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AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES
(EX-LIBRIS)

American Book-Plates
A Guide to their Study with Examples

By Charles Dexter Allen
Member Ex-Libris Society London · Member Grolier Club New York
Member Connecticut Historical Society Hartford

With a Bibliography by Eben Newell Hewins

Member Ex-Libris Society

Illustrated with many reproductions of rare and interesting book-plates
and in the finer editions with many prints from the original
coppers both old and recent

New York · Macmillan and Co. · London
Mdcccxciv

Copyright, 1894,
By MACMILLAN AND CO.

Norwood Press:
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith.
Boston, Mass., U.S.A.

PREFACE.
N a few years Book-plate literature will have a place in the
catalogues of the Libraries, as it now has in those of the dealers
in books. The works of the Hon. J. Leicester Warren (Lord de
Tabley), Mr. Egerton Castle, and Mr. W. J. Hardy on the
English plates, Mr. Walter Hamilton, M. Henri Bouchot, and
M. Poulet-Malassis on the French, Herr Warnecke on the German, and M.
Carlander on the Swedish, are all the work of master hands, and are
recognized as authorities. In our own country the lists and essays of Mr.
Richard C. Lichtenstein and Mr. Laurence Hutton have long been of
invaluable service, and occupy a position both at home and abroad of
undisputed eminence.
A large number of articles has also been contributed to periodical
literature by those well informed upon the subject, and numerous
monographs testify to the growth of interest in this fascinating study, and by
the names of their authors, to the class of scholars and students of
antiquarian lore who deem the humble book-plate worthy of their attention.
In view of what has been and of what will be written, this present modest
attempt to introduce more fully than has yet been done, the book-plates of
America, needs to be understood as simply a pioneer work; a great deal of
information will reward the patient and painstaking investigator of the
future, which is now inaccessible, and without doubt, too, much will be
found even within the present to supplement these pages.
This book could not have been undertaken nor carried to completion had
the writer been denied the generous assistance and hearty sympathy of our
collectors, to whom he desires to express his appreciation of the kindnesses
shown him.
Especially to Mr. R. C. Lichtenstein, Mr. E. N. Hewins, and Mr. Fred J.
Libbie of Boston, does he feel under deep obligation for the generous loan
of their splendid collections, for ready advice and counsel, for cheerful
assistance whenever asked for, and for that tangible sympathy and lively
interest which are worth so much to one engaged in such work. To many
others also is he indebted, both for the loan of plates and for kindly words
of encouragement.

To Mr. S. P. Avery, Mr. Beverly Chew, Mr. E. H. Bierstadt, Mr. Henry
Blackwell, Mr. D. McN. Stauffer, Mr. Edward D. Harris, Mr. Laurence
Hutton, and Mr. E. W. Nash, of New York City; to Mr. W. G. Brown of
Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va.; Mr. H. E. Deats of
Flemington, N.J.; Dr. C. E. Clark of Lynn; Hon. W. A. Courtnay of
Charleston, S.C.; Miss Helen E. Brainerd of the Columbia College Library;
Mr. Pickering Dodge of Washington, D.C.; Mr. Charles T. Martin, Mr.
Frank B. Gay, Mr. A. C. Bates, and Mr. John C. Parsons, of Hartford; Dr.
Henry C. Eno of Saugatuck; Dr. J. H. Dubbs of Lancaster, Penn., President
of Franklin and Marshall College; Mr. D. V. R. Johnston of the State
Library at Albany; Mr. Nathaniel Paine of Worcester; Mr. Daniel Ravenel of
Charleston, S.C.; Mr. Howard Sill of Glendale, Md.; Mr. R. A. Brock of
Richmond, Va.; Mr. Howard Edwards of Philadelphia; Dr. Swan M. Burnett
of Washington, D.C.; Mr. Richard Wijnkoop of Brooklyn; Mr. Bisbee of
Dartmouth College; Mr. William Kelby of the New York Historical Society;
and to Mr. Lyon G. Tyler of Williamsburg, Va., President of William and
Mary College, does he wish to make acknowledgment for the favors which
have contributed so much to the value of the work. From over the sea,
particularly kind assistance has come from Rev. T. W. Carson, the veteran
collector and eminent authority of Dublin.
To all others who by letter, gift, or advice have assisted him, the writer
wishes hereby to make suitable and hearty acknowledgment.
The writer’s thanks are also extended to those who have so kindly
permitted him the use of their plates for the illustrating of the book.
A word more is due to Mr. E. N. Hewins, who very kindly, at the writer’s
request, accepted the labor of preparing the excellent Bibliography which
appears in the volume.
CHARLES DEXTER ALLEN.
Hartford, Conn., June, 1894.

CONTENTS
PAGE
Preface v
A List of the Illustrations xi
Introductory 1
Name-labels and Mottoes 16
Armorial Book-plates 35
Pictorial and Allegorical Book-plates and Plates of Colleges, Libraries, and Societies 57
Book-plates of Special Interest 79
Early American Book-plate Engravers, with Lists of Their Work 104
An Alphabetical List of Early American Book-plates 160
A Chronological List of the Dated Plates 313
An Alphabetical List of the Signed Plates, showing the Exact Manner of Signing 314
A List of Mottoes found upon the Early Plates, with Translations 323
A Few Recent Examples 340
The American Collectors and Collections 377
The Ex Libris Societies 387
Bibliography (American, English, and French) 389
Conclusion 421
Index: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W. 422

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Copper-plates.
The Grolier Club, by E. D. French Frontispiece
Charles Dexter Allen, by E. H. Garrett Title-page
To face page
Edward Hale Bierstadt, by E. D. French 90
Oliver Wendell Holmes 98
Alexander Anderson, by Anderson 120
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, attributed to Callender 126
George Goodwin, attributed to Doolittle 132
Marshall C. Lefferts, by E. D. French 352
George Dudley Seymour, by W. F. Hopson 370
Francis Wilson, by E. H. Garrett 376

Full-page Reproductions.
Jereh. Wadsworth 1
Moral Library, Yale College 6
James Eddy Mauran 16
Eugene Field 35
Jacob Sargeant, by Jacob Sargeant 46
Peter Manigault, by Yates 52
John Williams 54
Richard Wynkoop 56
Social Law Library 66
George Alexander Macbeth 79
W. F. Hopson, by W. F. Hopson 104
William Ashmead Courtenay 122
Edmund H. Garrett, by E. H. Garrett 138
H. E. Deats 150
Richard C. Lichtenstein, by George Moore 160
Louis J. Haber 323
George H. Ellwanger, by Sidney L. Smith 340
John E. Russell, by M. T. Callahan 357
Dean Sage 360
Fred C. Schlaick, by Howard Sill 362
Arthur Robinson Stone, by George M. White 364
F. W. Hoyt 366

Illustrations in the Text.
PAGE
George Lee Tuberville, Virginia 2
Timothy Newell, printed by Isaiah Thomas 3

William Lord, East Haddam 5
Geo. C. M. Roberts, M.D., Baltimore 6
Elijah F. Reed 7
Jared Ingersoll, Esq., of New Haven, Conn. 8
John Walters Gibbs, Charleston, S.C., by Abernethie 9
Peter Middleton, M.D., by J. Lewis 10
Harrison Gray Otis 11
Lieut. E. Trenchard, U. S. Navy 12
Samuel Elam, Rhode Island 13
John Adams 15
Hannah Reynolds 17
E Libris Thomæ Holt 18
John Campbell, Charles County 19
Richard Sprigg, Jr., by T. Sparrow 20
Thomas O. Selfridge, Boston, 1799 22
Worcester Circulating Library 23
Daniel Greenleaf 25
Timothy Mann, Walpole, Oct., 1810 27
A. L. Hollingsworth, Boston, Mass. 29
George Bancroft 31
William Prescott 32
Henry Blackwell, New York City 33
Edward Pennington, Philadelphia 34
Gabriel Jones, Attorney at Law, in Virginia 36
Joseph Dudley, 1754 38
Jer. Dummer, Anglus Americanus 39
Minot, Boston 40
Frederik Philipse, Esq. 42
William P. Smith, A.M., by Thomas Johnston 45
Andrew Tyler, by Hurd 46
John Durand, Esq. 47
Anthony Stewart, Annapolis, Md. 48
Myles Cooper, LL.D., etc. 49
Andrew Oliver, attributed to Hurd 50
Benjamin Kissam, by Dawkins 51
Samuel Vaughan, Esq. 53
W. Jackson 54
De Witt Clinton, by Maverick 55
James Parker 58
Henry Andrews, by Harris 59
New York Society Library, by Maverick 60
New York Society Library, 1789, by Maverick 61
Monthly Library in Farmington, Conn. 63
Village Library, Farmington, Conn. 65
Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts 66

Hasty Pudding Library, Harvard College 68
Linonian Library, Yale College 69
Linonian Library (Yale College) 70
Arnold Arboretum, 1892, by Geo. Wharton Edwards 72
New York Society Library, by Elisha Gallaudet 74
Phoenix Society 76
Brothers in Unity, Yale College, by Pelton 77
Samuel Hill 78
Stephen Cleveland 80
Columbia College Library, New York, by Anderson 81
Isaiah Thomas 83
Albany Society Library, 1759 84
John Quincy Adams 86
Josiah Quincy 87
Livius 88
Dr. John Jeffries, attributed to Callender 89
Geo. Washington, genuine 91
Geo. Washington, fraudulent 94
Bushrod Washington 96
Daniel Webster 97
Brander Matthews, by E. A. Abbey 99
Edmund Clarence Stedman 100
Laurence Hutton 102
Winfield Scott 103
Robert Hale, Esq., of Beverly, by Hurd 107
John Chandler, Jr., Esq., by Hurd 108
Lewis De Blois, by Hurd 109
Joshua Spooner, by Hurd 110
Harvard College, by Hurd 112
John Vassall, Esq., by Hurd 114
John Lowell, by Hurd 115
Peter A. Browne, by Akin 118
John Pintard, LL.D., by Anderson 120
Apprentices’ Library, New York City, by Anderson 121
Thomas Russell, by Callender 125
Henry D. Gilpin, by Childs 127
Whitehead Hicks, by Dawkins 130
Social Library, Wethersfield, by Doolittle 133
Eli Forbes, by Furnass 135
John Chambers, by Elisha Gallaudet 136
Anonymous, by Maverick 141
Abraham Bancker, by Maverick 143
Gardiner Chandler, by Revere 146
William Wetmore, by Revere 147
Paul Revere, by Revere 148

John Lenthall, by Thackara 153
Bloomfield, by Trenchard 154
Luther Martin, attributed to Trenchard 155
John Franklin, Boston, New Eng., by Turner 156
Bloomfield McIlvaine, by Seymour 157
G. A. Smith 159
Anonymous, by Maverick 161
William Belcher, Savannah 171
Absalom Blackley, by Maverick 173
Hon. William Carmichael, Esq. 181
Col. John Skey Eustace 199
Ewing 201
Andrew G. Fraunces, by Maverick 205
John Goelet, attributed to Maverick 209
Richard Harison 215
Barrack Hays, by Hutt 219
Samuel Farmar Jarvis, D.D. 227
William Jauncey 229
Thomas Johnson, by Maverick 231
Edward Livingston, by Maverick 238
Abraham Lodge 240
Rev. John Murray 253
Francis Panton, Jr., by Maverick 259
Samuel Parker 260
William Penn 263
James Power 270
Samuel Smith 283
J. B. Swett 289
John Tayloe 291
Richard Varick, by Billings 295
Virginia Council Chamber 297
John C. Warren 299
W. Warren 301
William Duer 322
Malvians 339
Thomas Bailey Aldrich 343
Melvin H. Hapgood 344
Joseph Henry Dubbs, D.D. 345
James Phinney Baxter 348
Albert C. Bates 350
George Wharton Edwards 351
John Herbert Corning, by H. Sandham 354
George L. Parmelee 355
Paul Lemperly, by Bert K. Canfield 359
Joseph H. Wheeler 361

Chauncey Lawrence Williams, by Geo. R. Halm 364
Samuel Wesley Marvin 366
Adam Van Allan 367
Marcus Benjamin 369
Henry S. Rowe 376
Julia Dexter Coffin 374
Jeremiah Evarts 386
John Andrew 388
Paul Lemperly, by E. H. Garrett 421

AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES.

INTRODUCTORY.
E cannot venture to guess which was the first book-plate made
in America, nor to say with absolute certainty whence came the
first plate used in our country; but undoubtedly the latter came
over already pasted into some book of a Dutch or English
settler.
The larger part of our books came from England, and very few plates are
found with arms of other nationalities. The colonists who came from
England bringing books, brought also the home ideas concerning books,
and the book-plate was a natural piece of property to acquire. Their
descendants, who continued the connection with the mother-country, used
plates more generally, and the fashion spread naturally. It never became
very general, but was confined to those of gentle birth; the clergy, the
lawyers, and men of education. We shall see that it was not confined to the
men alone, but that the women of literary accomplishments also used plates.

By far the greater part of the plates are cut on copper, but there are some
woodcuts as will be seen in an examination of the list; also, there are some
which look as if cut in silver, which was an easier metal to work, or perhaps
in type-metal. One example is known in which brass was used, and this old
plate is now in the possession of the writer. The steel engravings are of

rather recent date; and while there are a number of these, the new plates are
mostly on copper. The simple labels are printed from type.
The larger part of our early plates are armorial in character; and while
heraldry forms so prominent and important a feature, it is left practically
untouched in the present volume. The number interested in the science is
small, the authorities on coats-of-arms and on blazoning differ, and the
present writer had not the time to make the thorough investigation
necessary to a satisfactory treatment of this interesting branch. Upon
consultation with other collectors, and with their advice, it was decided to
leave this subject for a future volume should any call for it arise.

A decided difference is noticed between the book-plates of the Northern
and the Southern Colonies. In the South, to which came men of wealth and
leisure with cultivated tastes, we would expect to find the little superfluities
and niceties of daily life sooner in vogue and more generally used. Bringing
books and musical instruments with them, retaining their connection with
the far-away home by correspondence and visits, sending their sons to the
great Universities to be educated, and to the Law Schools for a finishing
course, and ordering their clothes, books, furniture, and all of the luxuries
of life from England, they would naturally be the first to use the book-plate.
Very few of the Southern plates were engraved by American engravers.
They were nearly all done in London, when some member of the family
was over, or by order from the Colony; for this reason the Southern plates
are better in heraldry, design, and execution than those of New England and
New York. They were the product of men experienced in such work; they
were all armorial and in the prevailing English mode.
The earliest comers to New England had a prejudice against coats-of-
arms and trinkets of such-like character, which their descendants, however,
soon forgot. Pride of ancestry and love of the display of aristocratic claims

developed when the hard circumstances of the former years had worn off,
and we find the prominent families of the North using book-plates, and
having their arms upon their coaches. In one important feature, however,
these Northern plates differ from the Southern,—they are mostly the work
of our native engravers, very few being done in England.
The work of these native artisans, who were mostly self-taught in this art
of engraving on copper, is confessedly inferior to that of the London experts
found upon the Southern plates, both in drawing and execution, but their
work is of more value to the collector from this very fact of their being
American work. They furnish examples of native skill, both in engraving
and in copper-plate printing.
The ornamentation of buttons, spoons, tableware, and other articles of
silver was already practised when the demand for the book-plate arose, so
that there were skilful men ready to turn their attention to this new branch
of their art.

The War of the Revolution naturally affected the native production of
book-plates, but a few years after its close, when Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia were active in publishing books, the engraver found work
more plenty, and very many who were employed upon the plates for the
illustration of books also produced book-plates.
Nathaniel Hurd was the principal engraver of book-plates in the North
before the war, though Thomas Johnson, who was born before him and who
also died before he did, made some plates, while Turner and Paul Revere
were also working at this period.
Henry Dawkins, in Philadelphia, came over from England, and so did
the elder Maverick, who made so many plates for the New Yorkers.

The literary plates are smaller in number than we could wish, and they
do not show a wide range of ideas either. Very probably some of the designs
were borrowed from English plates, and were produced over again for
different customers, or were freely copied by other engravers who liked, or
who found customers who liked, the design of others. The plate used by
George Goodwin is one of four of this same design. The shelf of books is
also seen in the plate of G. C. M. Roberts, M.D., Thomas Robbins, and the

Elijah F. Reed, which is a direct reproduction of the Robbins. Piles of
books, but not the regulation “Book-pile,” are seen in the Brown and Lewis
plates, while the only real library interiors are the Tayloe plate, the Moral
Library and the Village Library (Farmington, Conn.). John Allan, the old-
book lover of New York, used a plate with an open book against an anchor,
and the plate of Edmund Penn shows a love for books in the dainty volumes
disposed about the frame.

The patriotism of our book-lovers is shown in very many designs, which
use the American flag or the eagle. The thirteen stars also, the motto of the
United States, and various private mottoes of a very patriotic nature, are
frequently used.
It is noticeable that as compared with the Southern plates there are but
few of the Northern examples which give the address or residence of the
owner; that is, speaking of the armorial plates, the printed name labels give
these particulars quite often.

The Jared Ingersoll plate gives New Haven as the residence of the
owner, while Rhode Island follows the name on the plate of Samuel Elam.
Other Northern plates which are so engraved are the Colonel Eustace of
New York, Comptroller Elliston also of New York, Lenox of Philadelphia,
Atlee of Lancaster, John Franklin, Boston, New England, and Robert Hale
of Beverly. Of the Southern plates, Wormeley, Waller, Tuberville, Tazewell,
Skelton, Randolph, and Ludwell

give Virginia as their residence; Drayton names South Carolina, the Dr.
Cabell plate names Richmond, and the John Walters Gibbs names
Charleston, S.C. The plates used in the West Indies also show the residence
quite often. There, too, as well as in the Southern colonies, the profession or
position of the owner, as well as the London law school in which he was
educated, are often given. Thus we have William Blanc, Middle Temple,
Dominica; Chas. Pinfold, LL.D., Governor of Barbadoes; Peyton Randolph
of the Middle Temple, London; Francis Page of the Inner Temple Esqr.;
William Assheton of Gray’s Inn. In the Northern examples we find John
Gardiner of the Inner Temple, and Jonathan Belcher, E Societate Medij
Templi.

We note also in running through the List that the occupations most often
noted on the book-plates are those of the medical and the legal profession.

