260.Eustace.Colonel John Skey Eustace, State of New York.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In hoc signo vinces. The arms are not correct, as one cross-crosslet is missing, and it is not certain that the crest which hangs in unusual style on a plate, from the festoon, belongs to this family. The crest is balanced by a plate on the other side of the shield, on which a letterEis engraved. The whole is contained within an elongated wreath. The name appears above the shield following the curve of the wreath, and at the bottom two additional lines in Latin serve as another motto,Ignotis errare locis, ignota videre, Flumina gaudebat: studio minuente laborem. A variant of the above,—the same copper altered,—gives this motto in place ofIn hoc signo vinces,—Sans Dieu rien. A Revolutionary officer whose bravery was recognized by Congress.
261.Evarts.Jeremiah Evarts.
A simple name-label with the motto under the name and a festoon of cloth above it. Motto,Nil sine magno vita labore dedit mortalibus. Father of the Senator.
262.Everdell.William Everdell.
Armorial in form, though no real arms are shown. Motto,Semper paratus. The four quarters of the shield are occupied with implements of the draughtsman’s art. Of New York.
263.Everett.Edward Everett.
Plain armorial. Motto,Patria veritas fides. Scholar and orator. Born, 1780; died, 1851.
264.Ewing.Ewing.(John.)
Armorial. Chippendale. A very porky lamb, books, two cooing doves, and a quadrant are introduced into the framework. Motto,Audacter. A Philadelphia clergyman.
265.Fairfax.Bryan Fairfax.
Armorial. Motto,Fare fac. Eighth and last baron; friend of Washington.
266.Farmington.Library in the First Society in Farmington.
A large engraved label.
267.Farmington.This Book belongs to Monthly Library in Farmington.
Allegorical. Signed,M. Bull’s & T. Lee’s Sculp.A large plate in which the Laws and the names with the attendant flourishes take a good deal of the space. In the centre a shelf of books separates two groups of figures. At the right a very stiff youth, in the court costume of the period, with wig, ruffles, and buckled shoes, is seen under the guidance of a portly female figure who impersonates Wisdom.
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She appears to be warning the youth of the dangers of pursuing the two sirens who beam at him across the shelf; or else they are meant to represent the sources of Knowledge, and the youth is being conducted to them. As Deacon Bull was not a great engraver we may be pardoned if we do not clearly understand his allegory. However, the LAWS of the Library are very plain, and are neatly engraved under the row of books mentioned.
Below these stringent rules the following verse is given:—
The Youth, who, led by WISDOM’S guiding Hand,Seeks VIRTUE’S Temple, and her Laws Reveres:He, he alone, in HONOUR’S Dome shall Stand,Crown’d with Rewards, & rais’d above his Peers.
The Youth, who, led by WISDOM’S guiding Hand,Seeks VIRTUE’S Temple, and her Laws Reveres:He, he alone, in HONOUR’S Dome shall Stand,Crown’d with Rewards, & rais’d above his Peers.
The Youth, who, led by WISDOM’S guiding Hand,Seeks VIRTUE’S Temple, and her Laws Reveres:He, he alone, in HONOUR’S Dome shall Stand,Crown’d with Rewards, & rais’d above his Peers.
The design is very ambitious, but is rather poor in execution.
268.Farmington.Village Library.
Library Interior. A young lady, very prim, and exceptionally neat and austere in her virtuous demeanor, sits upright in a chair beside a table, on which a few books are laid, and an ink-pot with the quill in it. An open case of books on the wall, a closed writing-desk under it, and a print of Washington complete the furniture of the room. Out of the window can be seen the inspiring sight of a steep hill, upon the summit of which the pillared Temple of Honor stands.
The following verse is given:—
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul.
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul.
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul.
Also of Farmington, Conn.
269.Fauquier.Francis Fauquier. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia from 1758 to his death in 1768. Regarded by Jefferson as the ablest executive of Virginia. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
270.Fendall.Philip Richard Fendall.
Armorial. Arms very doubtful. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Esse quam videri.
271.Fenwick.Fenwick.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Perit ut vivat. Signed,J. Smither. Sc.A plate showing fertility of design in the engraver, but not much skill with the burin.
272.Fish.Hamilton Fish. Stuyvesant Square New York.
Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto,Deus dabit. Governor of New York State, 1849-1851.
