia.
210.Day.M. W. Day.
Pictorial. A collection of literary property is grouped in an open space where the rising sun shines strongly; the name is given upon a ribbon which floats above; from it depends a lamp; to the right, a book-case; to the left, a bust of Franklin, a large globe, books, ink-pot and quills;in front, an unrolled parchment which purports to be a list of books. The following motto:—
’Tis education forms the common mind,Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.
’Tis education forms the common mind,Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.
’Tis education forms the common mind,Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.
Signed,W. Chapin del & Sc.
211.Deane.John Deane.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Name on motto-ribbon.
212.De Blois.Lew’s. De Blois.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Signed,Nathaniel Hurd Sculp.The mantling is well conceived but rudely engraved; the shell-lined background is here, and the curtain upheld at the corners, on which the name is given. The whole appearance of the plate shows it to be quite early, and among the first attempts of Hurd.
213.De Blois.N.J. De Blois.
Armorial. Jacobean, with handsome mantling. Motto,Je me fie en Dieu. “These arms are assumed by some members of the family of this name living in Newport, R.I. The first of the name in America was born in Fort George, N.Y., some time before the Revolution; his descendants in New York and Newport carried on a great hardware business with their parents in England, but when the troubles occurred they became Tories and left the country. Some of the wax seals on their old letters bear the impression of a Moor’s head, which may have been correct. Others had either the conceit or ignorance to assume the armorial bearings of the famous and noble family of Châtillon of France, which historical race became extinct in 1762. As, during the 14th century some members of the Châtillons were Comtes de Blois, this title, extinct in 1364, over 500 years ago, is most unwarrantably used as if it were the family name, and the Châtillon arms adopted in a most extraordinary way, reversing the ordinary way of acquiring arms; so audacious and arrogant is the assumption and so sublime the impudence it entitlesthe fact to a high place in the Curiosities of Heraldry.” (These notes are found accompanying the copy of the plate in the collection of the late Mr. James Eddy Mauran.) This plate is apparently copied from the one by Hurd, and as that is much earlier, it may be that the assumption of the arms was due to him instead of to the later users, who simply copied what appeared to be the legitimate plate and arms of an ancestor.
214.Dedham.Library of the “Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ Societies for the Study of the Sacred Scriptures.” Dedham, (Ms).
The above inscription is printed from type within an oval frame which is cut on wood; elongated cornucopiæ extend their blossoms above and around the central panel; above in a small frame a lute and some music books.
215.Denny.William Denny.
Armorial. Motto,Et mea messis erit. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania.
216.De Peyster.Frederick De Peyster.
Armorial. A plain, heart-shaped shield supported by two eagles on palm branches, which are crossed under the shield and extend upwards on either side. No motto. Signed,P. R. Maverick Sct.Of New York. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
217.Derby.Martha Derby.
The name printed within a border of flowers and sprays. A group of musical instruments above.
218.Dering.Nicoll H. Dering.
Armorial. No motto. The Thomas Dering plate by Hurd, with the name altered.
219.Dering.Thomas Dering.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,N. Hurd Sculp 1749. This is the earliest plate by an American engraver which is both signed and dated. But one copy is known at this writing. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
220.Dering.Thomas Dering.
Crest only, enclosed within a circular ring. The half-date17—is given. Resembles the work of Hurd somewhat.
221.De Witt.Richard Varick De Witt.
A small pictorial plate, representing Minerva standing helmeted and with spear and shield in hand. On some copies of this plate the following additional inscription is found engraved,From his uncle Richard Varick.
222.Dexter.Samuel Dexter’s. MDCCLXXXV.
A printed label, with a border of ornamental type. Eminent lawyer and statesman. Secretary of War 1800, and Secretary of the Treasury, 1801.
223.Dill.John E. Dill. Boston.
A name-label in which the name is printed within a border made up of ornamental type, although it does not look so at first glance. The back of the design resembles a brick wall; the frame is made up of bouquets in holders, hearts, and an assortment of odds and ends.
224.Dinwiddie.Rob’t. Dinwiddie.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Ubi libertas ibi patria. Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758. See “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. II, pages 89, 125.
225.Dolbeare.Benjamin Dolbeare of Boston in New England. Oxford. Printed at the Clarendon Printing House. October 6, 1739.