Barristers, lawyers, and attorneys are often so named, and the initials M.D.,
or the full word Doctor, are seen.
The abbreviations of other degrees are found also, and the plates of
clergymen are not uncommon.
Several plates remain unnoticed in the following pages, which are
probably American, but which, for lack of positive information, it is thought
best not to include. Among these is an early Dutch plate which, if it could
be accurately traced to its original owner, might prove to be one of the
earliest plates used in America.

It seems that a word is needed in defence of the perfectly legitimate and
gentle pursuit of collecting book-plates. A great deal of sarcasm and
indignation have found their way into the columns of periodical literature,
particularly in England, the especial purpose of which is to trouble the
humble collector, and to discredit him in the eyes of the world. He is
pointed out as a destroyer of valuable books, as an animal so greedy in the
pursuit of his insignificant prey as to ruin elegant bindings that he may
secure worthless bits of paper, and as actually so devoid of good sense as to
remove such of these as are interesting—for it is reluctantly admitted that
some interest does attach to the plates used by certain men of fame in
historical annals—from their rightful place within the covers of the very
books read and handled by these illustrious owners.

Let it be remembered that but a small part of the many books published
have a permanent value, and that a book once eagerly sought may outlive
its usefulness, and come to have a commercial value of so much a pound as
old paper, instead of so much a copy in different styles of binding. Surely,
no one can quarrel with the collector who removes the book-plate, found
within it, from such a worn-out specimen, even if the removal necessitates
the ruin of the cover. But to remove a book-plate does not necessarily mean
to ruin the cover; it requires some skill and considerable patience to remove
a valuable plate without injury to either itself or the cover upon which it
was pasted, but it is done daily. Surely no one can find fault with this—a
skilful operation resulting satisfactorily to the plate-collector and to the
book-owner.

Again, no intelligent book-plate collector will separate the plate of a
famous man from the book which has been its home for years, and which
was once handled and read by its famous owner. Even a worthless book will
thus be saved by the collector, which was fit but for the fire or the ash-heap,
and which would have gone thither, plate and all, save for his
discriminating eye, while a valuable book no one would think of despoiling.
Would an intelligent collector, having a book from the library of George
Washington, with his plate upon the cover and his autograph in its
accustomed place, think of soaking off the plate and cutting out the
signature? Not at all; no matter how worthless the book might chance to be,
the fact that it was Washington’s is sufficient to insure it from any harm,
while the presence of the autograph and the book-plate but adds to the value
as establishing beyond peradventure the original ownership.

The book-plate collector is naturally a book-lover. He must not be
accused or suspected of crimes against his own kith and kin. He is a
harmless and useful specimen of the genus collector, who with assiduity,
perseverance, and intelligence seeks to preserve these memorials of past
days, which in the rage for indiscriminate collecting were overlooked, and
are but now beginning to receive the attention they are worthy of.
It is, however, to be admitted that at first glance, the general reader who
has not developed a special liking for the things of the past in history, art, or
biography, may see no especial interest in book-plates. But let him examine
a collection of good plates with their intelligent owner, who can point out to
him the facts worthy of note; let him once understand that celebrated artists
like Albrecht Durer, Jost Amman, William Hogarth, William Marshall,
George Vertue, Bewick, Bartolozzi, and even Raphael Morghen were
willing to devote time and taste to the designing or engraving of the book-
plate; let him handle some of their work, and reflect upon the effort the
master considered so small a design worthy of; let him see the plates of
some of the noted names in history, art, letters, medicine, the sciences, and
the professions; let him take in his hands the plates of William Penn, the
friend of the Indian and benefactor of his race, of Laurence Sterne, of David
Garrick, of Horace Walpole, of Samuel Rogers, of Charles Dickens, or of
George Washington, of John Adams, and Charles Carroll, signers of the
Declaration; let him see a plate engraved by Paul Revere whose services in
the Revolution he has known of from his schooldays;—let him see these
and scores more of similar interest, and he cannot fail to respond to the
enthusiasm of their owner. But indeed it is a pursuit, the delights of which
are discernible to those only who bring to it the capacity for such pleasures.

NAME-LABELS AND MOTTOES.
F all forms of book-plates the simplest possible is the printed
name of the owner, unaccompanied by either motto, device, or
ornamentation of any kind. Such a plate had Philip Hone, one
of the founders of the Mercantile Library, and in the early
twenties a mayor of the city of New York. His plate is merely a
bit of paper with his name in bold script printed upon it from an engraved
copper-plate.
This style of plate is not chronologically the earliest, but is taken as our
starting-point because of its unrelieved simplicity; this fulfils the mission of
the book-plate,—it proclaims the ownership of the book in which it is seen;
not in delicate language, to be sure, not with any invitation to dip into the
volume in hand, not with any evidence of the owner’s taste in reading, but
with a directness not to be misunderstood.
The essential part of the book-plate is the name of the owner; and while
this is sufficient of itself, it is found profitable and pleasant to accompany it
with an apt quotation from a favorite author, with a caution against the
improper

handling of books, with a warning of the sad result of declining Wisdom’s
guidance, or with an invitation to enjoy the beauties of literature and to
share the benefits of careful reading. In addition to these mere
typographical adjuncts an opportunity is offered for the display of those

more decorative garnishments which have led to the development of the
handsomer styles of plates.

Alexander Stedman’s: Thomas Thaxter’s, 1791: William W. Potter’s
Book: Aaron Woolworth’s, Ex Dono Rev. S. Buell, D.D. These plates use the
possessive case, are embellished with borders of ornamental type, and
supply some further information by showing the date of their being used, or
by naming the giver of the volumes. Other styles of expressing book-
ownership are afforded by the following: Nicolas Pike His Book 1768:
Hannah Adams, Medfield 179-: The Property of John Clap, Roxbury 1791:
Davidis Dickinson Liber, A.D. 1796: Lieut. E. Trenchard, U. S. Navy:
Simeon Baldwin, Owner: Ex Libris I. G. Thomas: Library T. W. Curtis, No.:
Belonging to the Library of Thomas Forrest Betton, Germantown Pa.: The
Property of John Weld native of Pomfret, Conn. Resident of Pomfret, Bo’t of
Mr. James Steele of Hartford, January 12, 1796: W. Lewis, Ejus Liber:
Johann Christoph Kunze, Prediger in Philadelphia: Emmanuel Jones e
Coll; Gul; et Ma: 1756.

These old type-set labels with their quaint borders of ornamental type,—
scrolls, flourishes, stars, vines, and even grammatical signs,—are usually
found to be printed on good white handmade paper, which was seldom
trimmed with care; occasionally a tinted paper is found,—yellow more
often than any other, but sometimes a blue or green; these served the less
pretentious of our ancestors in lieu of the coats-of-arms and family mottoes
of those of higher lineage, and are found in quantities throughout the New
England and Middle States: even farther south they are not uncommon, but
are not so numerous.

In making up these ornamental borders the type was usually set in the
form of a parallelogram, occasionally in a square, oval, circle, or diamond,
and seldom in fanciful shapes. The most ambitious plate of this kind which
has come under my observation is that which once graced the books of
Mary McGinley; this is a rather large plate, and the type is set in the form of
an urn, within the lines of which are given the motto and the owner’s name.
A step in advance of these wholly typographical examples are those
which employ a woodcut border to surround the name, and instances can be
given of such a border enclosing the name printed from type; festoons of
flowers or of cord, and draperies of cloth, were also used as a simple setting
for the owner’s name. In this connection mention may be made of the work
of T. Sparrow, an obscure engraver of Maryland; no heraldic or pictorial
examples of his workmanship have been identified, and he probably
confined himself to the simple woodcut designs of which but a small
number are known. Always using a border of floriated scrolls, he never
omitted an original contrivance which is the characteristic mark of his
work,—a group of thirteen stars surrounded often by a wreath. This is
always found in a prominent place, and is an indication of his patriotism as
well as that of the owner of the plate.

It must not be supposed that the heraldic book-plate was an outgrowth or
development of the name-label: not at all; they were contemporaneous and
were both used in England long before they were here.
Coming now to the subject of mottoes, we find a wide field to travel
over, many languages to read, many quotations to recognize, with hints and
warnings, and even threatenings, by the score, from jealous book-lovers.
Mottoes readily fall into two classes: those which are chosen by the owner
for some personal reason, and those which are family mottoes, and which
are used without thought because they are a family inheritance, or with a
commendable pride in such legacies from an honorable ancestry. Latin is
the language most often used probably, though English is a strong rival,
while German, French, Greek, and even Hebrew and Welsh are also found
upon our book-plates. Sentiments opposing the habit of book-borrowing are
of frequent occurrence, and in some instances are of such severity as to
leave no doubt of their effectiveness. For brevity and pointedness the
following example can hardly be exceeded:—
This book was bought and paid for by
D. C. Colesworthy.
Borrowing neighbors are recommended
to supply themselves in the same manner.
Price seventy-five cents.

On the book-plate of D. W. Jayne the following verse from the Bible is
used:—
Go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. Matt. Chap. xxv. ver. 9.

Verses from Holy Writ are quite frequently used on plates, and the style
of expression found in the Psalms and Proverbs is borrowed as adding an
authoritative emphasis to the words of caution and advice,—
The wicked borrow, and returneth not: do thou not like unto them.
Return what thou borroweth with the most sacred punctuality, and withhold it not.

On the plate of a book-lover in Charleston, S.C.,—
And ye shall keep me until the fourteenth day. And it shall be when thou hast made an end of
reading this book. Send me away unto my master. Ex. xii. 6: Jer. li. 63: Gen. xxiv. 54.

Every one has suffered from book-borrowers, even from school-day
times, when the rude doggerel,—
Steal not this book for fear of shame,
For here you see the owner’s name,

or its variant,

Steal not this book for fear of strife,
For its owner carries a huge jack-knife,

was printed in coarse letters across the cover of the books most likely to go
astray. How irritating it is to find the very volume one needs at the moment,
missing from its accustomed place on the shelf; if anything is lacking to
complete the torment of the discovery, let it be impossible to find out who
has taken the desired volume, or to get any clew as to when it went or
where!
Private Library of J. N. Candee Cole, This book is not loaned. Matt. xxv. 9.
Read not books alone: but men, and be careful to read thyself. The property of John Lambert,
South Reading.

To Borrowers of Books.
You remember, my friend, I freely comply’d
With the favour you asked me, and fully relied
On a favour from you, which, tho’ promised, I find,
As it hasn’t been granted, is out of your mind,
To return in due time what I’ve wanted to see,
The Book, which ’tis long since you borrow’d of me.
Another I now with reluctance implore,
’Tis only to ask that you borrow no more.

Stolen from J. W. Houx,
Book-keeping taught in three words,
Never lend them.
The would-be borrower who finds these sentiments in the book he was
about to ask for will scarcely be encouraged to do so, and for directness
they are exceeded by only one example, in which the owner’s name is
followed by the simple declaration, He does not lend books. The motto on
the plate of the late George Ticknor—Suum cuique, To every man his own—
was also calculated to discourage the borrower.
But some people do lend books, and have them returned too,—in good
second-hand condition. And so it comes about that the proper use of books
is made the subject of another class of mottoes.

My Friend! Should you this book peruse,
Please to protect it from abuse:
Nor soil, nor stain, nor mark its page,
Nor give it premature old age:
And, when it has effected all,
Please to return it ere I call.

The following verse is common property and is found on several plates:
—
If thou art borrowed by a friend,
Right welcome shall he be
To read, to study, not to lend,
And to return to me.

Not that imparted learning doth
Diminish learning’s store,
But books, I find, if often lent,
Return to me no more.

Read slowly,
Pause frequently,
Think seriously,
Return duly with the corners of the leaves not turned down.

Neither blemish this book, nor the leaves double down,
Nor lend it to each idle friend in the town:
Return it when read,—or if lost please supply
Another, as good to the mind and the eye.
With right and with reason you need but be friends
And each book in my study your pleasure attends.

If through respect or love I lend
This book unto my worthy friend,
He must not soil, abuse, nor tear,
But read with diligence and care;
And when its contents you have learned,
Remember, it must be Returned.

On the plate of Samuel W. Francis appear the following lines:—
Any one may borrow,
But a gentleman returns.

The property
of
Thomas C. Cowan.

Borrower,
read, mark, and Avoid
the former part
of
Psalm xxxvii. 21.

If you borrow, freely use it,
Take great care and don’t abuse it:
Read, but neither lose nor lend it,
Then unto the owner send it.

Never open a book farther than to bring both sides of the cover on to the same plane. Never lend
a borrowed book, but return it as soon as you are through with it, so that the owner may not be
deprived of its use. You may think this a strange request, but I find that although many of my friends
are poor arithmeticians, they are nearly all of them good book-keepers.

In strong contrast to all the preceding are those mottoes of generous
souls who find no pleasure in withholding their treasures, but who wish to
have it understood that they are for the use of all; not very many are bold
enough to thus advertise their willingness to lend, but a few do so, and
generally by the use of the Latin, Sibi et amicis, or et amicorum.
Sentiments in praise of books and reading are not uncommon, and
quotations from classic writers both in prose and poetry do good service on
book-plates. Pope’s well-known lines—
A little learning is a dangerous thing,
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian Spring;
Where shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
But drinking largely sobers us again.

are found on an old American plate.
On a recent New York plate,—
Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy Study full of Books than thy purse full of money.
Lilly.

On a Maine plate,—
Who learns and learns but does not what he learns,
Is one who plows and plows but never sows.
————
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.

On a recent Boston plate,—
Un bon livre est un bon ami.

On a recent Western plate,—
A jolly goode booke,
Whereon to looke,
Is better to me than golde.

On a recent Washington plate,—
A trusty villain, sir, that very oft when I am dull with care and melancholy lightens my humour.

The mottoes on the plates of those who have achieved distinction have a
peculiar interest, especially when chosen by the owners themselves. The
plate of Henry W. Longfellow bears the following line:—
Non clamor sed amor,

which is from an unknown author and is found in the following verse:—
Non vox sed votum,
Non chordas sed cor,
Non clamor sed amor,
Sonat in aure Dei.

Not voice but vow,
Not harp-string, but heart-string,
Not loudness but love,
Sound in the ear of God.

The motto of George Washington,—Exitus acta probat, is not given in
the accepted lists as the family motto of his ancestors, but it may have been
such. The meaning of it has brought out criticism recently because of its
Jesuitical sound,—“The end shows the deed.” But this may also be taken as
a patriotic utterance in view of the part of the illustrious owner of this plate
in the Revolution.
On the plate of William Penn we see a motto most fitting for the
character he sustained, Dum clavum rectum teneam—“While I hold to glory,

let me hold to right.” In the plate the third word is omitted, as the engraver
found the motto too long for the space reserved, and through some

blunder the r in clarum is changed to a v, which makes no sense at all.
On the plate of George Bancroft, the late historian, a chubby cherub
bears a panel on which is the motto, Sursum corda. Another plate was also
used by Mr. Bancroft which was in all respects like the above, except that
the motto was changed to ΕΙΣ ΦΑΟΣ.
The plate of the late Mr. George W. Childs has the following motto
whose appropriateness is evident at once,—The pen is mightier than the
sword. Above this a second motto of equal appropriateness is given,—Nihil
sine labore.
On the plate of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Per ampliora ad altiora is
given upon a ribbon under a beautiful drawing of the “chambered nautilus.”

Instances of mottoes which are cleverly made to carry some meaning, or
some word, which will be seen at a glance to be taken from the name of the
owner, are found often.
On the plate of Harold Clarence Ernst this motto is given, Ernst ist das
Leben.
On the plate of George Curry, D.D.,—Sic curre capias.
On the plate of Edward Spencer Dix,—Quod dixi id feci.

In concluding this list of mottoes two from the Welsh can be instanced,
one on the plate of a New York collector of Welshiana, which is Cared
Doeth Yr Encilic, meaning, “The learned love the things of the past.” The
other is on a Washington plate, and reads thus, A fynno Dwy y Fydd,
meaning, “What God wills, will be.”
In the list of languages used on book-plates, we must now include the
Volapük, for we have the first instance of its use already in a New York
plate; the motto reading, Menad bal pukbal, and meaning, “One humanity,
one language.”

ARMORIAL BOOK-PLATES.
OOK-PLATES admit of many kinds of extraneous
ornamentation, and wholly apart from the special function of
recording the ownership of books, they serve as expressions of
artistic taste; they lend themselves readily to many forms of
design, and have passed through several changes or “styles” in
the three hundred years of their existence; they can be dignified or flippant,
serious or punning, of artistic beauty or positive deformity; they can express
the owner’s choice of reading and can preserve lines from his favorite
authors; can convey warning or invitation, and can, in short, be made a very
personal affair.
The first book-plates were heraldic. In those early and, in some senses,
good old days, before the schoolmaster was abroad in the land, when
learning was the possession of the aristocrats and the churchmen only, and
consequently when handwriting was not in use among the people, families
were distinguished by emblems which were known of all. These heraldic
devices were painted on their shields, carved upon their walls, engraved
upon their breast-plates, woven upon their banners and their tapestries,
displayed upon their own persons, upon those of their dependents, and even
upon their animals and the furniture and books of their homes; even the
purely ornamental and ephemeral luxuries came to be adorned with the
family coat-of-arms.

The armorial bearings, stamped upon the back or sides of a book, or
printed upon paper and pasted within the cover, were sufficient, without a
name, to identify the family to which it belonged. Libraries descended from
father to son, and were kept intact for generations; and the family arms and
motto were the most appropriate label possible.
Warren, one of the first to study book-plates and to give to others the
benefit of his researches, has divided the armorial plates into general
classes, and has given them suitable names, which are accepted the world
over. A considerable number of subdivisions has been made; and while they
may be serviceable where book-plates are plentiful, they are but an
incumbrance to the collector of the early plates of America, for our
examples are few in number, and are quite sufficiently distinguished—for
the purpose of the present work, at least—by the following styles: Early
English, Jacobean, Chippendale, Ribbon, and Wreath. Distinctive, easily
remembered characteristics pertain to each of these, and fairly accurate
dates of their adoption and continuance can be given.
Adopting then the nomenclature of Warren, and following his lead, we
come now to consider the meaning of the different styles and the diversity
of their designs.
The very earliest class is the Early English, in which the shield of arms is
present with all its accessories. In these plates the mantling is very profuse,
and in large full-rounded curves surrounds three, and often all four, sides of
the shield. This is the only ornamentation, nothing incidental being added as
yet; the name of the owner is usually or often accompanied by a title and
address, and quite frequently also by the date.