273.Fisher.Joshua Fisher.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto, name on motto-ribbon. Native of Delaware. A leading merchant of Philadelphia during the Revolution.
274.Fitzhugh.(Anonymous.)
Plain armorial. Motto,Pro patria semper. Of Virginia.
275.Fitzhugh.Willm. Fitzhugh Junr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro patria semper. Of Virginia.
276.Foot.Ebenezer Foot.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Signed,Maverick. Sct.Of New York.
277.Foote.Ebenezer Foote.Plain armorial. No motto.
278.Foote.Foote.
Plain armorial. No motto. The nameJohn P.is written in before the family name on the copy at hand.
279.Forbes.Eli Forbes.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Omni fortunae paratus. Signed,T. M. Furnass, St.This is the only specimen so far discovered of the work ofthis engraver, who was a nephew and pupil of Hurd. The owner was Chaplin in the army of the Revolution and a missionary to the Indians. (1800.)
280.Forman.Forman.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Deo et amicitiae. An officer of the Revolutionary army. Had an estate named “Rose Hill,” in Maryland.
281.Foster.
A plate of this family name is owned in Boston, but no information concerning it can be obtained. It is said to be the work of Furnass.
282.Foster.Isaac Foster.
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 whichthe 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.
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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 initialsN. 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.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. This is the plate of John-Lion, the seventh proprietor of Gardiner’s Island, who was born November 8, 1770, and who died November 22, 1816. The arms are the same as those of John Gardiner, but the tinctures differ; the bugle-horns aregulesin this plate, andsablein the other. This plate is also found with the autograph of David, the eighth and last proprietor, under the will of Mary, the widow of Lion.
295.Gardiner.John Gardiner.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. This is the plate of the fifth proprietor of Gardiner’s Island. Born, 1714; died, 1764.
296.Gardiner.John Gardiner of the Inner Temple.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Pro patria mori. A witty and eloquent lawyer of Boston.
297.Gardiner.Samuel Gardiner.
Plain armorial. No motto. Of the Maine family.
298.Garnett.John Garnett.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. No crest.
299.Georgetown College.Georgetown College.
Pictorial. An eagle just rising from the stump of a tree carries a ribbon floating in his beak, on which the legend,Presented to the P. Society Library. Motto above,Lex libertas salusque gentis.
300.Georgetown College.Collegium Georgiopolitanum, ad ripas Potamaci in Marylandia.
The American eagle displays the shield of our country on his breast; one talon is upon a globe, the other grasps a cross. The motto,Utraque unum, is given upon a ribbon which flutters from the beak of the eagle. Above, in a blaze of glory, an ancient lyre is seen. Branches of oak rise on either side of the design.
301.Ghiton.William R. Ghiton. 1718.
Armorial.
302.Gibbes.Edmund A. Gibbes.
Plain armorial. No motto. Of South Carolina.
303.Gibbes.James S. Gibbes.
Plain armorial. Motto,Amor vincit naturae. Of Charleston, S.C.
304.Gibbs.John Walters Gibbs.
Armorial. A very peculiar frame showing Jacobean, Chippendale, and Ribbon and Wreath features. No motto. Crude work.
305.Gibbs.John Walters Gibbs. Charleston. So. Carolina.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Beware my edge, in reference to the battle-axes of shield and crest. Signed,Abernethie Sculpt.The edge of the shield is close-trimmed with festooning, and tall vases rest upon the scrolls at the sides.
306.Gibs.James Gibs.
Armorial. Of New York. Signed by Maverick.
307.Giles.Daniel Giles.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Toujours le même.
308.Giles.James Giles.
Armorial. Military trophies with slight Ribbon and Wreath ornamentation. Motto,Libertas et patriamea. Signed,Maverick Sculp.Behind the shield a plentiful supply of munitions of war are arranged. The flags of the United States and of England, swords, pikes, lances, muskets, bayonets, cannon in the act of discharging, trumpets, drums, wormers, ramrods, cleaners, piles of cannon-balls, and kegs of powder are in the assortment.
309.Gilmer.Armorial. Of Virginia.
310.Gilpin.Henry D. Gilpin.
Pictorial. The arms are carved upon a large fragment of the adjacent ruins, and which lies at the base of a broken column. The ribbon under the shield bears the motto,Dictis factisque simplex. A large tree rises behind the broken column and cuts off the view, but a part of a castle is visible, and between it and the fore view a knight on horseback assisted by one on foot is chasing a wild boar, which is a plain reference to the charge on the shield. Signed,C. G. Childs. Attorney-General of the United States. 1840-1841.