A very large printed label, with three rows of ornamental type border, between which the following is printed, “The Noble Art and Mystery of PRINTING was first Invented by JOHN GUTTENBERG ofMentz, a City ofGermanyin the YEAR 1440 and brought into ENGLAND by JOHN ISLIP ofLondonin the year of our LORD 1471.” This is very like the plate of Martha Bartlett, illustrated in “The Book-plate Collectors’ Miscellany,” page 20. See note from Mr. Tuer in same, page 29. There was an Edward Dolbier in the Boston Tea-party, 16th December, 1773.
226.Dove.Doct. I. Dove. Richmond. Virga.
Armorial. Crest only. A dove ppr. holding an olive branch in her bill. Motto,Deus providebit. The design is completed by a festoon and crossed branches in Ribbon and Wreath style. Signed,Brooks Sculp.The Doct. Cabell plate was evidently the work of this same engraver.
227.Dove.Samuel E. Dove. Richmond. Va.
Pictorial. The dove with the olive branch in her bill flies past mountains with water at their foot. Motto,Ab initio Deus providebit, on a circular garter enclosing the picture.
228.Drayton.Drayton, South Carolina.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Non nobis solum.
229.Drayton.Jacob Drayton, South Carolina.
The same copper as the above with the first name added.
230.Drayton.Wm. Drayton, Middle Temple.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Non nobis solum. A smaller plate than the preceding, with the same arms. The name and address are given in a bracket bordered with scrolls and foliations. A jurist of South Carolina and Florida.
231.Drayton.William Henry Drayton.
Armorial. Statesman. Born at Drayton Hall-on-the-Ashley, near Charleston, S.C., 1742; died, 1779.
232.Duane.James Duane. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Nulli praeda. Signed,H. D. fect.The usual pictorial elements of Dawkins’ style are here introduced. The prim shepherdess and attendant swain on one side of the shield, and a lonely young girl singing to herself by a fountain, to the music of her guitar; her home cannot be far away as she wears no hat and is in décolleté attire. Of New York. Statesman. Member of the Old Congress. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.
233.Dudley.Joseph Dudley 1754.
Armorial. Early English. The mantling is very full, curling upwards as well as downward and completely envelopes the shield. It is the common type of denticulated mantling, but not so elegant as some examples. Motto,Nec gladio nec arcu. The name appears on the usual scroll beneath the shield. Of the family of the Governor of the colony of Massachusetts. This date,1754, was added by Hurd, and is much later than the actual date of the plate.
234.Duer.E Libris Gul. Alex. Duer.
Plain armorial. Motto,Esse et videri. Of New York. Brother-in-law of Beverly Robinson. President of Columbia College from 1829 to 1842. Son of following.
235.Duer.Willm. Duer. Esq.
Armorial in form. Crest only. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Esse quam videri. Attributed to Maverick: the frame strongly resembles the Maturin Livingston. The name is on the shield. Born, 1747. Delegate to Continental Congress.
236.Dumaresque.Philip Dumaresque.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,N. Hurd. Sculp.One of the first officers of old Trinity Church in Boston.
237.Dummer.Jer. Dummer Anglus Americanus.
Armorial. Early English. No motto. In the diary of John Hull, the coiner of the early specie of Massachusetts, the following entry is found: “1659. 1st of 5th. I received into my house Jeremie Dummer and Samuel Paddy, to serve me as apprentices eight years.” In the “Heraldic Journal” we learn that Jeremiah Dummer was a goldsmith. Married in 1672 Hannah Atwater. He was the father of Governor William Dummer, and of Jeremiah Dummer the younger, the probable owner of this plate, who was Massachusetts agent in England, 1710-1721.
238.Duncan.James H. Duncan.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Disce pati. Very crude work.
239.Dunkin.Robert Henry Dunkin.
Armorial. Motto,Disce pati. Signed,I. H.(Hutt.) Of Philadelphia.
240.Dunning.Charles E. Dunning.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Semper paratus. Foliage, roses and a griffin in the ornamentation.
241.Dunning.Charles S. Dunning.
Armorial. Impaling Wijnkoop. Chippendale. (Late.) Motto,Semper paratus. More elaborate design than the above.