We have but few examples of this style; perhaps the most satisfactory as
an example of the class will be the plate of Joseph Dudley, dated 1754.
(This plate was really engraved much earlier than this. Hurd erased the
original name, and cut the present one with the date in its place.) In this the
mantling, running out beyond the edges of the shield, curls both upward and
downward, and completely envelops three sides; the design takes on a
strong resemblance to oak leaves, and a single leaf of this is engraved upon
the helmet: the background, or space enclosed within the scroll-work, is
filled in with perpendicular lines which might be taken for the tincture
gules; in the name-bracket, the oak-leaf pattern is again made use of,
forming a neat finish to the ends.

In the plate of The Honourable Wm. Carmichael, Esqr., the mantling is
not so completely transformed into the oak-leaf design, although the latter
is here apparent. The plate of Jer. Dummer, Anglus Americanus is peculiar

in that the space enclosed by the scroll-work is lined with the solid brick
wall of the later Jacobean style; in this the

mantling is less striking than in the Dudley, but it surrounds the shield well,
and curves upward about the crest. In the Minot plate, which is very
peculiar and rather difficult to classify, the mantling is very unworthy of the
name; it does not proceed from the helmet, nor indeed from anywhere in
particular, but in wild and very eccentric fashion, envelops the crest and
most of the shield; the field of the shield is tinctured azure, and it is
enclosed within a border or moulding which nearly surrounds it, but leaves
a portion at the base unprotected; a further peculiarity of this moulding is
that it is an integral part of the helmet, for it curves over at the top of the
shield and actually proceeds from the helmet.
A very fine example of this style is the Francis Page plate.
The next style is the Jacobean, commonly spoken of as existing from
about 1700 to about 1745; the styles overlap naturally, and no hard-and-fast
period can be established within which only one particular style of plate
was used. Examples of the Jacobean plate are found in England which
would date later than 1745, and the style which succeeded this was used
somewhat before the year which begins its accepted period: the dates of the
periods, then, are approximate. The names by which the different styles are
known have all a good reason for their acceptance, although each one was
suggested by differing circumstances.

The style of book-plate in vogue at the time of the last James is
designated as Jacobean; and, while it continued in use long after the death
of the deposed monarch who gave it its name, any change in its designation
would be misleading. The principal features of this style are its heavy,
carved appearance, the evenly balanced proportions, and the exact
coincidence of the two sides of the design. The shield, always of regular
outline, is usually placed upon an ornamental frame whose background, or
lining, is either filled in

with a fish-scale pattern, diapered into the lozenge form or built up solidly
with a wall of brick. This lining shows at both sides of the shield, below,
and, less often, above it; its sides are convoluted; they run out in foldings
and scrolls resembling the carving on wood, and are often worked into
elaborate patterns: sometimes, too, the design is surrounded by a carved
moulding which makes a heavy frame of rectangular form and massive
appearance. This style of plate, well-handled, is exceedingly handsome, and
is capable of more repose and dignity than any other. Very forbidding
indeed, and over-solemn, are some examples, but in the main the purely
Jacobean plates are very pleasing. Among the accessories usually found are
a scallop-shell with the concave side turned towards the observer, and
placed either below the shield to support it, or above it to set it off: this shell
is always looked for in the Jacobean plates, and indeed a shelly motive is
apparent throughout very many examples. The helmet and mantling are
conspicuous, especially the latter, as it is often enlarged and emphasized by
being drawn into the general scheme of decoration; very full, reaching far
down the sides of the shield-frame, and indeed often curiously woven into
the convolutions of the frame itself, it at times loses its significance:

grotesque faces sometimes peer from the ornamentation, and heads of satyrs
and demons are frequently used to rest the base of the shield upon. In some
instances the name is placed upon a bracket similar to the upper part of the
plate in decoration, or, again, it may be seen upon a small curtain or
lambrequin caught up at the ends with string. Very often, too, no setting is
provided for the name, and it is simply engraved beneath the design. Eagles,
lions, termini, cherubs, and sometimes cornucopiæ of fruit or flowers,
angels blowing upon trumpets, and stiff stalks of flowers are introduced into
the ornamentation. But these do not succeed in enlivening the style of the
plate materially, for it is essentially heavy, conservative, and formal in
design and spirit. No graceful airiness rests upon it, and it provokes no
joyous sentiment, but rather rouses respect and enforces stateliness. The
general appearance of the Jacobean plate is as if carved from wood. We do
not expect old carving to be anything but solid and immobile, and these
characteristics are present in this style of book-plate. Indeed, Warren, in his
chapter on the Jacobean style, says that no antiquary can fail to note the
strong similarity of treatment and design between the wood-carving
preserved in the churches of the time of Charles the Second and the
mouldings on the monuments of the same period, and the book-plates of the
style we have considered. Our finest example of the Jacobean book-plate is
found in the work of Thomas Johnston, who made the plate of William P.
Smith, A.M. This is a typical example of the later Jacobean style, and is
worthy of particular study. The Elizabethan shield is set against a frame
which is very elaborately carved and ornamented; the lining is covered with
the fish-scale pattern, and this extends also to the arms and convolutions
upon the sides. At the base of the shield the scallop-shell is in position as
prescribed, and is surrounded by a little frame of its own; the mantling is
very slight indeed, breaking out from the wreath and also from the lower
part of the helmet, in short and simple spirals. The motto is found on a
ribbon which is gracefully strung upon the scrolls at the bottom of the
design.
In the Spooner plate, by Hurd, the shield, also of Elizabethan pattern, is
set against a diapered background; beneath the shield, within a little frame,
the head of a sphinx is seen; term-figures are placed in the scroll-work at
either side, and from their hands depend bouquets of flowers;

the crest is overarched with a bit of old scallop-shell, and the motto is given
on a plain ribbon which, wholly unsupported, maintains a curved position
under the whole design. In the Andrew Tyler plate, also by Hurd, a
grotesque face supports the shield, the lining is elaborately diapered, and a
festoon of cloth depends from the lower scrolls of the frame. In the small-
sized plate of John Allen, the lining is embellished with the simple lattice-
work, in two patterns.

Closely succeeding the Jacobean, and indeed coming into use before the
latter was wholly discarded, the Chippendale style of book-plate may be
regarded as in a way an evolution from the Jacobean. If the parent was
dignified and conservative, the offspring was dainty and progressive; the
Jacobean style maintained its dignity and decorous nicety to the end, but the
Chippendale, which started in with a taking air of modest and light
gracefulness, in strong and pleasing contrast to the solidity of its
predecessor, rapidly assumed a most elaborate and ornate manner, and
finally sank into a wild, riotous, and well-nigh sensuous profusion of

decorative expression, which being too heavy for it to sustain, bore it down
to its end. The character of the Chippendale plate, while attractive and
beautiful in its pure form, had essential elements of weakness, which,
hardly able to resist development, were certain to cause its downfall.

As is natural to suppose, the name was bestowed upon this style because
of its assimilation of the ornate and flowery spirit which the famous T.
Chippendale at this period introduced into wood-carving and upholstery. As
compared with its immediate predecessor, the differences in this style of
plate are seen to be principally the liberating of the decorative features from
the stiffness which thralled them in the Jacobean. Not now resembling
ponderous carvings in oak and mahogany, but rising free and unrestrained,
the rose branches and sprigs seem to be copied from Nature herself; not
arranged with careful nicety and labored uniformity as formerly, but
springing from any convenient niche, they add grace and delicacy to the
whole design. The helmet is seldom

seen in this style of plate, the mantling is consequently absent, and the
bracket supporting the shield of arms undergoes a transformation; the
convolutions and scrolls on the sides become finer, freer, and less imposing;
the shield is never found of any set rectangular pattern, but often is pear-
shaped, shell-like in form, or indeed not unlike the oyster or the human ear
in general outline; the scallop shell which formerly served as a base for the
shield to rest on, is now broken into dainty fragments with the pectinated
edges disposed about the shield itself; the name-frame is no longer a cloth
curtain, but is a scroll with indented edges and curling outlines.

In its highest development the Chippendale plate is a beautiful piece of
work; the richness of its curves, its plentitude of graceful scrolls, its
profusion of roses in garlands or on the stem, and the elaborate detail
noticeable in all its parts, combine to make a plate of delightful airiness and
dainty nicety; but in the hands of weak designers, as pointed out by Warren,
its possibilities of over-ornamentation were seized upon, and we find the
most unexpected and incongruous assortment of figures from life,
architectural fragments, allegorical subjects and other features not to be
included in any particular class, occupying convenient places about the
escutcheon; we find sleek shepherds clad in the fashionable clothes of the
day,—knee-breeches, ruffled shirt with Byron collar, large felt hats, and
buckled shoes; we see would-be shepherdesses in big hooped-skirts, very
low-necked bodices and slight waists, wearing frizzly hair and
Gainsborough hats, and carrying dainty crooks; scantily draped figures
recline under the trees, while attendant cupids make music or hasten up
with books. Turning from these pastoral scenes, we come across plates
which have a most frightful dragon with scaly body, forked tail, and fiery,
bulging eyes, who spits fire as he crouches among the roses; in others we
find cornices, columns, arches, and urns; fountains, hand-glasses, ships,
nautical instruments, lambs, dogs,—in short, it is useless to name the great
number of irrelevant articles which were made use of. The plate was made
to carry any amount of heterogeneous ornamentation which the designer
fancied; it seems in some cases as if the details were employed with rightful
reference to the tastes or pursuits of the owner, but in the greater number the
fancy was allowed free play.
Hurd’s work furnishes us with the best examples

of the pure Chippendale style; the Chandler plate, the Wentworth, and the
Dumeresque are good examples; Dawkins gives us the later and debased
Chippendale with all its profusion of extrinsic ornamentation. The Samuel
Vaughan plate is a very fine example of good Chippendaleism, and may be
taken as a standard by which to recognize the features of this style. The
Robt. Dinwiddie plate is a fine example of this style, though the heraldry
may be questioned: this, according to Hardy, is of Scotch make.

In the Ribbon and Wreath style, which came into vogue in England
about 1770, and in the United States not much before 1790, we note a
return to simplicity. The later Chippendale plates, with their over-burdened
frames, now yield to this quiet style, which is unassuming and very
pleasing. In this the shield is usually

heart-shaped, is not set against a background, and has absolutely no carved
work about it; the shield is often unsupported, but is sometimes hung by
ribbons or festoons from wall-pins above; the decoration, as the name
suggests, consists principally of ribbons, and wreathing in various forms. At
the present day we use in our wall-paper, upholstery, and wood-carving on
furniture and mantels, and even on outside cornices, a certain form of
garland or festoon tied with ribbon which we call “Colonial”; in a general
way this resembles the decoration features of the Ribbon and Wreath book-
plate. From wall-pins with fancy oval or round heads, festoons of flowers
depend above the shield; branches of holly and palm, often tied with a
ribbon whose fluttering ends bear a motto or the name, are crossed beneath
the shield, and their graceful sprays extend up either side. Some of the
festoons are rich with blossoms, others, more slender, are of leaves only,
while a few are made of cloth; the full garlands are usually hung from
above the shield, while the thinner style is draped in any place and manner
acceptable to the designer, and with more or less of gracefulness, as his skill
permitted. This style of plate calls for nothing more than its legitimate
features to render it effective and satisfactory, and in general the plates are
in the pure style; but in some of the New York plates, there are books,
writing materials, and bits of landscape introduced under the shield.
The Thomas Johnston plate by Maverick is a fine example of this style.
Maverick was the most prolific worker in the Ribbon and Wreath, while
Callender and Rollinson also used it very largely. The Prosper Wetmore
plate by Maverick, the John Sullivan by Callender, and the Horatio
Shepherd Moat by Rollinson, are all excellent examples.

PICTORIAL AND ALLEGORICAL BOOK-PLATES, AND
PLATES OF COLLEGES LIBRARIES, AND SOCIETIES.,
ESIGNS which are wholly pictorial or which are meant to
convey meaning by their symbolism are not very numerous
with us. This style of design is no better suited to the plates of
public libraries, schools, and societies, than to those of
individuals, but nearly all of our early examples of this style
are found to belong to the former class.
One of the early personal plates of this kind is that of James Parker, who
was a collector of curios, medals, and books. He was a conductor on the old
Western Railroad, and ran the first train between Worcester and Springfield.
This plate is fully described in the List.
Of an entirely different style is the plate engraved by Harris for Henry
Andrews. This is pictorial, introducing classical features, but hardly rising to
the height of allegory. The plate of Bloomfield McIlvaine is also pictorial,
and probably allegorical, as the figure seems to represent History. In the
Samuel Parker plate we have

allegory with a label to identify it; for the bank on which the muse of
History reclines is labelled Clio. A very peculiar pictorial plate is that of
Edward Pennington, which seems to represent an overflowing reservoir.

The plates of McMurtrie, Kip, Mann, Russell, Swett and Hooper are
good examples of the class. Examples could be given at greater length, but
as all are carefully described in the List, the reader is referred to it.
The most interesting of the old society and

library plates are the three of the New York Society Library, the two of the
libraries in Farmington, Conn., and that of the Society for Propagating the
Gospel in Foreign Parts.
In the plates of the Society Library allegory is rampant. Minerva appears
in all of them, and in the two by Maverick is the principal figure. In both of
these she appears to an American Indian, whose attitude shows his deep
appreciation of the benefits of education as offered by the resplendent
goddess. In one case she is represented as having just arrived from
Olympus, and is still encircled by clouds; in the other, she seems quite at
home in the alcove of the library, and has taken a suitable volume from the
shelf for the use of the savage. In the plate by Gallaudet for this library the
allegory is extended, and other prominent inhabitants of the abode of the
celestials are present. The arts and sciences which the books of the library
treat of are represented by implements and symbols easily recognized.
The plate of the Monthly Library in Farmington also uses allegory. The
designer and engraver of this plate was Martin Bull, an old deacon in the
village, who was quite an interesting man. He was a goldsmith, a maker of
silver buttons, and spoons; a manufacturer of saltpetre when needed by the
army, a conductor of church music, town treasurer for eight years, clerk of
probate for thirty-nine years, a strong patriot, and a writer of long and
appallingly solemn letters to the youth of the village when

at college. The library was founded in 1795,—about as soon as our soldier-
citizens could settle down into reading stay-at-homes,—and was conducted
upon the plan of monthly exchanges. On the first Sabbath of the month all
members would assemble in the evening and pass in their books and receive
others, the choice being auctioned off. Two dollars and a half a month was
thus realized, and the meeting was the event of the month to the sturdy
inhabitants of the quiet town, to say nothing of the younger folk, to whom it
must have afforded coveted opportunities for pleasant meetings, and quiet
walks along the lanes. On the first day of the new century, January, 1801,
the library changed its name to that which appears upon the book-plate, and
on which the good deacon exhibited a specimen of his highest art.
Previously to this date it had gone under the name of “The Library in the
First Society in Farmington,” and its first book-plate, probably engraved by
the good deacon, had the simple name with no pictorial accessories.
Contemporaneously with this, another library called the Village Library,
was in operation, and continued until 1826, when it was merged with a
third. This library also had a book-plate, but it was undoubtedly beyond the
powers of the engraver of its forerunners. In this we see the interior of a
room, in which a young lady patron of the library is storing her mind with

those choice axioms which, if put in practice, far exceed the attractiveness
of mere personal beauty; so says the couplet beneath the picture.

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:
Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul.

The plate of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts is
also pictorial, and represents a ship of the Society, with its missionary,
approaching the shore of savage America: this plate is dated 1704, and is
very curious and interesting. The society grew from the efforts of one Rev.
Thomas Bray, who established thirty-nine parochial libraries in the
American Colonies for the purpose of propagating the doctrines

of the Church. In 1698, King’s Chapel, Boston, received some two hundred
books from this society, which were described as “an arsenal of sound
theological, ecclesiastical, and political doctrines for the Ministers of His
Majesty’s Chapel.” For the prevention of loss or embezzlement, and that
they might be known wherever

found, “in every book, on the inside cover shall be these words, ‘Sub
auspiciis Wilhelmi III,’ and also the Library to which they belong, thus ‘E

Bibliotheca Bostoniana.’ ” This must have been in addition to the plate we
are considering, as no words descriptive of particular ownership are given:
possibly this plate was used in all the books belonging to the society, and
the supplementary one was for use in each individual library.
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College plates are as a general thing very plain, but the plates used by
the societies supported by the students and the alumni, are often very
elaborate. The early societies in Harvard and in Yale had curious and very
interesting examples of the allegorical and symbolic plate.
The Hasty Pudding Society and the Porcellian Club of Harvard College,
the Linonian Society and the Brothers in Unity of Yale College, are
examples. In Dartmouth College, the Social Friends Society, and in the
smaller colleges numerous other fraternities and societies, used plates of
simpler style.
The books of the Library of Harvard College were marked with plates by
Hurd and Bowen, as noted in the list; on these plates, the gifts of various
benefactors are recorded, with the class to which they belonged, conditions
regarding the gift of the books, or a statement of the fund from whose
income the money for the books is derived.
The plate of the Library of Congress is an engraved label having the
name and spaces for

entries surrounded by a border of oak leaves and acorns: the design is very
neat, and is old in appearance.
A very beautiful plate is used by some Orphan Asylum, which does not
give its full name upon its plate. In this a beautiful picture of the Christ
blessing the little ones is given; the line “Forasmuch as ye did it unto one of
the least of these, ye did it unto Me,” is given under the vignette.

In the plate of the Library of the New York State Agricultural Society,
which was incorporated in 1832, Ceres is seen in the field; behind her the
sheaves of wheat extend in rows; one arm clasps a cornucopia, and with the
hand of the other she extends a wreath.
In a great many instances the plates of libraries had no pictorial features,
or indeed anything at all ornamental, being but the printed rules governing
the users of the books. Two examples of this kind of plate are given below.
This VOLUME
belongs to
PRICHARD’S
Circulating Library,
Containing nearly Two Thousand Volumes,
In Market Street, Baltimore,
where
LADIES OR GENTLEMEN
may become
READERS
By subscribing for one Month, three Months or by
Agreement for a single Book. Said Prichard has also a
very great Variety of NEW and OLD BOOKS for Sale.
He, likewise,
Gives Ready Money for New and Old Books.
———
Union Circulating Library,
201 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Subscribers to pay in advance, six dollars for a year: three dollars and
fifty cents for six months: two dollars for three months: one dollar for one

month: each subscriber to have three Duodecimo volumes, or one Octavo
and one Duodecimo at a time. A subscriber detaining an Octavo longer
than four weeks or a Duodecimo longer than two weeks to pay as a non-
subscriber. For each Octavo one eighth of a dollar per week until the end of
the fourth week when the rate was doubled. For a Duodecimo one sixteenth
of a dollar per week until the end of the second week.
Constant attendance at the Library from Sunrise till 8 o’clock in the
evening.
In mentioning a few examples of the plates recently made for societies
and libraries, no attempt is made to furnish a complete list, nor even to
mention all the attractive plates, but to speak of a few which seem of
especial interest.