311.Gilpin.Henry D. Gilpin.
A plate so nearly identical with the preceding as to be taken for it without close examination. This plate is not signed.
312.Gilpin.(Anonymous.)
The plate of John Gilpin, English Consul at Newport. Motto,Dictis factisque simplex.
313.Goelet.John Goelet.
Armorial. Jacobean. A beautiful example. No motto. Not signed, but probably by Maverick.
314.Goodwin.George Goodwin.
Pictorial. A bracket of graceful design and ornamentation supports two substantial piles of books, between which ensconced in branches of flowers and holding a lyre in his hands, sits a pleasant-faced cupid. Attributed to Doolittle. Publisher of “The Courant,” Hartford, Conn.
315.Gorham.Joseph Gorham.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Par espérance et activité nous surmontons. Signed,W. Smith Sculp.At the right hand, standing on the name scroll, is an Indian with his feet upon a snake which is stretched at full length. The savage is in civilized clothing, and carries a tomahawk in his folded arms; behind him the ends of bows, arrows, quiver, and tomahawk stand out from behind the shield. On the other side is a British regular with drawn sword in his folded arms; for a background he has a powder-horn, drum, lances, and the British flag.
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316.Gourgas.J^N. J^S. J^H. Gourgas.
Armorial. Apparently of French make. No motto. Signed,P. L.In the New York Directory of 1837, the name of John J. J. Gourgas is given;a merchant. This plate is from the same copper as the Jean Louis Gourgas, which is a French plate seen in several collections.
317.Gracie.Robert Gracie.
Crest only. Motto,God grant grace. Signed,Lewis Sculp.In the New York Directory of 1826 as a merchant.
318.Graeme.Elizabeth Graeme.
Armorial. The arms are in a lozenge with Chippendale ornamentation of exceeding gracefulness. No motto. Of Philadelphia. An accomplished woman in literature.
319.Graham.Henry Hale Graham.
Armorial. Signed,J. Smither sc.Eminent lawyer of Chester, Penn.
320.Graham.John A. Graham. M.D.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Ne oublie.
321.Grant.....Grant.(First name erased.)
Plain armorial. Motto,Stand sure. Of Scottish descent.
322.Gray.Gray.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In Deo fides. Probably by Callender.
323.Green.Francis Green.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Aestate hyeme que idem. A Boston merchant. Signed,N. Hurd Sculp.
324.Green.Garrett Greens’ Private Library. 809 Greenwich Street.
A printed label with the following motto,When we are deprived of friends we should look upon good books (they are true friends that will neither flatter nor dissemble:), and we should study to know ourselves. The borrower will please read and return this Book uninjured and without delay.Circa, 1822.
325.Green.John Green Jr. of Worcester.
A grotesque plate. The name is enclosed within a frame which is filled with mementoes of the dissecting room, and with various mottoes.
326.Greene.Benjamin Greene.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,N. H. Scp.A very neat and pretty plate. A wealthy merchant of Boston; of a branch of the Rhode Island family.
327.Greene.Benjamin Greene. 1757.
The same copper as the above but with the date1757added beneath the name; this was probably placed there some time subsequent to the date of engraving, although very likely the correct date. Signature unchanged. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
328.Greene.B. D. Greene.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. A small plate, very neat in appearance.
329.Greene.David Greene.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Nec timeo nec sperno. Signed,Revere scp.Of Massachusetts.
330.Greene.Thomas Greene Junr.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Study to know thyself. Signed,N. Hurd Scp.Very similar to the plate of Benjamin Greene.
331.Greenleaf.William Greenleaf.
Armorial. Signed,N. Hurd. Scp.
332.Greenough.The Property of David Stoddard Greenough.
A printed name label with borders of ornamental type. The motto,Return what thou borrowest,with the most sacred punctuality,and withhold it not, is printed between the borders. A woodcut pattern of festooning and sprays of flowers encloses the whole. Signed,William Greenough fecit.
333.Greenwood.Isaac Greenwood.
Pictorial. An anchor enclosed within a circular frame which bears the name; slight foliations within the frame. Resembles an old printer’s mark somewhat.
334.Griggs.A. Griggs Philadelphia.