242.Durand.John Durand. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Very fine. Presumably by the brother of Asher B. Durand, who was a fine engraver. A medallion beneath the shield shows cupids in a corn-field.
243.Duvall.E Bibliotheca Gabrielis Duvall. A.D. 1778.
The name printed from type within a woodcut border, in which thirteen stars form a patriotic allusion. Signed,T. S.(Sparrow.) Of Huguenot descent. Born in Maryland, 1752. Jurist and Federal officer.
244.Dyckman.Dyckman.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The crossed branches are under the shield, and its edge is embellished with close festooning.J. G.written before the name. Motto,Zyt bestindig. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
245.Dyckman.States Morris Dyckman.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Zyt bestendig.
246.East Windsor.Miscellaneous Literary Association, East Windsor.
Allegorical. Minerva in repose. A Greek mask near by.
247.Edwards.Bryan Edwards Esqr. Greenwich Park, Jamaica.
Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. Motto,Nosce te ipsum. Signed,Ashby Sculp, Russel Court, London. Historian, and wealthy merchant in Jamaica.
248.Edwards.Charles Edwards.
Plain armorial. Motto,The North against the World. Lawyer and author of New York. Born in 1797.
249.Edwards.Isaac Edwards. North Carolina.
Armorial.
250.Elam.Samuel Elam. Rhode Island.
Armorial. Pictorial. A bit of landscape is introduced, and the shield hangs from a ring around the bole of a shattered oak. A very pretty design and well engraved, reminding one somewhat of the book-plates by Bewick.
251.Eliot.William H. Eliot.
Armorial. Crest only, within an oval garter on which is given the motto,Non nobis solum.
252.Ellery.Benjamin Ellery.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of New York. The same plate is found bearing the name Harrison Ellery.
253.Elliott.Barnard Elliott.
Plain armorial. Colonel in the Revolution. Signed,P. R. Maverick.
254.Elliston.Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majesties Customs of New York in America.
Armorial. Jacobean. A very handsome plate indeed, engraved in an excellent manner. The shield is set against a diapered background, and the ornamental moulding of the side is lined with shell-work; the shield rests upon an upturned shell, and two eagles have alighted upon the upper arms. The motto,Bono vince malum, is given upon a ribbon under the frame, and there is no curtain or scroll to receive the inscription, which is engraved plainly in three lines beneath all.
255.Elliston.Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majestie’s Customs of New York in America.
This is very similar to the preceding, but is a trifle larger, and in some respects superior. As before, the shield is placed within the enfolding arms of a Jacobean frame, but the diapered pattern is succeeded by an all-over shell pattern, and a grinning canephoros head supports the shield. On a ribbon above the crest the date is given,M.DCC.XXV. The motto,Bono vince malum, as before, is on its ribbon under the frame. Again the usual curtain is omitted and the inscription is engraved in three lines below all, with a little more attention to grammatical marks, and in bolder type. The eagles have disappeared. The copy before me has the following in handwriting:—His gift to the library of St. Georges’ Ch: in ... Queens County province of New York. 1730.Illustrated in “Curio,” page 65.
256.Emerson.William Emerson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The work looks very much like Callender’s. Motto,Fidem servabo. Father of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
257.Erasmus Hall.Erasmus Hall Library.
Allegorical. Signed,Maverick Sculpt New York. The plate is divided into two sections: the upper one is enclosed within a circular frame, and contains the allegorical picture. Diana is seen in the foreground directing the attention of a youth to the glories revealed upon the heights above them. Two temples are seen which bear dedications to Fame and to Virtue. Surrounded by clouds the angel of Fame is even now appearing above her sacred fane. The implements of study are at the foot of the youth, and under this scene are the words, FORTITER! ASCENDE. The lower part of the design is simply a wreath enclosing the name. The Erasmus Hall Library belonged to an Academy which was founded at Flatbush, L.I., in 1786.
258.Erving.William Erving. Esqr.
Plain armorial. Mottoes,Quo fata vocant, andFlourish in all weathers. Signed,Callender Sct.Undoubtedly of the Boston family of Loyalists.
259.Erving.(Anonymous.)
Plain armorial. Quartering, “Ar. an eagle displayed sa. within a border invected of the last.” The first and third quarters are the Irvine arms.