A pleasing architectural plate is used in Columbia College Library to
mark the books of the Avery Architectural Library. This was designed by
Russell Sturgis, and is in the form of a memorial window or mortuary mural
tablet. The central panel bears the inscription, and the date MDCCCXC is
given below.
The plate of the Arnold Arboretum, designed by George Wharton
Edwards, is very attractive; the just-rising sun shines upon a white pine
which stands within an elliptical frame; the names of the Institution and of
the University appear upon ribbons which float from the pine. The plate is
dated 1892, and is signed, G. W. E.
The same artist designed the first book-plate of the Grolier Club of New
York City. In this, Atlas is seen supporting the arms of the club within a

circular frame which bears the name, and the date of the founding of the
club, 1884; rich foliations with a pounced background surround this central
design. The plate is signed G. W. E.
The Public Library of the old whaling town of New London has a plate
which is wholly nautical in construction; the name is given on a wheel
which is held by a seaman, while the captain stands by in pea-jacket and
rough-weather helmet, giving orders; the sail, which rises behind them,
affords space for the number of the book; below the deck on which the
mariners stand, are seen harpoons and spears of various sizes and kinds;
two dolphins are disporting in the waves. This plate is signed by the name
of the artist in full. It is by Mr. Edwards.
The Sutro Library of San Francisco uses a plate which gives a large and
interesting picture of the natural resources of the locality, and the
enterprises carried on in its vicinity; the motto, Labor omnia vincit, appears
on the ribbon which floats in the air.

The Watkinson Library of Hartford uses one of the very few portrait
plates in the country; just why this style of plate should not be common is
not easy to understand. They are used in Boston and Worcester, as
mentioned below, but these instances are all that occur in public libraries. In
this plate the portrait of David Watkinson, the founder of the library, is

enclosed within an oval frame which bears the name and the date of
incorporation, 1858. The plate is signed by the American Bank Note
Company, New York, and is an excellent piece of steel engraving.
Almost all of the historical societies use plates in which the arms of the
state or city in which they are located, are used. The Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, and Maine Historical Societies have plates of this kind. In the
last-named plate an inescutcheon bears four important dates in the history
of the state of Maine.
1605, First voyage along the Coast by Waymouth.
1649, Election of Godfrey as Governor.
1678, Usurpation of Maine by Massachusetts.
1820, Separation from Massachusetts.

The Rowfant Club of Cleveland uses a small plate representing the
corner of a library; the open window admits the fading light of the sun,
which is sinking into the sea; the lattice swings idly, and the pile of books
on the table proclaim a busy day.
A very striking plate is used by the University Club of Washington. A
wall of rough-faced stone is pierced by a small quatrefoil window in which

a book is laid; the date 1891 is stamped upon the side of the book. Below
this, Ionic columns support the wall; between them, in a smooth space, is

carved the name and city of the club. The plate is signed Hy. Sandham.

In the Boston Public Library a large number of different plates is used
for the volumes coming from different legacies or funds, and in very many
cases these plates give a portrait of the donor. Thus we find these portraits
on the plate used in the books from the Ticknor Fund, the Phillips Fund, and
the Franklin Club Fund. The books remaining from the library of Thomas
Prince are also marked with a plate which gives his portrait and a picture of
the old meeting-house, in which he preached, and in which the books were
stored at one time.
Portraits also appear upon the book-plates of the American Antiquarian
Society, which gives that of Ginery Twichell; and the Massachusetts
Historical Society, which has a plate giving a portrait of James Savage.
The public libraries of to-day do not usually use elaborate plates in their
book-covers; simple labels, with perhaps a city or corporation seal, are the
common kind.

BOOK-PLATES OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
EVERAL reasons can be given for the fact that collectors
regard some book-plates as of more value than others. With
book-plates, as in other lines of collecting, rarity is a desirable
feature, and is a prominent element in deciding values.
All of our early American plates can fairly be called scarce
when compared with the foreign examples of the same period, for they
outnumber ours, fifty to one; but many among ours are rarer than others.
The John Franklin, brother of Benjamin, signed by Turner, is an exceeding
rare plate; the Thomas Dering, signed by Hurd, is very rare. The plates of
Stephen Cleveland, Samuel Chase, Francis Kinloch, Edward Augustus
Holyoke, John Vassal, Lewis De Blois, Lenthal, Apthorp, the John Pintard,
by Anderson, and many others are not seen in many collections. The plate
of George Washington is the most valuable probably of our plates; and
while we know the location of a good many of his books that have the plate
within the covers, they are in no way obtainable: this plate is not very
common, but more copies of it are owned than of some others.

The libraries of our early days, while of respectable size, were not so
large as to require the printing of thousands of book-plates; fire and mob

violence have destroyed many books of those old collections and their
plates with them. Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, and Princeton

have all suffered the loss of books by fire, while many smaller private
libraries have been thus devastated. Mr. John Pintard used to say that he had
seen the British soldiers carrying away books from the library of Columbia
College to barter for grog, and a similar fate from similar hands overtook
many of the books stored in the belfry-chamber of the Old South Church,
Boston, while later in our history, worse depredations were committed in
the Southern cities by soldiers, who took the liberty which war accords to
contestants, to despoil many a building, both public and private, ruining
books, records, paintings, and other property of antiquarian and historical
value. So that the early American plates, at the first not so very numerous,
have been reduced at times by wholesale measures.
A second item of interest to the collector is the signature of the engraver
of the plate. Signed plates have a value over those which are not signed.
The identification of a plate, or the determination of its age, may be
considerably strengthened if the engraver’s name appears upon the copper.
Then, too, the name of a famous engraver lends much additional interest to
a plate. A book-plate signed by Paul Revere arrests the attention of any
observer at once, and establishes a value to the same. Likewise a plate
signed by Hurd, Doolittle, Dawkins, Anderson, Maverick, Callender, or
Turner is worth much more to the collector than one of equal age but of
unknown workmanship.

Dated plates also rank among the more valuable examples. A glance at
the chronological list will show how small a number of these we can boast:
many of those appearing in the list, too, are simply printed name-labels,
which do not rank as high as the more pretentious specimens. Our very
earliest dated example is the label of the Rev. John Williams, 1679, the first
minister in Deerfield, Mass., and who with his wife and children was
carried into captivity by the Indians in 1704. Coming next are the plates of
Francis Page, 1703, and William Penn, 1703, but they are both of English
make. The plate of Thomas

Prince, who was for forty years the pastor of the Old South Society in
Boston, is a simple label dated 1704. The plate of Thomas Dering, signed
by Hurd, and dated 1749, is the first American plate by an American
engraver that is both signed and dated. The John Burnet, by Dawkins, dated
1754, is next in order; then comes the Greene plate, by Hurd, 1757, the
Albany Society Library, 1759, concerning which very little is known, and
every few years an example until we come to the opening of the century.

Naturally the artistic quality of a book-plate influences its value; the
more elaborate designs are preferred to the plain armorials or the printed
labels. Pictorial plates, introducing bits of landscape, interiors of libraries,
or allegorical subjects, are sought for, as are plates which are accepted as
particularly good types of the different styles. In addition to these technical
reasons for valuing one plate more highly than another may be given others
which will appear more reasonable perhaps to the general reader. All
articles belonging to the noted men of the past have a certain antiquarian
value greater than attaches to the kindred belongings of their
contemporaries of lesser or no fame. So with book-plates.
A glance at the list will show a goodly number of names which we
remember with pride and interest; the names of patriots, orators, lawyers,
statesmen, officers of the army, officers of the state and nation, members of
Congress, signers of the Declaration, governors, old-time merchants,
authors, divines, physicians, and not a few of that plucky number who stood
by the King in trying times—the American Loyalists. Quakers, too, as well
as royal office-holders, and titled Americans are among those whose book-
plates have come down to us.
Of our early Presidents, the plates of George Washington, John Adams,
John Quincy Adams, and John Tyler are known to us. All of these except
the last, which is a plain printed label, are armorial.
Members of the Boston Tea Party, of the Constitutional Convention, and
of the early Assemblies are among those whose plates we know.

Of royal officers we have: Craven, one of the Lords Proprietors of South
Carolina; Elliston, Collector of His Majesty’s Customs at New York; Sir
William Keith, Governor of Pennsylvania; John Tabor Kempe, Attorney-
General under the Crown at New York; and William Penn, Proprietor and
Governor of the colony which bore his name.
Owners of large estates, employers of numbers of slaves, merchants
whose vessels carried on a trade with remote and prosperous shores, and
who established names that have endured, used book-plates which are still
known to us. Among these are the plates from the following families, well-
known in New England: Ames, Bowdoin, Cabot, Chandler, Chauncey,
Coffin, Lodge, Lowell, Minot, Quincy, Sears, Winthrop, Barrell, Greene,
Perkins, Swan, Vassall, and Vaughan.

Of those well-known in and about New York may be mentioned,
Clinton, Colden, Constable, Cutting, De Peyster, Duer, Ellery, Goelet,
Hoffman, Ogden, Paulding, Phillipse, Pintard, Van Cortlandt, and Van
Rensselaer. To these should be added the Livingstons, which family had the
largest number of book-plates of any we know.

In Philadelphia were the Logans, Morgans, Powels, Banckers, and
Hamiltons; while further South, the Lees, Lightfoots, Tayloes, Wormeleys,
Pages, Cabels, Tubervilles, Armisteads, Byrds, Blands, Bollings,
Dinwiddies, Fitzhughs, Hubards, Magills, and Randolphs used plates and
were families of prominence and distinction.

Among the prominent Loyalists are Chalmers, Cooper, Hallowell,
Hamilton, Livius, Lloyd, Oliver, and Robinson. Of titled Americans the
following used book-plates: Fairfax, Gardiner, Murray of Dunmore, and the
Pepperrell families.
Of the early authors we can mention Alsop, Antill, Bozman, Byrd, Dana,
Key, Stith, and Abercrombie; of physicians, Assheton, Bond, Beatty,
Holyoke, Middleton, and Jeffries; of the statesmen, Bayard, Carmichael,
Dana, Duane, Gallatin, Jay, Lewis, Marshall, Norris, and Randolph.

Among the early clergymen can be named Apthorp, Boucher, Williams,
Jarvis, and Provoost.
Allen and Thomas, early printers; Aitkin, who made the first American
edition of the Holy Bible; and Bartram, the great botanist, used plates,
which are described in the list.
Bloomfield, Brearly, Banister, Chester, Eustace, Hale, Mercer, Schuyler,
Sullivan, and Varick are among the soldiers of the Revolutionary army; and
of the orators we have Otis and Randolph.
Coming now to the signers of the Declaration, we find that we know
thus far the plates of eleven of them: John Adams, Charles Carroll, Samuel
Chase, Thomas Hayward, William Hooper, Francis Hopkinson, Benjamin
Rush, Richard Stockton, George Taylor, Oliver Wolcott, and George Wythe.
Surely the book-plates of all these men whose mention stirs patriotic
feeling, are of exceeding interest, and worthy to rank with any in point of
value and appreciation.
No book-plate, however, is of greater interest to the American collector
than that of George Washington, not alone by reason of the prominence of
that eminent man, but because of the scarcity of the plate, the high price it
brings, and the interesting fact that it is the only American plate which has
been deemed worthy of counterfeiting.
A genuine contemporary print of this plate is readily recognized by the
connoisseur. The plate has no striking features, but is a regular design in the
pure Chippendale style. The arms are displayed upon a shield of the usual
shell-like form, and the sprays and rose branches of this style are used in the
ornamentation of the sides of the escutcheon. The motto, Exitus acta
probat, is given upon its ribbon at the base of the shield, and the name is
engraved in script on

the bracket at the bottom of the design. In general appearance the plate is
like scores of Chippendale plates of the period.

The interesting question of the probable engraver of the plate has arisen,
and in a most readable article from the pen of Mr. R. C. Lichtenstein, in the
“Curio,” on the Library of Washington, the following opinion is advanced:
“It was his [Washington’s] habit as a general rule to write his name on the
right-hand corner of the title-page and place inside his book-plate. It has
been a matter of uncertainty as to whether that book-plate was engraved in
England or in this country. Washington, like other Virginia gentlemen
before the Revolution, was in the habit of ordering goods every year from
London; but we have searched the various orders to his agents in London,
and examined as far as practicable the items of his household expenses,
without finding any such item. The strongest argument that can be said in
its favor proving it to be American work is the poor heraldry displayed in its
coat-of-arms, general make-up, and drawing. It will be noticed that the
engraver has placed a wreath under the crown (an absolute heresy), and

this, with the faulty drawing of the raven, makes the whole plate a very
slovenly piece of work. No engraver with any knowledge of the
fundamental laws of heraldry would be guilty of drawing such a coat-of-
arms as this. The arms of Washington engraved on his seal and ring,
undoubtedly cut in England, are correctly done. It seems more than
probable, if the plate had been done in England that the engraver would not
have been guilty of making such blunders. We have seen a great many
English plates, but have never noticed one bearing these peculiarities. From
its general appearance we should say that the plate was made in America
somewhere between the years 1777 and 1781.”
Collectors are divided in their opinions upon this question, and although
not ready to hazard a guess at the engraver, the present writer believes the
plate was engraved in England, and would place the date nearly a decade
earlier. As the friend of the Fairfax family, Washington might have had the
plate made upon the occasion of their ordering work of the same kind from
England, or, indeed, it might have been a gift to him from them, or from
some admiring friend. As he was a methodical man, the fact that no entry of
an expense for such an article is found in his records may lend color to the
presentation theory. As to the errors in heraldry, there is a plate of one
Richard Washington, which has all the peculiarities of this plate, and this is
signed by Bickham, who was an English engraver of some note. He was a
trifle early perhaps to have been the engraver of the George Washington
plate, but he may have made the plate which served as a copy for it. But
whether the plate was of domestic or foreign make, we know that the
copper was in this country, and that impressions were made from it not so
very many years ago. The late Mr. Mauran of Newport knew the man who
owned this, and it seems that having printed what he deemed a sufficient
number of re-strikes from it, this man, fearing lest others would in time get
it and make more prints, cut the copper into pieces and going out on a
bridge over the Schuylkill River, threw them in! There they may be looked
for by any who choose.
The counterfeit of this plate appeared in an auction sale of books, in the
city of Washington, about the year 1863. The late Dr. W. F. Poole with Dr. J.
M. Toner was present at the sale. The plate was placed in these books for
the purpose of getting a higher price for them than could

otherwise have been obtained. These gentlemen detected the fraudulent
plate, and denounced it as such in the auction-room, and the books brought
only their actual value as books. Copies of this plate turn up now and then,
and the unsuspecting are still deceived by it. It is readily detected if one is
forewarned. The work is manifestly inferior to the good plate, the alignment
of the name is poor, the quality and appearance of the paper belie its
professed age, and the printing is of decidedly different appearance, being
bold and strong in the genuine, and weak and thin in the forgery. A further
difference is noted in the crest, which is tinctured gules in the forgery and
sable in the genuine. These plates are sometimes claimed to be genuine and
to be an early and unsatisfactory piece of work, which Washington rejected,
and which was replaced with the other and accepted plate. This idea is
plausible perhaps to some, but to any who had information from Dr. Poole it
is an impossible theory. Another source of confusion is in the reproductions
of the plate which have been made from time to time to illustrate works on
the life of Washington, some of these being quite faithful duplicates of the
genuine plate with its trifling flaws; but the paper and the printing are
usually conclusive proof of the age of the print. It is safe to say that there is
but one genuine Washington plate. It is true that the re-strikes of the original
copper are about, but these, too, are readily distinguishable by the printing
and paper.
The plate of Bushrod Washington, nephew of George, is also of much
interest, and the manifest similarity of its design to some of the plates by
Dawkins has led to the suggestion that he made this plate. But to the mind
of the writer, Dawkins was not a man of originality, and was a regular

copyist when it came to book-plates; the similarity of the plate of James
Samuels to this plate is rather to his mind a further evidence of the clever
adoption of a reasonably good design by Dawkins, than of his having been
chosen by Judge Washington to engrave his book-plate. The design of this
plate is more spirited than any of the authenticated work of Dawkins;
indeed, it surpasses the plate of the General in that respect.

The arms are the same in these two Washington plates. In his “Barons of
the Potomac and the Rappahannock” (published by the Grolier Club, 1892),
Mr. Moncure Daniel Conway has referred to the older form of the arms as
used by earlier members of the family. The earliest shields held “Gules on a
barre argent 3 Cinquefoiles of ye first.” The second step was made by
changing to the following, “Gules on a fesse sable 3 mullets.” The last and
present form is, “Argent, two bars gules: in chief three mullets of the
second.” These last, it is claimed, suggested our national flag.
The plate of Elizabeth Graeme of Philadelphia should be noted here, as
it is the only example of an heraldic plate used by a lady of colonial times.
It is fully described in the list.
Leaving now these older plates of special interest to be discovered in the
Lists, we turn to a few modern plates which are worthy of particular
attention.

The plate of Daniel Webster is a plain armorial with the motto, Vera pro
gratis, on the ribbon below the shield.
The etched plate of the late James Eddy Mauran, the early collector of
American and other book-plates, was an armorial of very handsome
appearance. The shield is surrounded with the style of decoration used on
the Chippendale examples, oak leaves being used in lieu of mantling.
An earlier plate in two sizes shows some differences in the design.
The plate of the late George W. Childs seems wholly in keeping with the
career of its distinguished owner. The sword, broken into pieces by the
quill, is depicted within an oval garter which bears the motto, Nihil sine
labore. The words from Lytton’s Richelieu, The pen is mightier than the
sword, are also given just within the frame.
Coming now to mention a few plates of our well-known men of letters,
we naturally accept the plate of Oliver Wendell Holmes as worthy of the
chiefest place. In this the motto, Per ampliora ad altiora, is given on a
ribbon beneath a beautiful representation of the “Chambered Nautilus,” the
Ship of pearl, which, poets feign,
Sails the unshadowed main,—
The venturous bark that flings
On the sweet summer wind its purple wings
In gulfs enchanted, where the Siren sings,
And coral reefs lie bare,
Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair.