Pictorial. In a position quite impossible to imagine outside of the picture, are three books thrown upon a huge rock, holding a scroll outspread, which hangs down over a rushing brook. Indeed, one corner of the scroll dips into the water; a few brushes and stunted or dead trees complete the landscape. This is a woodcut in the style of Anderson.
335.Guilford Library.Guilford Library.
Literary. Motto,Improve your hours for they never return. A shelf of books very similar to that in the plate of George Goodwin, has a cloth festoon looped above it; the motto is on a circle enclosing the winged hourglass; the scroll-work above this is made into the form of a face. This plate closely resembles that of the Stepney Society, in Wethersfield, which is by Doolittle, and leads to the conclusion that this is also his work. In 1737 the towns of Guilford, Saybrook, Killingsworth, and Lyme formed a Library Association. It was dissolved a little before 1800, and Guilford formed one by itself: at about the same time the young people of the town started a library, and these two were united in 1823 and formed the Union Library whose plate is noticed below.
336.Guilford.Union Library.
Pictorial. The American eagle, with shield, olive branch, bunch of arrows, and the ribbon with the motto,E pluribus unum, is printed from a woodcut; the motto,Improve your hours for they never return, is printed from type beneath.
337.Guinaud.Henry Guinaud.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Sans venin. A bow and quiver of arrows and a Gainsborough hat with a stick thrust through it are seen in the ornamentation. The arms are peculiarly unpleasant, being a huge ten-legged scorpion printed very black. This is repeated in the crest. Of Baltimore.
338.Gurney.Henry Gurney. Esqr. Philadelphia.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Sperne successus alit.
339.Hale.Robert Hale Esqr of Beverly.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,N. Hurd Scp.Prominent man in Massachusetts; under Pepperell at Louisburg. From this family of Hales came Nathan Hale.
340.Hall.James Hall.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Not signed, but attributed to Turner. Lawyer and author of Philadelphia.
341.Hall.Thomas Hall. 1787.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Believed to be the first postmaster under Washington, in Charleston, S.C.
342.Hall.William Hall.
Armorial. Arms, Quarterly 1st and 4th, Sable, three talbot’s heads erased argent, collared gules, 2nd and 3rd, Sable, three leopard’s heads jessant-de-lys, orgeant. Crest, a talbot’s head erased sable.
343.Hallowell.Robert Hallowell.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. This plate is not signed, but is probably the work of Callender. Comptroller of the Customs in Boston. A Loyalist whose home was mobbed. One of his sisters married Samuel Vaughn, whose plate impales the Hallowell arms.
344.Hamersley.J. W. Hamersley.
Plain armorial. Motto,Honore et amore. Signed,Faithorne. A New York lawyer.
345.Hamilton.William Hamilton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Of Pennsylvania. A Loyalist. Nephew of Governor James Hamilton. His country seat was “The Woodlands,” now the Woodland Cemetery of Philadelphia.
346.Hanchett.John Hanchett.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Taken from a book containing the autograph of the owner, with the date, Aug. 28, 1768, and the residence given as Hartford.
347.Harris.Alexander Harris, Architect, Boston.
An engraved label.
348.Harison.Richard Harison. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Nec te quaesiveris extra. A large plate, very pretty in appearance, but strange in the tincture of the arms. Of New York.
349.Harrison.Rich’d. Harrison.
Crest only. Motto,Nec te quaesiveris extra. A lambrequin looped up with cord and fasteners above. Signed,Rollinson Sculpt.Presumably belonging to the same owner as the last.
350.Hartford.Hartford Library Company.
An engraved name-label; the name within an oval frame, with a festoon of roses about it, and sprays of palm crossed beneath. Now the Hartford Public Library.
351.Harvard.Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650.
Armorial. Signed,N. Hurd Sculp.Motto,Christo et ecclesia. The design is in the form of a seal, and is enclosed within branches of holly. Above all a ribbon bears the words,Detur digniori, showing the use and purpose of the plate to have been for insertion in books presented as prizes to the students. This is the earliest of the Harvard plates.
352.Harvard.Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650.