“If you will look into Roget’s ‘Bridgewater Treatise,’ ” said the Autocrat
one morning, “you

will find a figure of one of these shells and a section of it. The last will
show you the series of enlarging compartments successively dwelt in by the
animal that inhabits the shell, which is built in a widening spiral. Can you
find no lesson in this?
“ ‘Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea.’ ”

A plain armorial plate with the motto, Vitam impendere vero, and the
name in fac-simile of his autograph, was used by J. G. Holland.
The plate of Brander Matthews, designed by Edwin A. Abbey, represents
the discovery of a mask of the old Greek comedy by an American Indian.
With feathers stuck in his scanty hair, and his tomahawk laid on the ground
beside him, he appears to deliberate upon the possible use of the enormous

face which grins at him from his knee. On a circular frame surrounding this
picture the following words from Molière are given, Que pensez vous de
cette comedie. The appropriateness of the design is apparent for one who is
a collector of the literature of the French drama, and the author of several
books relating to the stage both in America and France.

In the plate of Edmund Clarence Stedman, the author of “The Poets of
America,” we see Pan piping in the sylvan glades; the shepherd and the
nymph are charmed by the music, and the god is apparently at the height of
his effort. The frame surrounding the design bears the words, Le Cœur au
Metier, which were suggested by the address of Matthew Arnold to the
Authors’ Club in 1883. This plate is made in three sizes.
The plate of Thomas Bailey Aldrich presents within a square frame a
picture of a black bird resting upon a comic mask; the heavy panelled frame
bears the owner’s name and the words, His Mark. In his essay on American
Book-plates, Mr. Laurence Hutton questions whether this black bird is
representative of the Daw, and symbolic of Margery of that name.
In the plate of Eugene Field we have a beautiful example of the plain
armorial, unaccompanied by motto or ornamentation of any kind.
Of similar character is the plate of Richard Grant White. This is
armorial, but the motto, The right and sleep, is given, and the shield is
decorated in a conventional manner, with mantling and scrolls.
A pleasing library interior is used by Arlo Bates. This represents an
Oriental interior; a youth in scull-cap and flowing hair is reading a large
book; a lily stem rises from a vase of striped Tyrian glass at his side; rows
of books are seen at his back; and out of the arched window the distant
fields are seen, with the palm and cypress trees on the hillside. This plate is
produced in a new manner, being a gelatine print or half-tone direct from

the pencil sketch. It preserves a very soft and pleasant effect; indeed, one
feels sure it will smirch if rubbed.
Laurence Hutton in his plate places a full-length statue of Thackeray
within a canopy, which seems to be a niche within a book-case. Volumes
flank both sides, and the amiable face of the drastic writer looks directly at
the beholder. The name of the owner is given on a ribbon at the bottom of
the design.

The books of the lamented actors, Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett,
were marked with book-plates, the former using a plain armorial with no
name engraved upon it, and the latter showing the mask of Tragedy upon an
open volume, with the motto, Esto quod esse videris.
The reading monk, with the nimbus and star over his head, is seen in the
plate of Edward Eggleston. The sentiment, Flie fro’ the presse and dwell
with sothfastnesse, is given in old English letters.
Mr. Rossiter Johnson uses a very plain but effective label bearing the
initials R. J. printed within a plain ruled border: all in red ink.
The patriotic motto of General Winfield Scott is the family motto of the
Scots of Whitislaid, Scotland, and well did the character of the man who
used the book-plate depicted below coincide with its meaning.
It would be interesting to extend this list of plates used by men well
known throughout the length and breadth of our land, but, unfortunately,
many whose names will occur to the reader do not use a book-plate.

EARLY AMERICAN BOOK-PLATE ENGRAVERS.
ATHANIEL HURD, who was born in Boston, Feb. 13, 1730,
and who died in 1777, was the best of our early engravers of
book-plates. Very little is now known of him, the principal
source of information being an article in the third volume of
“The New England Magazine,” published in Boston in 1832 by
J. T. and E. Buckingham. The only known portrait of Hurd, which is copied
from an original painting of him by Copley, and which in 1832 was owned
by a descendant of Hurd in Medford, Mass., also accompanies this article,
and shows him as a young man with smooth face, very pleasing and
intelligent features, and wearing a cap, white neck-cloth, and clothes of a
pattern which give him a decidedly clerical appearance.
The only book-plate work mentioned in this article is the large plate for
Harvard College. It is said that the prints done in red ink were for use in the
highly valuable books which the students were not allowed to take from the
library. Several brilliant caricatures, a portrait of the Rev.

Dr. Sewell of the Old South Church, done in 1764, and a few other
examples of his art are mentioned. He is (probably inaccurately) claimed to
be the first person who undertook to engrave on copper in the United States.
He was a man of natural talent and real genius, was self-instructed in his

art, and was regarded as the foremost seal-cutter and die-engraver of his
time, in this country.
The following advertisement from the Boston “Gazette” of April 28,
1760, is of some interest:—
“Nathaniel Hurd Informs his Customers he has remov’d his shop from Maccarty’s Corner on the
Exchange to the Back Part of the opposite Brick Building, where Mr. Ezekiel Price kept his Office,
where he continues to do all Sorts of Goldsmiths Work. Likewise engraves in Gold, Silver, Copper,
Brass, and Steel, in the neatest Manner, and at reasonable Rate.”

Hurd worked principally in the Chippendale style; he made some plates
in the Jacobean and a few in the Ribbon and Wreath styles, but he died
before the latter was much in use, and the former was really going out when
he took up the making of plates. Judging from the appearance of his work,
his first attempts were in the Chippendale style, and the few Jacobeans he
made were done after he had attained considerable efficiency.
One of his earliest specimens was undoubtedly the plate of Edward
Augustus Holyoke, the famous doctor of Boston, who lived to be one
hundred years old, and who was but a year or two the senior of Hurd. In this
plate he used a design which he evidently believed he could improve upon,
and in which he felt there were good features, for we find a number of
future plates of very similar design but much better execution. In the
Holyoke plate the work is very crude, the lines are stiff, the drawing is poor,
and the lettering of the motto and name are not good. An ugly scroll is
placed under the name, and the festoon of cloth which is draped at the
bottom of the frame and around the motto ribbon is especially poor; the
shell at the base of the escutcheon which figures so often in future plates is
here used, and the queer little flow of water from it would not be recognized
as such were this the only specimen in which it occurs; the arrangement of
the rose sprays, the form of the shield, and the employment of the shelly
edge show a thorough study of the elements of this style. Very likely this
design was copied in great part from some foreign example which had
come into his possession.
In the Thomas Dering plate, which is the earliest plate dated and signed
by an American engraver, this same design is improved upon; it is more
compact in appearance, a little freer in execution, and the drawing is
improved. The name is still not very well engraved, and top-heavy
flourishes weigh down the capitals.

In the Theodore Atkinson plate the same design is still further improved
upon; the flow of water from the scallop shell is here caught in a little bowl,
a little additional flowery ornamentation is added, and the heraldic drawing
is better. The name is again embellished with graceless flourishes.
The design seems to reach perfection in the Wentworth plate; every
feature is markedly better, the water still flows out of the scallop shell, the
same shaped shield is used and the motto is placed upon a graceful ribbon
with ends which run off into fancy foliations. The name is neat in
appearance, but still there are too many scrolls.

In the plate of Robert Hale of Beverly, the old festoon of cloth noticed in
the Holyoke plate is seen again, and no motto is given. The name is fairly
well engraved.
Later developments of this style are seen in the plates of Henry
Marchant, Danforth, Nathaniel Tracy, and John Marston; in these some of
the features of the former are wanting, but they are evidently a legitimate
progeny in the matter of style.

Another, and without doubt the highest type of the Chippendale plate
which Hurd made, is seen in the John Chandler, Jr., the Dana, the Philip
Dumeresque, the Vassall, and the Wilson plates. In these the shield becomes
larger, the whole scheme of decoration shows more fine detail work, and
the effect is lighter, more graceful, and seems at once the work of a master.
The names are engraved in large bold type, with a characteristic dash after
the last period.

In the Jacobean style, the earliest of Hurd’s work is undoubtedly the
Lewis De Blois. This is crude in workmanship, not very good in drawing,
but excellent in design, and faithful to the characteristics of the style; the
shield is placed against a frame which is lined with the regulation fish-scale
pattern; the sides are richly foliated, the mantling is profuse and very well

drawn, and the name is placed upon a fringed curtain which is tied up at the
ends with ribbon.

The handsomest Jacobean plates by Hurd are the Robert Jenkins, the
Spooner, and the Andrew Tyler. In the former the lining is diapered, the
scroll work at the side of the arms is very fine, and at the bottom, under the
shield, a small vignette of a ship under full sail is very pretty. At the top of
the scrolls on either side two turbanded female heads peer at each other
across the crest.
In the Tyler plate the frame is very similar to the Jenkins, the lining is
diapered, and the scroll at the side are the same. The little vignette at the
bottom, however, is displaced by a sour face with gray hair. The two faces
are replaced by urns filled with flowers, and the old cloth festoon is draped
below the whole design. The Spooner plate bears no resemblance to the
others, and is a more graceful design. The lining is latticed, the Sphinx head
under the shield is enclosed within a frame of its own, and at either side are
term figures from whose hands depend bouquets of flowers; the crest is
overarched with a bit of the old scallop shell, and the motto is on a ribbon,
which, wholly unsupported, maintains a curved position under the frame.
The Jacobean plates of Benjamin Greene and Peter R. Livingston are
almost identical in design; the small frame which encloses the shield is
lined with the fish-scale pattern, the mantling is handsome and profuse, and
the motto ribbon is stretched in rather stiff manner below the frame.

Only two examples of the Ribbon and Wreath style are known as Hurd’s
work, the John C. Williams and the Jonathan Jackson. These are both
signed, and are very similar in design. Garlands of roses depending from
rings above follow closely the outline of the heart-shaped shield, and the
ribbon for the motto is placed beneath, and is ornamented with fancy ends.
In the “detur” plate for Harvard College Hurd conformed to the English
manner and adopted the seal-shaped design. The arms are displayed upon a
heart-shaped shield which is enclosed within a circle which bears the name
and motto, and this again is enclosed by a wreath of holly branches.

Hurd’s work is the most interesting found in our early days, and a study
of it shows him to have been progressive as well as painstaking. The
Ribbon and Wreath style did not come into general use in England until
about 1770, yet Hurd, who died in 1777, had used it. The colonies could not
be expected to adopt the new styles of the old country immediately, and the
condition of things from 1770 on to the time of Hurd’s death was not such
as to encourage the introduction of “fads” or to allow much time for the
development of the fine arts.
A word must be said about the heraldry on Hurd’s book-plates. This
science, heraldry, was not held in such general esteem among the New
Englanders as it was further south, and while many of the governors and
men of high standing in the Northern colonies brought armorial seals with
them, a great many who used them did so without strict heraldic authority,
and when it became the fashion to use coats-of-arms in various ways, the
herald painters of those days, who had but slight knowledge of heraldry and
who were possessed of a copy of Guillim or some other writer on the

subject, would find therein the arms of some family bearing the name of
their prospective customer, and without further research would proceed to
produce the coat as described. Not always were these arms so ordered
correctly borne; indeed, there is much uncertainty about the arms used after
about 1730 when our native engravers and painters took up the work of
producing arms upon orders. Such seals as were brought by the colonists
from England, and such as were used by their descendants are undoubtedly
correct, but the questionable arms are those which, as mentioned above,
were looked up in this country only, by means of such heraldic works as
were at hand. The presence of the arms then on some book-plates cannot be
relied upon as sufficient and indisputable proof of their owners’ right to
them.

A list of the book-plates signed by Hurd is appended.

A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED
BY NATHANIEL HURD.
Theodore Atkinson Chippendale.
Thomas Brown
John Chandler, Jr. Chippendale.
Rufus Chandler
Francis Dana Chippendale.
Danforth Chippendale.
Lewis De Blois Jacobean.
Thomas Dering Chippendale.
Philip Dumeresque Chippendale.
Isaac Foster Jacobean.
Benjamin Greene Jacobean.
Thomas Greene, Jr. Jacobean.
William Greenleaf
Robert Hale, Esq., of Beverly Chippendale.
Harvard College Seal.
Harvard College Pictorial.
William Hooper Chippendale.
Jonathan Jackson Ribbon and Wreath.
Robert Jenkins Jacobean.
Peter R. Livingston Jacobean.
John Lowell Chippendale.
Henry Marchant Chippendale.
John Marston Chippendale.
Samuel Osborne Chippendale.
Henry Pace
Joshua Spooner Jacobean.
Nathaniel Tracy Chippendale.
Andrew Tyler Jacobean.

Wentworth Chippendale.
John C. Williams Ribbon and Wreath.

A LIST OF PLATES ATTRIBUTED TO HURD,
ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNED.
Thomas Child Chippendale.
Henry Courtenay Chippendale.
Edwd. Augs. Holyoke Chippendale.
By the name of Hurd Plain Armorial.
Loring Chippendale.
Lucretia E. Newton Ribbon and Wreath.
(Same copper as the John C. Williams.)
Andrew Oliver Chippendale.
Samuel Page Label: Chippendale frame.
Phillips Academy Chippendale.
Ezekiel Price Chippendale.
John Simpson Chippendale.
John Vassall Chippendale.
David Wilson Chippendale.
}One copper.
James Wilson Chippendale.

Of James Akin, who signs the Coffin and Browne plates, nothing is
learned. The Hector Coffin book-plate is also signed by Francis Kearney,
which would seem to indicate that Akin was associated with him. The
Browne is a Philadelphia plate, and Akin may have been employed by the
firm of Tanner, Vallance, Kearney and Company, which was in successful
operation in Philadelphia for some years.
***
S. Allardice was apprenticed to Robert Scott, who had been a pupil of
Robert Strange, and who, coming to America, was made die-sinker to the
Mint. He had previously made the architectural plates for Dobson’s
Encyclopædia.
Only one example of the book-plate work of Allardice is now at hand,
and that is simply an engraved label for the Library Company of Baltimore.
Ornamented with flourishes, and some fancy work, it is yet of no merit as a
book-plate or an example of art.
***
Alexander Anderson, who was the first American wood-engraver, was
born in the city of New York, April 21, 1775, and lived to the advanced age
of ninety-five years, dying, in 1870, in Jersey City, N.J., on the 17th of
February.

At the age of twelve, with the spring of a pocket-knife, sharpened for the
purpose, he tried

to engrave on copper pennies rolled thin. In this way he made his first plate,
which was a head of Paul Jones; and his first impression from it was made
in red oil paint by a rude kind of a press of his own contrivance. With tools
made by a blacksmith, he went on to cut little ships and houses on type
metal for the newspapers. Being in some way led to take an interest in
certain medical works, he copied many of the plates, and his father, feeling
that this was a true sign of his fitness for the profession of medicine, and
not discerning the talent for engraving, placed him with Dr. Joseph Young,
as a student of medicine.
This step was taken with great reluctance by the youth; but he found
time for both the cares of his new study, and for the pleasures of his old
pastime. Various successes encouraged him, and in 1793 he cut a tobacco-
stamp on wood, which appears to have been his first use of that material.
Soon after this, he obtained a copy of Bewick’s “Quadrupeds,” and with the
cuts found therein he was delighted. They had a strong influence upon his
later work, and he has been well called the “American Bewick,” for his
small wood-cuts closely resemble those of the English master in design, and
his prominence in this country was equal to Bewick’s in England.
A life of Dr. Anderson has lately (1893) been issued in New York; but, to
the disappointment of book-plate collectors, not a word is said of his
making book-plates.
Of the seven plates by Anderson known at present, four are on wood,
and three are on copper.

Only one of those on wood is signed. The Lot Tripp and Josh. Russell
plates are simple labels, and the Typographical Society of New York and the
John Pintard, LL.D., which is signed, are pictorial. In the former, the
emblems and implements of the printing trade are prominent, and in the
Pintard, which is a fine example

of Anderson’s best work on wood, the shield of arms is shown with a
landscape for background.

The plates on copper are the Anderson, which is a Chippendale, the
Apprentices’ Library, and the Columbia College, which are allegorical.
All the above will be found described in the List.
There is a plate of the Apprentices’ Library Company of Philadelphia
which strongly resembles the wood-cut work of Anderson, but as it is not
signed it is not safely attributed to him. In the plate of A. Griggs of
Philadelphia, an even more marked resemblance to his little designs on
wood is seen, but this, too, is not signed.
***
Annin and Smith. This firm consisted of W. B. Annin and George C.
Smith, and they were established in Boston from 1820 to 1837. Annin died
in 1839, in Boston, and Smith, who lived to quite an advanced age, died in
1878. They engraved a number of plates for the “Token,” and for other
annuals so popular sixty years ago.
The plates of Richard Taylor Auchmuty, A. L. Peirson, William H.
Prescott, John Lowell, Jr., and an armorial plate for the Boylston Medical
Library are signed by them, and will be found described in the List.
***
Abel Bowen, whose name appears on one of the plates of Harvard
College, was the first wood-engraver in Boston. He was born in New York
state in 1790, and he took up engraving before he was of age. In 1812 he
was a printer in Boston, probably attracted thither by his uncle, who was the
proprietor of the Columbian

Museum. Nathaniel Dearborn claims to be the first engraver on wood in
Boston, but the honor is usually accorded to Bowen. He issued, in 1816, the
“Naval Monument,” and in 1817 was associated with Dearborn in
engraving for Shaw’s “History of Boston.” In 1834 Bowen, with others,
founded “The Boston Bewick Company,” which was an association of
engravers. In the following year they issued a map of Boston, and
undertook the publishing of the “American Magazine.” They were burned
out in this same year. Bowen died in 1850.
***
John Boyd, who engraved the plate of Samuel Chase, which is taken to
be the plate of the signer of the Declaration, was a Philadelphia engraver.
This is the only specimen of his work on book-plates which we have, and it
is a very pretty Chippendale design, delicately engraved.
In Dunlap, a J. Boyd is simply mentioned, who was engraving in
Philadelphia in 1812. This, if the engraver of the Chase plate, would make
him rather young at the time of doing it, and it is very good work, and not
the experiment of a novice. Whether this is the same engraver, I do not
know.
***
Joseph Callender was born in Boston, May 6, 1751. Very little is known
about him, but he is reported to have acquired the plates of Peter Pelham,
who was presumably the first to engrave on copper in America, and to have
destroyed them. Callender made most of the dies for the second
Massachusetts Mint, at a cost of £1 4s. each. This was considered an
exorbitant price by the superintendent, who made a contract with a
Newburyport artisan, Jacob Perkins. Callender received £48 12s. for
making thirty-nine dies, and repairing three others, while Perkins received

but £3 18s. 10d. for his work. Callender died in Boston, Nov. 10, 1821, and
was buried in the Granary Burying Ground.
The only Chippendale plate by Callender is a copy of the Atkinson plate
by Hurd, and is for a member of the same family. As compared with its
model, this plate shows very little difference, it is so close a copy, but the
motto ribbon which is added is more graceful than those of Hurd usually
were, the heraldic drawing is quite as good, and the lettering of the name is
better. Callender, of course, would not have begun to engrave much before
Hurd’s death; indeed, the preponderance of the Ribbon and Wreath style in
his designs goes to show that his work dated towards the close of the
century.
His plates in this style are very light and graceful, with no overloading;
and a faithful use of the usual features of the style is apparent.
In the Russell plate he was again a copyist, using for his model the
Joseph Barrell plate. The plates for the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and for the Massachusetts Medical Society are practically alike;
the curtain, and the

ribbon and festooning are very similar, while the view within the oval frame
is, of course, adapted to the use of the books of the respective societies.
Callender would seem by these signs to have been a lazy engraver, or to
have considered his designs so perfect as to call for no further effort.