Armorial. The arms of the college enclosed within a double circle which bears the inscription. The motto,Christo et ecclesia, is just inside the border. The framework is embellished with a profusion of fruit and flowers; in the place of the crest, a pile of three books with the sun in splendor above them;
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on each side of the books two slender vases standing upon an upward curl of the ornamentation hold bouquets; below this whole design a gorgeous curtain is spread out to contain the name of the giver of the book; this is backed by a frame whose edge only is seen; this is elaborately scrolled, and is finished at the bottom with the canephoros head and shell pattern; two globes at the uppermost part, on either side, complete the decoration. Signed,N. Hurd Boston. Several plates are known very similar to this, but having different names upon the curtain. One of them has simply the wordsEx Dono, with the curtain left blank for the writing of the giver’s name. Others have the name of donors of quantities of books engraved upon the curtain; among these are,HancockandThorndike.
353.Harvard.Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650.
A very close copy of the above in all particulars; indeed, a fac-simile of it. Signed,A. Bowen. On some of them appear the name ofShapleigh, and on others,Ex Dono Samuelis A. Eliot.
354.Harvard.Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650.
This is again a copy in the main of the plate by Hurd, but is later than the last. The ornamentation is similar to that used by Hurd, but is changed in some particulars; the canephoros head is replaced by a bunch of grapes, the sun is missing above the pile of books, and all the work has lost in beauty of execution. Signed,Andrew Filner. This plate is used to record the gifts of many persons, among them being:—
355.Harvard.Academiae Harvardianae Sigillum. 1638.
The arms of the college as usual, with the addition of the wordVeritasupon the open books. Thisplate in its general design was suggested by the plate of Hurd, but is quite different in details. The curtain, simpler in make, is still here, and the shield is in the usual position, but the fruit and flowers are replaced by an august assemblage of the gods and goddesses who are the special patrons of learning. Signed,H. Billings del. C. G. Smith Sc.
356.Harvard College.Hasty Pudding Library.
Pictorial. Two Doric pillars uphold a large curtain which is looped at the top, and left plain in the centre for the writing in of donors’ names. Above this a circular frame encloses a picture of an iron pot, supposedly full of pudding, towards which two hands, one with a bowl in its clasp, and one holding a spoon, approach. The motto,Seges votis respondet, is given upon the frame. Directly under this is the date,1808. Below the curtain a figure of the Sphynx is seen surrounded by books in curved shelves. The bases of the pillars bear the words,Concordia discors. Signed,Callender Sc.A Harvard College Society plate.
357.Harvard College.Porcellian Library.
A large and handsome curtain looped up with cord in large bow-knots is left as usual for the donors’ names; above it two small pillars with the Greek letters on their bases, Ὁμ Ἑλ; the pillars are joined by a chain which passes behind an oval medallion on which the clasped hands are shown; above this the circular frame bearing the name encloses the hog; the frame is ornamented with sprays of palm and roses, and a pile of three books, as so often in plates of Harvard College, form the crest. This plate is not signed, but it strongly resembles the work of Callender.
358.Harvard College.Porcellian Club. 1803.
Allegorical. Two stone pillars support a circular frame within which the hog is pictured. On the frame the name of the club is given; below hangs a poor curtain for the name of the donor of books;above are the arms surrounded by the grape-vine, and having books, a loving cup, lance, and foil grouped about. The motto across the face of the shield on a bend,Fide et Amicitia. Greek letters on the base of the pillars, Ὁμ Ἑλ.
359.Harvard College.Porcellian Library.
In this plate the curtain is suspended between two very tall amphoræ which rest upon books bearing the Greek letters Ὁμ Ἑλ upon their backs; behind the curtain two hogs disport themselves; the circular frame is above them and encloses the representation of a punch bowl, under which is the motto,Dum vivimus vivamus. Above all, the shield of arms with the motto on a bend,Fide et Amicitia, is graced by grape-vine branches, and the crossed lance and sword. Signed,F. Mitchell. Del.
360.Hawks.Francis L. Hawks.
Armorial. Motto,Never check. Clergyman and author. Left a large collection of books to the New York Historical Society, where they are kept in a room appropriated to their sole occupancy.
361.Hay.Mr. George Hay.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Serva jugum. Jurist of Virginia. Prosecutor of Aaron Burr.
362.Hay.Peter Hay. M.D.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Serva jugum.
363.Hay.William Robert Hay. M.A.
Plain armorial. No motto. Was a student at the Inner Temple, London, in 1781.
364.Hayne.Isaac Hayne.
Armorial. Revolutionary patriot. Born, 1745; hanged by the British in Charleston, S.C., 1742.
365.Hayne.Robert Hayne.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.
366.Hays.Barrack Hays.
Landscape. The shield rests against a shattered tree. In the distance, hills and water. Signed,I. Hutt Sculp.