A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY CALLENDER.
—— Andrews Pictorial.
William King Atkinson Chippendale.
Jonathan Baldwin
Luke Baldwin
Boylston Medical Library Plain armorial.
John Callender Pictorial.
Thomas Cary Ribbon and Wreath.
William Erving Ribbon and Wreath.
John Francis Plain armorial.
Hasty Pudding Library Pictorial.
Massachusetts Medical Society Allegorical.
Thomas Russell Allegorical.
Daniel Sargent, Jr. Ribbon and Wreath.
John Sullivan Ribbon and Wreath.
James Swan Plain armorial.
Dudley Atkins Tyng Ribbon and Wreath.
Solomon Vose Ribbon and Wreath.

A LIST OF PLATES ATTRIBUTED TO CALLENDER,
ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNED.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Allegorical.
William Emerson Ribbon and Wreath.
Gray Ribbon and Wreath.
Dr. John Jeffries Plain armorial.
Porcellain Library Allegorical.

Cephas G. Childs, who engraved the plate of Henry D. Gilpin, was born
in Pennsylvania, in 1793. In the years 1827 to 1830, he published a set of
views of the city of Philadelphia and its vicinity (Baker).

Henry Dawkins was an engraver of but few original ideas, if we may
judge him rightly by his book-plate work. In this he was very largely a
copyist. Working altogether in the Chippendale style, his designs for the
most part are variations of one general plan, which seems to have been
borrowed from an English-made plate. In his plates we see “Chippendalism
run wild.” Here are introduced the love-sick swains who play upon the

flute; the dandy shepherds in stiff clothes of the most fashionable cut,
flowing curls, and large felt hats; the flirting young damsels in very low-cut
bodices, who play at being shepherdesses for the sake of following the
above-mentioned gentle keeper of sheep. Here are the music-loving Cupids,
the scantily clad females who are attended by the Cupids, and who are far
from home among the trees of the wood. In the James Duane plate we find
a fountain is fixed to the side of the frame, and is spouting water from the
mouth of a man’s head.
But the plates of Samuel Jones, Samuel Stringer, and Peter W. Yates are
proof that Dawkins could confine himself to the legitimate features of good
Chippendale plates. In these no outside objects are introduced, and the
design is good.
We do not know much about Dawkins. Dunlap says he was probably
from England, and that he was first noticed in New York. Originally he was
an ornamenter of buttons and other small bits of metal, but in America he
worked at anything that offered, “suiting himself to the poverty of the arts at
the time.” Dunlap dates him about 1774, evidently on the strength of the
word of Dr. Anderson, who remembered to have seen “shop-bills and coats-
of-arms for books,” done by him previous to 1775. However, in 1761, he
engraved music for a book of Psalm Tunes published in that year in
Philadelphia. His earliest dated book-plate is that of John Burnet (1754). He
was skilful enough to make counterfeit Continental currency, but not to
avoid arrest; and in 1776 we find him suffering for this misdeed. Some time
later, he forwarded the following unique petition to the Committee of
Safety:—
“May it please Your Honours,—The subscriber humbly relying on the known goodness and
humanity of this honourable house, begs leave to lay his complaint before them, which is briefly as
follows. That your petitioner was about six months past taken upon Long Island for a trespass which
this house is thoroughly acquainted as by Israel Youngs he was led away to perform an action of
which he has sincerely repented and your petitioner was torn away from an only son who was left
among strangers without any support, or protection during the inclemency of the approaching winter,
as his unhappy father hath since the first day he was taken had but one shirt and one pair of stockings
to shift himself, and hath been affected during his imprisonment at White Plains with that worst of
enemies hunger, and a nauseous stench of a small room where some twenty persons were confined
together which hath introduced a sickness on your distressed subscriber which with the fatigue of
travelling hath reduced your unhappy petitioner to a state of despondency—he therefore being weary
of such a miserable life as his misconduct has thrown him into begs for a termination by death to be
inflicted upon him in what manner the honourable House may see fit. The kind compliance of this
honourable House will ever lay an obligation on your distressed humble servent
Henry Dawkins.”

We do not know in what manner the honorable house received this
extraordinary petition; but, as book-plates are in existence in his later style,
probably it was not granted. Dawkins used three distinct varieties of the
Chippendale style. The plates of Benjamin Kissam, the Ludlow and Roome
plates, the Whitehead Hicks and the James Duane are examples of the
debased

Chippendale. He had also a style which is illustrated by the Hopkinson,
Samuels, and Tomlinson plates, which is closely allied to the style of the
Bushrod Washington. The same hissing dragon, the same tilt to the whole
design, and the similarity in detail and execution have led to the question of
his being the engraver of the latter plate. It is not a question easy to decide,
and collectors are divided over the question. This style of plate came
originally from England, we can be sure; and as Dawkins is seen to be a
copyist, it is quite as likely that he copied from the Bushrod Washington
plate, as that he designed it. He always used a squarer copper than the
Washington plate is engraved upon; but this has evidences of having been
cut down after engraving. The present writer does not think the plate can be
safely attributed to Dawkins. The Child and Jones plates exemplify the third
style.
The debased Chippendale plates which Dawkins made were apparently
copied from an English example he had seen.
A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY DAWKINS.
Gerard Bancker Chippendale.

John Burnet, 1754 Chippendale.
Francis Child Chippendale.
James Duane Chippendale.
Francis Hopkinson,} one copper Chippendale.
Joseph Hopkinson, } one copper Chippendale.
Whitehead Hicks Chippendale.
Archibald Hunter
Samuel Jones Chippendale.
Benjamin Kissam Chippendale.
John Cooke Ludlow Chippendale.
Gab. Willm. Ludlow Chippendale.
Jacob Roome Chippendale.
John L. C. Roome Chippendale.
James Samuels Chippendale.
Samuel Stringer Chippendale.
William Sword Chippendale.
John Tomlinson Chippendale.
Unidentified Chippendale.
Josias Short Vavasour Chippendale.
W —— Whitebread Chippendale.
Peter W. Yates Chippendale.

The plates of Cornelius Low and Lambert Moore, although not signed,
are attributed to Dawkins.
***
Nathaniel Dearborn was born in 1786, and was the son of Benjamin
Dearborn, a man of attainments in science. Nathaniel was one of the first
wood-engravers in Boston, and was associated with Abel Bowen for a time.
The only armorial book-plate signed by Dearborn is the Charles Beck,
which is a peculiar design, following no particular style, but making a
pretty plate.
A second plate signed by Dearborn is the simple engraved verse for
Isaac Child.
***
Amos Doolittle, who was born in 1754, was one of the first engravers
of historical scenes in America. In Barber’s “History and Antiquities of
New Haven,” published in 1831, is an advertisement of “four different
views of the Battle of Lexington, Concord, etc. on the 19 April 1775.” A list
of the plates follows, and it is remarked that they were “neatly engraved on
copper from original paintings taken on the spot.” In a note which follows,

it is further remarked that the pictures were first drawn by Mr. Earl, who
was a portrait painter, and who with Mr. Doolittle was a member of the
Governor’s Guard which went to Cambridge and the scene of action under
the command of Arnold.

As a maker of book-plates, Doolittle was fond of the allegorical style.
He made two plates for the Societies of Yale College, and one for the village
library of Wethersfield. The latter is an ornamental label only, but the
former are quite elaborate examples of the allegorical. The plates of
Benjamin S. Brooks, in the Ribbon and Wreath style, and Charles H.
Wetmore, which is a copy of one of Maverick’s favorite designs, complete
the number of his signed examples. The Guilford Library and George
Goodwin plates, which have some features in common with the
Wethersfield Library, are confidently attributed to him.
Benjamin S. Brooks Ribbon and Wreath.
Brothers in Unity Allegorical.
Linonian Library Allegorical.
Social Library, Wethersfield Literary.

Charles H. Wetmore Ribbon and Wreath.

***
Gideon Fairman, whose signature is on one of the plates of Henry
McMurtrie and one of the Linonian Society of Yale College, was born in
Connecticut in 1774. He showed an early fondness for engraving, and made
rude attempts which showed undoubted talent. In 1810, having made
himself a master of his art, he went into partnership with Murray, Draper,
and others, in Philadelphia. He made considerable money, and went over to
England with Jacob Perkins, where, with Charles Heath for a third partner,
they were successful but for a short time, the extravagance of Murray
proving their ruin.
***
John Mason Furnass was the nephew of Hurd, to whom the latter left
his engraving tools by will, as the young man showed so much ability in the
art practised by his widely known uncle.
He was also a painter of portraits, and he had a studio in Boston, which
was also used by Trumbull.
The only plate signed by this engraver, which the present writer has
seen, is the Eli Forbes. This plate shows but few traces of the influence of
Hurd. It is a Chippendale design, but

is not in either of the characteristic modes of Hurd. It is an ambitious plate,
and was meant to be very fine, evidently. It is full of flourishes, and the
little spiral flourish at the lower right-hand side is wholly out of place; the
robin picking rose leaves at the side is an innovation. The scrolls under the
name are somewhat in the manner of Hurd. The heraldic drawing is poor,
and the bunch of arrows between the shield and the crest must be in allusion
to the occupation of the owner, who was a missionary to the Indians.

There is said to be a plate by Furnass owned in Boston, by the name of
Foster, but no definite knowledge of it has been obtained.
***
E. Gallaudet, who signed the plate for the New York Society Library
and the plate of John Chambers, was one Elisha Gallaudet, who practised
his art in New York City towards the end of the last century.
Edward Gallaudet, a relative of the above, was superior to him as an
engraver, and the Gallaudet plate mentioned in the List is by him. He was
of the present century.
***
Abraham Godwin was born in New Jersey in 1763. He was intended for
the profession of the law, and was placed in the office of his brother, at
Fishkill, in New York state. Both men joined the army, however; and when
Abraham returned to his home, it was to take up the art of engraving,
towards which he had had an inclination from boyhood, when he made his

first attempts on the silver plate of his friends, with a graver made by a
blacksmith.
The only example of his book-plate work is a plate fully described under
the heading, “Unidentified,” in the List. Most unfortunately, the only
example known has the family name torn out. The first name is John. The
plate is rather rudely engraved, but is quite ambitious, showing the interior
of a large room, which might be either a school-room or a library.
***
S. Harris, who engraved the pictorial plates of Henry Andrews and the
anonymous Williams, was a New England engraver, who was in Boston
about 1798.
Charles P. Harrison, who signed the plain armorial book-plates of
William Betts and David Paul Brown, was a son of William Harrison, an
English engraver, who came to New York in 1794, and was for a time an
instructor of Peter Maverick the second.
***
Samuel Hill was a copper-plate engraver in Boston, about 1790, and his
work consisted mostly of portraits and book work.
The following are examples of his work:—
Willm. P. & L. Blake’s Circulating
Library at the Boston Book Store Ornamented label.
Charles Pierpont Ribbon and Wreath.
William Winthrop Ribbon and Wreath.

Also the plate of Saml. Hill, which is of a literary flavor, is probably the
engraver’s own plate.
***
S. S. Jocelyn, of New Haven, who made a very handsome plate for the
Brothers in Unity of Yale College, became an engraver of vignettes for
bank-notes.
***
Thomas Johnson was born in Boston in 1708. He was buried in King’s
Chapel Burying-ground, May 8, 1767. He engraved Psalm Tune plates

for the Tate and Brady edition of 1760, and did some commendable work as
a herald painter. In the inventory of his estate, fifteen copper plates are
appraised at 40s.
Only one specimen of his book-plate work is authenticated, and that is
the Joseph Tyler, which is signed in full,—Johnson.
***
Thomas Johnston signs the very beautiful Jacobean plate of William P.
Smith, A.M., and the rougher Chippendale of Samuel Willis. Whether this is
the same engraver as the above is uncertain; the difference in the spelling of
the name would not disprove the claim, as in those days such differences
were frequent. The Willis plate bears strong resemblance to the work and
designs of Hurd. If this is the same engraver as the above, these two plates
are likely to be the earliest signed plates by an American, as Johnson was
born some twenty years before Hurd. The Willis plate is quite inferior to the
Smith, which latter is a striking example of the Jacobean style.
***
Francis Kearney, who signs the plate of Henry McMurtrie and Hector
Coffin, was born in 1780. He was a pupil of Peter R. Maverick, who
received two hundred and fifty dollars for instructing him for three years.
The advantage was all with Maverick. Soon after the opening of the
century, he was engaged with Anderson, the younger Maverick, Boyd, and
others, in engraving plates for a quarto Bible published by Mr. Collins, of
New York.

In 1810 he removed to Philadelphia, as that city was far ahead of New
York in the publishing of books, etc. He was in that city for over twenty
years. His greatest work is the engraving of Leonardo da Vinci’s picture of
the “Last Supper.”
***
Peter Rushton Maverick was born in England, April 11, 1755, and came
to America about 1774. He was originally a silversmith, and came of a
family whose members were for several generations well known as
engravers, and who made the art their occupation. He was an energetic
worker, getting most of his practical knowledge by his own endeavors. He
was the teacher of William Dunlap and of Francis Kearney, as well as of his
own son, who ultimately became a more proficient engraver than his father,
and, who after instructing A. B. Durand for five years, took him into
partnership.
Peter R. Maverick died in New York, about 1807, and his son Peter
whose partnership with Durand resulted disastrously, died in 1831.
As a designer and engraver of book-plates, Maverick was the most
prolific of all the early engravers. It is presumed that all the plates signed
either P. R. Maverick, or simply Maverick, were by the same hand, as a
large collection of

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.

proofs from his plates which furnishes examples of both ways of signing is
now in the possession of the New York Historical Society, and the librarian
informs me that all of the plates in that collection were done in 1789 by the
elder Maverick. This collection consists of sixty-five plates, of which thirty-
eight different ones are signed by Maverick. There are also others which are
undoubtedly his work, although not signed, and there are examples by
Dawkins, Hutt, and Child. Quite a number of the plates are duplicated, too.
This very interesting collection of proofs, kept by Maverick himself, and
sewed together roughly, was in the library of his friend, John Allan. By far
the greater part of Maverick’s plates are of the Ribbon and Wreath style, but
he made a few Jacobeans, a few Chippendales, and one or two pictorial and
allegorical designs. He used the same features over and over in his plates,
and seems to have been a rapid worker. The plates in the following list
marked * are by the younger Maverick.
A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY MAVERICK.
Anonymous Plain armorial.
Anonymous (Jacob Brown) Pictorial.
Flamen Ball Ribbon and Wreath.
Abraham Bancker Pictorial.
Absalom Blackley Ribbon and Wreath.
Philip Brasher Ribbon and Wreath.
*Epaphroditus Champion, Jr. Plain armorial.
De Witt Clinton Ribbon and Wreath.
William Cock Ribbon and Wreath.
James S. Cutting Ribbon and Wreath.
William Cutting Ribbon and Wreath.
John Cuyler Ribbon and Wreath.
Frederick De Peyster Plain armorial.
Barnard Elliott Plain armorial.
Erasmus Hall Library Allegorical.
Ebenezer Foot Ribbon and Wreath.

Andrew J. Fraunces Plain armorial.
James Gibs
James Giles Military.
*Elias Hicks Plain armorial.
Philip L. Hoffmann Ribbon and Wreath.
Horanian Society Library Allegorical.
William J. Hunter Ribbon and Wreath.
John I. Johnson Pictorial.
John Johnston Ribbon and Wreath.
Thomas Johnston Ribbon and Wreath.
Benjamin S. Judah Ribbon and Wreath.
John Keese Ribbon and Wreath.
John Keese Ornamental label.
Rufus King Ribbon and Wreath.
Isaac L. Kip Ribbon and Wreath.
Edward Livingston Landscape.
Maturin Livingston Ribbon and Wreath.
William Smith Livingston Ribbon and Wreath.
Hugh McLean Ribbon and Wreath.
Peter Masterton Ribbon and Wreath.
—— Maxwell Ribbon and Wreath.
*Nathaniel F. Moore Ribbon and Wreath.
New York Society Library Allegorical.
New York Society Library Allegorical.
*Lewis Morris Ogden Ribbon and Wreath.
Francis Panton, Jr. Landscape.
W. Paulding
William L. Pierce Ribbon and Wreath.
John Pintard Ribbon and Wreath.
William Popham Ribbon and Wreath.
Halcott B. Pride Ribbon and Wreath.
Samuel Provoost Ribbon and Wreath.

William Seton Ribbon and Wreath.
John Sitgreaves Ribbon and Wreath.
James Scott Smith Ribbon and Wreath.
Thomas Smith, Jr. Ribbon and Wreath.
Thomas J. Smith
William Smith Ribbon and Wreath.
William Taylor Ribbon and Wreath.
*James Thompson Plain armorial.
Thomas Tillotson Ribbon and Wreath.
P. I. Van Berkel Plain armorial.
K. K. Van Rensselaer Ribbon and Wreath.
Prosper Wetmore Ribbon and Wreath.
Polydore B. Wisner Ribbon and Wreath.