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367.Hayward.Benjamin Hayward.Of Charleston, S.C.
368.Hayward.George Hayward.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Flags, cannon, a trumpet, and a lance form the background to the shield; the mantling runs down and joins the flowering branches which are crossed beneath the shield. Below the name which is on the motto-ribbon, hangs a small curtain, probably for the number of the volume.
369.Hayward.Sarah Hayward.
Armorial. The same copper as the above with the first name altered.
370.Hayward.Thomas Hayward.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A signer of the Declaration from South Carolina.
371.Heath.John Heath. Boston.
An engraved label in which the sun rises above the name, which is enclosed in festoons and sprays.
372.Heming.Samuel Heming. de sancta Anna Parochia in Jamaica. Armigr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Aut nunquam tentes aut perfice. Very fine work.
373.Henderson.James Henderson, Williamsburg.Pictorial. Military. A woodcut very similar to the Timothy Newell.
374.Herbert.Herbert.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Un loy, un roy, un foy. Not signed, but probably the work of Maverick.
375.Herman.Sum Ex Libris Frederici Hermani, Sapientia praestat divitiis.Printed label. Of Pennsylvania.
376.Hicks.Elias Hicks.Plain armorial. Behind the shield a sword is seen and on its belt the motto is given,Tout en bonne heure. Signed,P. Maverick. S.Distinguished Quaker preacher.
377.Hicks.Elias Hicks.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Judicemur agendo. Signed,Rollinson Sct.
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.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Semper paratus. Signed,H. Dawkins Sculp.The frame is very like that of the Bushrod Washington plate in some respects. This type is not uncommon; the peculiar cant of the shield, the hissing griffin perched threateningly upon the corner of the frame, and the very form and arrangement of the flowers and spray are duplicated in several instances. Son of Thomas Hopkinson, the Councillor of Pennsylvania. A signer of the Declaration from New Jersey.
391.Hopkinson.Joseph Hopkinson.
Armorial. The same copper as the last, with the name changed. The first name, Francis, is not well removed and shows in the printing of the plate. Son of Francis. A distinguished lawyer. Author of “Hail Columbia.”
392.Horanian Society.Horanian Society Library.
Allegorical. The large shield displays a picture of the Madonna; the supporters are Diana and the Muse of History; the crest is a pile of three books with an owl perched upon them. A large pediment supports the shield and the figures, and on its face the name is given within an elliptical frame; festoons and a curtain of cloth hang about it, and the motto,Mutual Improvement, is given upon a ribbon which is draped across the top of the frame. Signed,P. R. Maverick Sct. No. 3 Crown Street. N.Y.
393.Horry.Dan Horry. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Toujours fidèle. Of South Carolina.
394.Horsmanden.Daniel Horsmanden. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,De interior templo socius. Author of “Negro Plot of New York, 1741.” Published in 1810. Born, 1691; died, Flatbush, 1778. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 65.
395.Hubard.Armorial. Of Virginia.
396.Humphrey.Henry B. Humphrey.
Pictorial. A very graceful framework encloses several spaces which are occupied by decorative features. Above the name, Minerva, helmeted and robed, with shield and spear, is seated attended by the owl. Beneath her the motto appears on a curved portion of the frame,Inter folia fructus. Beneath this again is the name within an oval formed by two writhing snakes; at either side of this are female griffins, sejant. At the very lowest point of the design a grotesque canephoros head is seen. Of Boston.
397.Hunter.Archibald Hunter.
Armorial. Signed by Dawkins.
398.Hunter.John Hunter.Plain armorial. No motto. A small plate.
399.Hunter.His Excellency, Robert Hunter. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,At re non impetu. In writing,the General and Chief General of Jamaica. Author of the famous letter on “Enthusiasm,” which was attributed to Shaftesbury and to Swift. Became Governor of Jamaica in 1728.
400.Hunter.William J. Hunter.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Sola bona quae honesta. Signed,Engrd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty St. N. Y.
401.Hurd.Name of Hurd.
Armorial. The arms seem to be wholly imaginary, or at least borrowed from some other family.Arms, Az. a lion ramp. or. on a chief ar. a stork ppr. between two mullets sa. Crest, A bird sa. on a garb fess-ways ppr. No motto. The name occupies the ribbon. This plate is crude in appearance, and not unlike the work of Nathaniel Hurd; it may have been an early attempt of his for himself or some member of his family. The copy before me has written upon it, “Isaac Hurd’s presented to Barzillai Frost.”