A LIST OF PLATES ATTRIBUTED TO MAVERICK,
ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNED.
James Agnew, Esq. Chippendale.
Boudinet Ribbon and Wreath.
Charles Bridgen Plain armorial.
Willm. Duer Ribbon and Wreath.
John Goelet Jacobean.
Herbert Chippendale.
Morgan Lewis, Esq. Ribbon and Wreath.
Rob’t R. Livingston, Esq., of Cleremont Ribbon and Wreath.
Walter Livingston Chippendale.
Jonathan Meredith, Jr. Ribbon and Wreath.
Joseph Murray Chippendale.
William Pasley Ribbon and Wreath.
Saml. Provoost. Coll. Pet. Cant. Chippendale.
William Stephens Jacobean.
John C. Ten Broeck Ribbon and Wreath.
Stephen Van Rensselaer Plain armorial.

***
Oliver Pelton, who engraved a plate for the Brothers in Unity, at Yale
College, was born in Portland, Conn., in 1799, and learned his trade with
Abner Read, a bank-note engraver, of Hartford. He was an assiduous
worker, and was taken into partnership after two years’ work, with Mr. Read
and one Samuel Stiles. Samuel G. Goodrich (Peter Parley) soon induced
him to go to Boston with him, to engage in the engraving of plates for his
works. This enterprise was successful, and in 1863 Pelton formed a
partnership with William D. Terry, which was the foundation of the New

England Bank-Note Company of Boston. The plate mentioned is the only
example of his work on book-plates.
R. Rawdon, who signs the plate of William L. Stone, which is a very
handsome steel-plate design, was born in Tolland, Conn., and was
associated with his brother in Albany. The brother subsequently moved to
New York.

Paul Revere, the Revolutionary patriot whose “midnight ride” is known
the world over, was born in Boston, January 1, 1735, and died there on the
10th of May, 1818, after a life of great usefulness, leaving a name never to
be forgotten.
He came of a Huguenot family, who spelled the name Rivoire originally.

He was self-instructed in the art of engraving on copper, although
brought up by his father to the business of a goldsmith. He went on the
Crown Point expedition, 1756, and after his return, married, and settled
down to the business he had already learned. He was naturally fond of
mechanics, and made himself master of its general principles. One of his
earliest attempts on copper was the portrait of his friend, Dr. Mayhew. He
also engraved several caricatures which were popular, and some historical
pictures which are valuable now to the collector.

Not many book-plates have come down to us by this celebrated patriot,
and the following list comprises all that are signed.
Gardiner Chandler Chippendale.
David Greene Chippendale.
Epes Sargent Chippendale.
William Wetmore Ribbon and Wreath.

Revere’s plates do not have the compact appearance of Hurd’s, and are
not so well designed or so well engraved as the latter’s. Presumably this
branch of work was not very profitable to him, or very much cultivated.
The accompanying design was undoubtedly a book-plate, and beyond
question is the work of Revere. It is a very rare plate.
***
William Rollinson was born in England, in the year 1760. He was in
youth brought up to the trade of ornamenting buttons; and, upon coming to
New York, made the gilt buttons which decorated the coat worn by

Washington at his inauguration as President. He did this without
remuneration, so thoroughly sympathizing with the country of his adoption
as to feel the honor of this service for Washington a full compensation. He
was, through the friendship of Messrs. Elias Hicks and John C. Ludlow,
recommended to the publishers of Brown’s Family Bible, for which he
made several plates. Previous to this, he found work in the shops of
different silversmiths, and had taught himself the art of engraving on
copper. At the beginning of the century, Archibald Robertson painted a
portrait of Alexander Hamilton, which Rollinson boldly undertook to make
a large engraving from. He did not understand all the processes of
engraving, and invented such as he was compelled to use, as he went on.
The duel in which Hamilton lost his life occurred before the portrait was
fully engraved. Indeed, it had been undertaken more as an experiment than
with the idea of sale; but the friends of the dead statesman urged him to
complete it, which he did, and the print found a good sale. Later, Rollinson
invented a machine for ruling waved lines, which was of vast importance in
the manufacture of bank-notes.
As an engraver of book-plates, he adopted the Ribbon and Wreath style
naturally, as it was the style in vogue when he took up the work. He made
one or two plain armorials, and for the New York College of Pharmacy one
of more ambitious design. His plates, all neat in design, are clear, skilful
engraving. His work and that of Callender, in the same style, resemble each
other.
The following plates are signed by Rollinson:—
Richard Harrison Plain armorial.
Elias Hicks Ribbon and Wreath.
George Ludlow Ribbon and Wreath.
W. T. McCoun Plain armorial.
Horatio Shepheard Moat Ribbon and Wreath.
New York College of Pharmacy Ornamented label.
James Adam Smith Plain armorial.
Thomas N. Stanforth Ribbon and Wreath.
Teachers’ Union, St. George’s Church Engraved label.
John W. Watkins, A.M. Ribbon and Wreath.
Charles Wilkes Plain armorial.
Azarias Williams Ribbon and Wreath.

———

J. Smithers, an Englishman, originally a gun-engraver employed in the
Tower of London, came to Philadelphia in the year 1773.

He had a good name as a man and as an engraver, and made the blocks
for the Continental money. A large plan of the city of Philadelphia on three
plates, which was his work, was subsequently purchased, when copper was
scarce, for thirty dollars, and cut up into smaller pieces. Among his pupils
was Trenchard, of whose work we have a few examples.
The following plates are signed by Smithers:—
John Day Plain armorial.
Fenwick Chippendale.
Henry Hale Graham Plain armorial.
John Magill Chippendale.
Henry McMurtrie Pictorial.

He sometimes signed with the final s, and sometimes without it. His
book-plates are not especially brilliant in any way, but are good, and in the
pure style. His finest attempt is the landscape plate for Dr. McMurtrie of
Philadelphia.
***
T. Sparrow was an obscure engraver on wood, who worked at his trade
in Annapolis from 1765 to about 1780, and who did considerable work for
“Ann Catherine Green & Son, Printers,” of that town, on title-pages, tail-
pieces, etc. He engraved on copper the title-page for the “Deputy
Commissary’s Guide of Maryland,” published by the above firm in 1774,
and which is a creditable piece of work. All the book-plates known at
present are on wood, and they are but two in number: the Richard Sprigg

and the Gabriel Duvall, both of whom were men of prominence in the
colonial times, in Maryland.
***
William D. Terry, who was mentioned as the founder, with Pelton, of
the Bank-Note Company, in Boston, engraved a plate for the Redwood
Library, of Newport. This is a large representation of the library, and is a
fine piece of work.
***
James Thackara was a partner of John Vallance, in the engraving
business, and they were together for a good many years. Thackara was
inferior to his partner as an engraver, according to Dunlap, and was for a
long time the keeper of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
We know but one example of his book-plate work, and that is the
Lenthall plate, which is a large and very interesting example of the Ribbon
and Wreath style. It is an excellent piece of engraving, full of style, and
graceful in design.
***
James Trenchard was born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, about
1746. He was a pupil of Smithers, and engraved in Philadelphia,

about 1785. Among his pupils were Thackara, Vallance, and his nephew,
Edward Trenchard, who became an officer in the United States Navy, and

served in the War of 1812.
Trenchard was one of the owners of the “Columbian Magazine,”
published in Philadelphia from 1786 to 1792, and he engraved many plates
for its pages.

One signed book-plate of his is known,—the Bloomfield. This is a
Chippendale plate of no striking features. The Luther Martin plate is so
similar to this as to leave hardly any doubt that it too was by Trenchard.
***

James Turner is another of the early American artists of whom very little
is known now. He was at one time in Boston, but later removed to
Philadelphia. He did some portrait and some music work. Of his book-plate

work we have but three signed specimens. By far the most interesting and
valuable of these is the extremely rare plate of John Franklin of Boston in
New England. This is very fully described in the List of Early American
Book-plates. The other plates are the Sir John St. Clair, and the plate for
Isaac Norris, of the family of the Quaker Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

The plate of James Hall, although not signed, is also attributed to him.
***
John Vallance, whose name is connected with that of Thackara,
engraved with him many plates for Dobson’s Encyclopædia. He made heads
of Franklin and Howard, which were pronounced successful, and he had a
high reputation as an engraver.

One authenticated example of his book-plate work is known, the Joseph
Wiseman, in the Ribbon and Wreath style; and the David Brearly, although
not signed, is attributed to him.
***
Of the other engravers whose names appear on but one or two plates, no
information has been obtained. There were probably many who had but a
local fame, and who made but a few plates. Their names are remembered
now in a way not expected at the time of signing them, undoubtedly.
***
In a recent article on Count Rumford, in the “New England Magazine,”
it is said that, when a youth, he designed book-plates. No authentic
examples of his work are known, and no information can be obtained
concerning any.
***
Jacob Hurd, the father of Nathaniel, was a goldsmith of Boston, and his
name is on pieces of plate in the First and Second churches in Boston, and
the First Church, and Christ Church, in Dorchester. He very probably made
book-plates, though no signed work is known. He died in 1758. He appears
in the list of subscribers to “Prince’s Chronological History of New
England,” as taking six copies.
In the “Boston Evening Post,” for March 4, 1745, the following
advertisement appears:—
“Francis Garden, Engraver from London, engraves in the newest Manner and at the cheapest
Rates, Coats-of-Arms, Crests or Cyphers on Gold, Silver, Pewter or Copper. To be heard of at Mr.
Caverley’s, Distiller, at the South End of Boston. N.B. He will wait on any Person in Town or
Country, to do their Work at their own House, if desired: also copper-plate printing perform’d by
him.”

No signed example of this gentleman’s work has thus far come to our
knowledge. It is fair to presume, however, that he engraved book-plates.

A LIST OF EARLY AMERICAN
BOOK-PLATES.
The following List of Early American Book-plates makes no claim to
completeness: indeed it is earnestly hoped and believed that time will prove
it to be quite incomplete: old plates new to collectors are continually
coming to light, and there is every reason to expect their number to
increase. We are persuaded that certain of the worthies of colonial times
used book-plates, although no copies are now known, and that some future
investigator will unearth these much-desired treasures.
Some plates will be found included which do not have a satisfactory
description: this is due to their not being seen by the compiler of the List:
correspondents at a distance cannot always send full details, and without
them it is better to attempt little in the way of description. The aim has been
to be accurate and as full as possible. There are hundreds of simple name-
labels which have no place here, but all armorial examples which could be
discovered are mentioned.
The plates are given in alphabetical order, and are numbered for
convenience in reference. As far as possible, the first line of the description
of each plate gives the exact wording of the original, with its spelling and
abbreviations: the mottoes also, as well as the manner of signature, are
given exactly as they appear on the original plate: wherever throughout this
List italics are used, they denote the exact language employed upon the
plate.
1. Anonymous.
Armorial. A very beautiful plate with French arms: a crown above
and military trophies behind the shield: French banners, cannon,
quivers of arrows, anchor, horns, swords, drum, tomahawks, bugle,
lances, etc. Signed, Maingot delt. Maverick, Sct.

2. Abercrombie. James Abercrombie.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Two mottoes, Vive ut vivas, and
Meus in arduis aequa. Of Philadelphia, and mentioned in Boswell’s
“Life of Dr. Johnson.”
3. Adams. John Adams.
Armorial. The Boylston arms. The shield surrounded by a garter on
which the motto is given,—Libertatem amicitiam retenebis et fidem.
The whole design surrounded by thirteen stars. Second President of
the United States.
4. Adams. John Quincy Adams.
Simply the name rudely engraved and surrounded by a narrow line.
Probably the first of the J. Q. A. book-plates. Sixth President of the
United States.

5. Adams. John Quincy Adams.
Armorial. Boylston arms. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty.
6. Adams. John Quincy Adams.
Armorial. The Boylston arms; the shield enclosed within a garter, on
which the motto appears,—Fidem—Libertatem—Amicitiam.
7. Adams. John Quincy Adams.
Armorial. The shield is quartered, and bears in the first quarter a
curious specimen of home-made heraldry. The ancestors of the
President bore no arms, and in their place appears a stag standing at
gaze before a pine tree, while below in the water a fish, probably a
cod, is swimming; the whole design surrounded with thirteen stars.
This was his own invention. The other quarters bear the Smith,
Quincy, and Boylston arms. The whole shield is surrounded by a
garter bearing the motto Fidem, Libertatem, Amicitiam retinebis.
From “Tacitus.”
8. Agar. Property, Lydia Agar. 1806.
Pictorial. An eagle bears a broad ribbon, on which the word
property is given; an oval frame encloses what resembles a row of
eggs.
9. Agnew. James Agnew, Esq.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Consilio non impetu. Attributed to
Maverick.
10. Aitkin. Robert Aitkin.
Simple name label: the printer of the “Aitkin Bible.” Philadelphia,
1782. The first American edition.
11. Albany. Albany Society Library. 1759.
A peculiar plate something in the shape of the figure 8, with
intertwining foliations above and at the sides. The upper part of the
frame is the larger, and contains a spirited illustration of an Indian in
ambush aiming an arrow at a leaping fox. On the frame surrounding
this is the motto, May concord prevail and the undertakeing
prosper. In the lower and smaller part is depicted a prim man,
bewigged and ruffled, with an open book in his hand; presumably a
patron of the Library. Very little can be learned concerning this early

Library. It was probably interrupted by the Revolution. Some of its
books are in the New York State Library.
12. Allan. John Allan.
Pictorial. An open book, across the pages of which is printed the
name of the owner. Behind all an anchor. This is the plate of the old
book collector of New York City.
13. Allen. John Allen.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Law & Right. This is believed to be the
plate used by John Allen, an early bookseller of Boston. He
published the “News-Letter.” From the general design and the crude
engraving, it must be taken for early American work: circa 1720.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.
14. Allison. Joseph J. Allison.
Armorial. Chippendale. Hour-glass, books, globe, palette, and
brushes, grouped above the escutcheon. Motto, Hinc labor et virtus.
Of Philadelphia.
15. Alsop. Richard Alsop.
Armorial. Belongs to no particular style, although the ornamentation
is of Chippendale tendency. Beneath the shield, at either side, stands
a cupid holding out a bunch of arrows: the drawing of these figures
is not above criticism: they seem to have one arm each, and but one
wing also. A Connecticut poet. Born, 1761; died, 1815. One of the
famous “Hartford Wits.”
16. Ambler. Armorial. Of Virginia.
17. American. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. MDCCLXX.
A very handsome plate, having a large curtain looped back by
ribbons and cords, whereon to record the name of the giver of books
to the library, and above this an oval vignette representing Minerva
with shield and spear in hand, and helmet on her head, standing
upon the sea-shore (of Massachusetts), watching a three-master
which sails far away under a glaring sun and a heavy cloud: through
a corn-field and then through the woods lies the path to the distant
village whose roofs can be seen: on the sand about the goddess lie
scattered the scientific and agricultural implements, the uses of
which it was the function of the Academy to teach. The Academy

was instituted in 1779. Very good engraving but not so good
drawing. The work is attributed to Callender.
18. Anderson. Alexr. Anderson.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Vigila. Signed, A. Anderson, Sculp.
The original plate had only the last name engraved; the first name
was added afterwards and evidently by a different hand. This plate
is sometimes found with the name of his brother, John, written in
before the family name, indicating perhaps that the plate was
designed for the general use of the family. This is the plate of Dr.
Anderson, the first engraver in wood in America.
19. Andover. Institutio Theologica Andover. Fundata MDCCCVII.
A severely plain pediment, raised upon Doric columns, bearing on
the architrave the name. A blaze of glory above has in the centre the
words, ‫יהוה‬. Similar rays shine over the open Bible at the foot, on
which is written, Ps. cxix, 169, and JOH. xvii, 17. On the base are
the words, ΑΚΟΓΩΝΙ ΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΚΤΟΥ.
20. Andrew. John Andrew.
Pictorial. The implements of the engraver lie scattered upon the
bench: the name is given in fac-simile of the autograph.
21. Andrews. Armorial. Of Virginia.
22. Andrews.—— Andrews. (First name obliterated.)
Pictorial. The scene is out of doors and the sun rises in full strength
behind a long oval frame on which the name is engraved. A little
patch of earth, two well-grown trees, and scant herbage complete
the accessories. Signed, Callender Sc.
23. Andrews. Eliza Andrews.
Pictorial. Exactly the same as the succeeding, with the exception of
the change in the name and the omission of the engraver’s signature.
24. Andrews. Henry Andrews.
Pictorial: representing Minerva, crowned, with spear and shield: the
owl sits upon a convenient pedestal. The name of the owner is put
upon the edge of the shield which the goddess rests upon the
ground. Signed, S. Harris. Sc.
25. Antill. Edwad. Antill. Esqr., A.M.