402.Hyslop.By the name of Hyslop.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon.
403.Hyslop.Robt. Hyslop.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Vincit omnia veritas. A rude piece of engraving. The garland draped behind the shield is very stiff, and the oak branches at the sides are ungraceful.
404.Ingersoll.Jared Ingersoll Esqr. of New Haven Connecticut.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Fama sed virtus non moriatur. Lawyer; born, 1749; died, 1822. Studied in the Middle Temple, London. Member of the Old Congress, 1780-1781. In 1812 was the Federal candidate for Vice-President of the United States. Author of a rare pamphlet on the Stamp Act, New Haven, 4to, 1766.
405.Inglis.Inglis.Plain armorial. Motto,In tenebris lucidor. Of New York.
406.Inglis.Alexr. Inglis.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Lucidor in tenebris. The heraldry is mixed and the motto twisted. Of South Carolina.
407.Inglis.George Inglis. Petersburg.
A woodcut border with the name in type within it. The border is elaborate, with cornucopiæ of flowers at either side, and ornamental pieces in the corners. In the copy at hand the type is set in wrongly, so that the frame is bottom up.
408.Inglis.John Inglis.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Recte faciendo securus. Of Pennsylvania.
409.Ingraham.(Anonymous.)
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Magnanimus esto. Name bracket empty.
410.Ingraham.Edward D. Ingraham.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Magnanimus esto. It was said of him that if he wanted a book, he would prefer to buy it; if he could not buy, he would borrow (not to return), and if necessary would even steal it. A man of great learning and eccentricity. Lawyer of Philadelphia. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
411.Ingraham.Edwd. D. Ingraham.Crest only.
412.Ingraham.Edward D. Ingraham.Plain armorial. No motto.
413.Ingraham.Edward D. Ingraham.Crest only, enclosed in a garter on which the motto is given,—Magnanimus esto.
414.Innes.Colonel Innes.Plain armorial. Motto,Je recois pour donner. Of North Carolina.
415.Iredell.James Iredell.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto; name on motto-ribbon. Jurist of North Carolina. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.
416.Iselin.Helen Iselin.Plain armorial. Crude work; the mantling very scraggly. No motto.
417.Izard.R. S. Izard.
Armorial. Pictorial. The arms are carved on what bears strong resemblance to a gravestone; a draped female figure stands leaning upon the stone holding a book open, on which the motto,Hoc age, is given.
418.Jackson.James Jackson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Bona quae honesta.
419.Jackson.Jonathan Jackson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Bona quae honesta. Signed,N. H. Scp.A Massachusetts statesman. Member of Old Congress. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
420.Jackson.W. Jackson.
Ribbon and Wreath. A shield is suspended from a wall-pin under the crest, on which assumed arms are shown; in chief a group of thirteen stars surrounded by the wordIndependence; in base is a plough, indicative of the spirit of the owner. Motto,Meliora non opto. Perhaps the plate of Major William Jackson, a prominent patriot of the Revolution; held many offices.
421.Jamaica.The Bishop of Jamaica.
Armorial. Motto,Simplius sicut columbae. Signed,Griffiths & Weigalls 3 St James St Londn.
422.Jarvis.Jarvis.
Armorial. Pictorial. A very handsome and peculiar plate, in which the shield resembles a wind-filled sail; angry waves roll at the foot, and a part of a mast and sail are seen. The ornamentation at the sides takes the form of trees and sprays of holly, while roses appear at the sides. Motto,Adversis major par secundis.
423.Jarvis.Samuel Farmar Jarvis. D.D.
Armorial. Literary. Mottoes:Hora é sempre, and seeSola salus servire Deo. The shield rests against a pile of books, and above the cross and crown are seen in a blaze of glory. Son of Bishop Abraham Jarvis.
424.Jauncey.Jauncey.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Quo vocat virtus. The nameWilliamis written in on the copy at hand. He was a merchant in New York. His father was an eminent ship-captain.
425.Jay.John Jay.Plain armorial. Motto,Deo duce perseverandum. Statesman.
426.Jeffries.Dr. John Jeffries.
Plain armorial. No motto. It is said that he was the surgeon who recognized the body of Warren at the battle of Bunker Hill. This plate is not signed, but bears strong resemblance to the work of Callender.