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Probitas laudatur et alget. A New
Jersey author. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
26. Apthorp. Apthorp.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
27. Apthorp. East Apthorp, A.M. Cambridge MDCCLXI.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, Nemo nisi Christus. Eminent
Episcopal divine, born in Boston, 1733; educated at Cambridge, and
died, 1816.
28. Apthorp. Jno. Apthorp.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Fari quae sentiat. The same plate as
the one mentioned above as having the motto-ribbon empty. In this
example the name Jno. is written, and so is the motto.
29. Apthorp. Thomas Apthorp.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Juste rem para. Flowers, and a huge
bee in the decoration. Printed in blue ink. Born, 1741. Died in
England.
30. Archdeacon. S. Archdeacon.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Esse quam videri. Signed, W. S. A
pretty design, with the caduceus of Mercury introduced in the
ornamentation.
31. Archer. William Archer.
Armorial. Of Chesterfield County, Virginia.
32. Archer. William Archer, Powhatan. A plain label with the name
within a type border.
33. Armistead. William Armistead.
Armorial. Of Virginia. Of Revolutionary fame.
34. Ashwell. Charles Ashwell of Grenada. Plain armorial.
35. Assheton. Ralph Assheton, M.D., Philadelphia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, In Domino confido. Son of the
Councillor; studied medicine in Edinburgh.
36. Assheton. Willm. Assheton Esqr. of Barbadoes.
Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. No motto. Began the practice
of law in Penna., and was afterwards described as “of the Parish of

St. Michael’s in Barbadoes, gentleman.” He was Provost-Marshal of
Barbadoes.
37. Assheton. William Assheton Esq. of Gray’s Inn, Judge of the Court of
Admiralty of Penn. 1718.
Arms, crest, and quarterings.
38. Atkinson. Theodore Atkinson.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, N. Hurd. Scp. This is the
same design that was used in the Wentworth plate, but is much
better in execution. The peculiar flow of water from the shell
beneath the escutcheon is caught in a bowl: the only instance.
Secretary of the colony of New Hampshire, 1741; Chief Justice,
1754; Major-General of militia, 1769; delegate to Congress at
Albany, 1754.
39. Atkinson. William King Atkinson.
Armorial. Chippendale: a copy of the preceding design. Motto, Nil
facimus non sponte Dei. Signed, Callender Sc. A noted lawyer of
Portsmouth, N.H. (1764-1820). Changed his name from King to
Atkinson out of respect to Judge Atkinson.
40. Atlee. Willm. Augs. Atlee Esqr. of Lancaster PENNSYLVANIA.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty; bears some marks of
being unfinished. Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
1777-1791.
41. Atwood. Harry Atwood.
Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate; architectural and landscape
effects used. No motto.
42. Auchmuty. Richard Tylden Auchmuty. Plain armorial. Motto, Dum
spiro spero. Signed, A & S.
43. Backhouse. W. Backhouse, M.A.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Pax et amor.
44. Backus. Elijah Backus.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto; name on motto-ribbon. Very crude
workmanship.
45. Baldwin. D. Baldwin, Owner. An Engraved Label, the Words Being
Within an Oval Wreath.

46. Baldwin. Jonathan Baldwin.
Armorial. Signed by Callender.
47. Baldwin. Luke Baldwin.
Armorial. Signed by Callender.
48. Ball. Flamen Ball.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Semper caveto. Signed, P. R.
Maverick. Sct.
49. Ballord. Wm. Ballord’s.
Armorial. Plain. No Motto.
50. Baltimore. The Library Company of Baltimore. Simply the Name
Engraved Within an Oval Frame. Signed, S. Allardice Phi.
51. Bancker. Abraham Bancker.
Pictorial. An eagle bears aloft an oval frame which contains the
large figure 4 always seen on the book-plates of this family. A
ribbon flying from the beak of the eagle bears the motto, Sublimiora
petamus; beneath, a three-masted vessel, with homing pennant
streaming, passes half-submerged trees and a chain of mountain
peaks. Signed, Maverick Sculp’.
52. Bancker. Charles N. Bancker.
Armorial in style, but showing no actual arms. The shield is
occupied by a large figure 4, which is an old “merchant mark.”
Chippendale. Puffy cupids are seated on either side of the frame
with accessories which indicate the pursuit of science. Motto, Dieu
Defend le Droit. Signed, Jones Sc. Of Philadelphia.
53. Bancker. Charles N. Bancker.
A Chippendale frame enclosing the figure 4, and showing the same
motto as the above. Helmet, wreath and crest, the eagle’s wings
erect, ppr. Not signed.
54. Bancker. Evert Bancker, Junr.
A smaller and older plate than the others of this name, and showing
the same figure 4, with rather wild mantling, and crest.
55. Bancker. Gerard Bancker.
Chippendale. A cupid holding a globe converses with a companion,
perhaps about commerce and ocean currents; behind them a

pyramid rises, and two other cupids are consulting a plan. The
figure 4 is again prominent in this plate. Signed, Dawkins Sculpsit.
56. Bancroft. George Bancroft.
Pictorial. A chubby cherub approaches, with a panel in his hands on
which the words ΕΙΣ ΦΑΟΣ are given. Another plate, identical in all
other details, gives the motto, Sursum corda. Historian of the United
States.
57. Banister. John Banister.
Plain armorial. (arms of Banester of Easington, County York,
according to Burke). No motto. Of Virginia. Revolutionary soldier.
Died, 1787.
58. Barrell. Joseph Barrell.
An allegorical plate full of detail. In the centre is the shield with the
arms, while above the crest sits Hope with her anchor. As indicative
of Industry, a very trim female figure is presented, surrounded by
signs of prosperity, such as the beehive, palette and brush, and
square and dividers. In contrast to this a bare-footed, raggedly clad
woman with a dead fish in her lap, snails on her shoulders, broken
tools around her, and with every appearance of misery and squalor,
is shown at the left. The contrast between Thrift and Indolence is
continued in a second series of pictures below the shield. In these it
is the begging tramp and the erect, well-clothed gentleman who
depict the moral. Dilapidated shanties and well-built houses are also
in contrast. Mottoes, Not always so—Indure but hope. A rich Boston
merchant. A pioneer in the Northwest coast trade.
59. Barroll. William Barroll. Chestertown. 1795.
An engraved name label, with the all-seeing eye above the oval
frame which encloses the name. The palm and holly are crossed
beneath.
60. Barton. William Barton.
Armorial. Perhaps the plate of the capturer of Genl. Prescott (1777)
in Narragansett Bay.
61. Bartram. John Bartram.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Foy En Dieu. A second motto,
J’avance. Celebrated Botanist of Pennsylvania.

62. Bathurst. Armorial. Of Virginia. See Burke’s “extinct Baronetage.”
63. Bay. William Bay. M.D.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath, Motto, Quo Fata Vocant. The
heraldic drawing is poor and the charges are reversed. Born, Albany,
1773. Died, 1865.
64. Bayard. James A. Bayard.
The name well engraved within an oval wreath. The Delaware
statesman, leader of the Federal party, and one of the negotiators of
the Treaty of Ghent. Born, 1767; Died, 1815.
65. Bayard. Saml. Bayard.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This is a very interesting
specimen of the debased Chippendale. As decorative features the
following are used: a large globe, quadrant, compass, sun-dial, beer-
stein, and a little landscape. The branches of the frame are made to
support these objects named. Jurist. Published books on law.
66. Bayley. Armorial. of the Eastern Shore, Va.
67. Beatty. J. Beatty. M.D.
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against the bole of an oak, and
while the arms on it (Arg. a beehive surrounded by bees) are not
given in Burke, the crest appears in Fairbairn, with some changes. A
globe, open book, scroll, caduceus, and cornucopia of fruit complete
the accessories. Not a common type among American plates. John
Beatty was born in Pennsylvania, 1749, and died in New Jersey in
1826. Rose to the rank of Colonel In the Revolutionary War, and
was delegate to Congress, 1783-1785. Member of Federal
Convention, and member of Congress. Illustrated in “curio,” page
114.
68. Beck. Charles Beck.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Signed, N. D. Sc. (nathaniel
Dearborn). Of Cambridge, Mass. Scholar and Author.
69. Bedlow. William Bedlow.
Armorial. Monogram B L at foot of arms. Jacobean. Motto, My
hope on high. Of Bedlow’s Island, New York.
70. Beete. Joseph Beete. Demerary. Plain Armorial. Motto, Fortuna
perit, honestas manet.

71. Belcher. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Loyal jusqu’à la Mort. This is the plate
of the Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
1730-1741 (Jonathan Belcher). The arms are the same as borne on
the plate of his son Jonathan, except that this plate shows a label for
difference. There is also a shortening of the motto in the other plate.
72. Belcher. Jonathan Belcher E Societate Medij Templi.
Armorial. Jacobean. Very similar to the last. Motto, Loyal au mort.
Son of the preceding; born in Boston, 1710. Graduate of Harvard,
student at the Middle Temple, one of the first settlers of Halifax,
N.S. Died there, 1776. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 113.

73. Belcher. William Belcher, Owner.
Literary. A shelf of books enclosed within an oval which bears the
mottoes, With welcome use—but use with care. The wicked borrow,
—but never return. Of New London, Conn., circa 1790.
74. Belcher. William Belcher. Savannah.
Armorial. Pictorial. A very beautiful engraving. The shield rests
upon the ground and is supported by the oak tree which spreads
over it; willows and pines complete the little group of trees, and
beyond a stretch of water is seen. The motto, Loyal au mort, is on
the ribbon which flutters along the ground beside the shield.
75. Bel-chier. J. Bel-Chier.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Loyal jusq’ a la mort. Printed in red ink.
76. Beresford. Richard Beresford, Charleston. 1772.
Armorial.

77. Betts. William Betts.
Armorial. Plain. Motto, Malo mori quam foedari. Signed, C. P.
Harrison Del. Sct.
78. Beverley. Harry Beverley.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.
79. Beverly. Robert Beverly.
Armorial. Of Virginia. Historian.
80. Beverly. William Beverly.
Armorial. Signed, J. Kirk.
81. Blackley Absalom Blackley.
Armorial. Ribbon and wreath. Motto, Utere mundo. Signed,
Maverick Scp. The name supported by two quills.
82. Blake. Willm. P. & L. Blake’s Circulating Library at the Boston Book
Store.
An engraved label enclosed in an ornamental oval frame. Signed, S.
Hill. Sc.
83. Blanc. William Blanc. Middle Temple. Dominica. Crest only. Motto
on a garter enclosing the crest, Frangas non flectan.
84. Blatchford. Thomas W. Blatchford. Plain armorial. Motto,
Providentia sumus. Signed, Wm. D. Smith sc.
85. Bleecker. Bleecker. Plain armorial. A festoon of cloth behind the
shield.
86. Blenman. Jonathan Blenman, Attoray, Genl. & Judge of ye Admty. in
Barbadoes.
A small plate, without motto, rather poorly engraved. A little
ornamentation of Jacobean manner appears at either side, and the
mantling is rather profuse, but well above the shield.

87. Bloomfield. Bloomfield.
Armorial. Chippendale. Rudely drawn books used in the frame.
Motto, Pro aris et focis. Signed, J. Trenchard. Major Joseph
Bloomfield was a soldier in the Revolution, Governor of New
Jersey, Brigadier-General in War of 1812, member of Congress,
1817-21. Illustrated in the “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.
88. Bolling. Robt. Bolling Esq’r.
Armorial. Chippendale. Figures are used as supporters which would
appear to symbolize the freedom of the Garden of Eden, and the
learning of classic Greece. Motto-ribbon empty; no crest. Of
Chellowe, Va. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.
89. Bonaparte. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. A plain label, with an
ornamental type border. Nephew of Napoleon the Great. Born in
England, 1805; died in Baltimore, Md., 1870.
90. Bond. T. Bond, Surgeon.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, W. H. Native of Maryland; 1712-
1784. A distinguished physician and surgeon of Philadelphia.
91. Booth. Benjn. Booth. Crest only. Autograph in a wreath under the
crest. Of New York, until the Revolution broke out.
92. Booth. George Booth.
Literary. A lighted candle and books in confusion are placed upon a
table. The name is carved upon the edge of the table. On one of the
book-covers appears the Booth crest. An etched plate.
93. Boston. Shakspeare Circulating Library, Charles Callender, No. 25
School Street, Boston.

A very curious old woodcut, with a large oval medallion of the
famous writer for whom the library was named placed in the centre
against a rough rock background; the masks of Comedy and
Tragedy lie at the foot, and the hilts of foils can be made out; a
garland of roses falls at the right hand, and the rays of the sun come
over the top. This is a rough engraving, very black and indistinct.
94. Boston. Social Law Library. Boston.
The name appears on a curtain looped up and held by cord and
tassel; above this a small oval encloses a view of four waterspouts,
each from behind a rock; above this the circular frame encloses a
hand bearing a lighted torch; on the frame is the motto, Vestra cura
alitur, and the date 1804; a pile of books above for crest, with S.L.L.
on the cover of one.
95. Boucher. Jonathan Boucher.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Non vi sed voluntate. A Loyalist
clergyman in Virginia, whose estates were confiscated, after which
he returned to England whence he had come in 1754. Published a
tract on the causes and consequences of the Revolution, and
compiled a glossary of Provincial and Archæological Words, which
was purchased of his family in 1831, for the proprietors of
Webster’s Dictionary.
96. Boudinot. Boudinot.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Soli Deo gloria et honor.
Elias Boudinot, born in 1740, in Philadelphia, of Huguenot
extraction. Sided strongly with the colonies in the Revolution, and
was President of Congress in 1782. A signer of the Treaty of Peace.
Died, 1821. This plate is not signed, but it is the work of Maverick.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 111.
97. Bowdoin. Honble. James Bowdoin. Esqr. Plain armorial. Motto, Ut
aquila versus coelum.
The same plate as the Bowdoin College, whose benefactor he was.
98. Bowdoin. Bowdoin College.
Plain armorial. The arms of the Hon. James Bowdoin are given with
his motto, Ut aquila versus coelum. The sun in splendor shines
above the crest, and the name of the college is engraved over it. This

college was chartered in 1794, and then presented with eleven
hundred pounds and one thousand acres of land, by Hon. James
Bowdoin, son of the governor of the colony. By his will a further
gift was made to the college.
99. Boylston. Boylston Medical Library.
Plain armorial. The arms of the Boylston family are given without
ornamentation or motto. Signed, Annin & Smith. Ward Nicholas
Boylston, a patron of medical science, gave to the medical school of
Harvard College a valuable collection of anatomical and medical
books and engravings, in the year 1800.
100. Boylston. Property of the Boylston Medical Library Cambridge.
Armorial. The arms of the Boylston family are given. Signed,
Callender Sc.
101. Bozman. John Leeds Bozman. Esqr of the Middle Temple.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Sine virtute vani sunt
honores. Lawyer, poet, and historian; born in Maryland in 1757,
died in 1823. University of Penn., 1783. Completed his studies in
London. His chief work is the “History of Maryland to the
Restoration in 1660.” An “Historical and Philosophical Sketch of
the Prime Causes of the Revolutionary War” was suppressed; in this
Washington was praised and Franklin depreciated. This same copper
has been used more recently with the following words added: on
either side of the crest, “John Leeds Kerr of Talbot Co. Md. 15th
Jan. 1780, 21st Feb. 1844;” at the bottom, under the name of
Bozman, “The Maryland Historian, 25th Aug. 1757, 20th April,
1823.”
102. Brasher. Philip Brasher.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Beata Domus, Custodita Sic
Cuja Deo Domino Est. The shield, with its motto-ribbon and
flowery ornamentation, seems to be held up by the winged female
who grasps the portcullis of the crest. Below the shield a patch of
ground is strewn with books and writing material. A dwarfed
weeping willow bends mournfully at the left. Signed on an unrolled
sheet of paper, Maverick Scp. Was a prisoner in a sugar-house in
New York during the Revolutionary War, which suggested the crest;
he had no right to the arms.

103. Brazer. John Brazer. Plain armorial. Shaded mantling. Motto, Try.
Of Salem, Mass.
104. Brearly. David Brearly.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Honor virtutis praemium. A
large plate; attributed to Vallance. Jurist, of Trenton, N.J. A brave
officer in the Revolution.
105. Bridgen. Charles Bridgen. Plain armorial. Motto, Probitate et
industria.
This plate is not signed, but it is very probably the work of
Maverick.
106. Brimage. William Brimage.
Plain armorial. Impaling Gilbert. Arms closely surrounded by a
garter on which the name appears. Motto below, Deus dux certus.
Of Virginia.
107. Brisbane. William Brisbane.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Dabit otia Deus.
108. Brooks. Benjamin S. Brooks.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Sustinere. Signed, A. D.
(Amos Doolittle).
109. Brown. David Paul Brown.
Plain armorial. Motto, Patria cara, carior libertas. Signed, C. P. H.
St. Lawyer, of Philadelphia.
110. Brown. The Property of Jacob Brown.
Pictorial. The interior of a library is depicted, within an oval frame
which is ornamented above with a ribbon and a spray of holly; the
name is given on the fluttering ends of the ribbon. The central
portion of the library is occupied by a couch, covered with striped
cloth, on which a youth, dressed in the height of the fashion,
reclines; a book is laid upon the convenient corner of the table, and
he is reading from this; behind him the shelves of books are seen
partly covered by a curtain; through the window are seen the
nodding pines; the carpet is adorned with thirteen stars. The
following lines are given below the frame:—

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 name
Jacob Brown is 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.

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 initials C. 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.

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 initials W. 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 name N. W. Coffin is
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 reference I Pet. II i. 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 word Property is 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 the e from 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 date A.D. 1569 is 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 date 1569 is 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.

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 entitles
the 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-date 17— 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 of Mentz, a City of Germany in the YEAR 1440
and brought into ENGLAND by JOHN ISLIP of London in 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, and Flourish 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.

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 letter E is 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 of In 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.

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.
1. Two pence pr day for retaining A Book more than a Month.
2. One penny for folding down a Leaf.
3. 3/ for lending a book to a Nonproprietor.
4. Other Damages apprais’d by a Committee.
5. No person allowed a Book while indebted for a Fine.

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 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.

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 name John 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 of this 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 which the 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.

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 initials N. 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 are gules in this
plate, and sable in 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 patria mea. 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.

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 date 1757 added 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;

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 words
Ex 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, Hancock and
Thorndike.
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 of
Shapleigh, 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:—
Samuel Shapleigh. (Class of 1789.)
Joshua Green. M.D. (Class of 1818.)
Samuel Abbott Green. M.D. (Class of 1851.)
Jonathan Brown Bright. (1884.)

355. Harvard. Academiae Harvardianae Sigillum. 1638.
The arms of the college as usual, with the addition of the word
Veritas upon the open books. This plate 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.

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 word Independence; 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 see Sola 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 name
William is 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.

427. Jeffries. J. J.
Crest only. Plate of John Jeffries.
428. Jeffry. James Jeffry.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Same arms as
the succeeding.
429. Jenkins. Robert Jenkins.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Non reverter invitus. Signed, N. Hurd.
Some copies are dated 1751 in mss. A very handsome plate in which
the arms are placed against a diapered background, enclosed by
ornamental scroll-work, set off at the bottom by a spirited scene in
which a ship under full sail hastens from view. At the upper part of
the frame two grotesque female faces peer at each other from across
the space in which the crest is given. In the steeple of Christ Church,
Boston, in which the lanterns of Paul Revere were hung, a chime of
eight bells, made by Abel Rudhall of Gloucester, England, was
placed in 1744; each bell bears an inscription; on the sixth we read
that the subscriptions for these bells was completed by Robert
Jenkins and John Gould, Church Wardens, Anno 1744.
430. Johnson. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Deo regique debeo. The shield rests
upon an elaborately carved pedestal, on which the supporters,
American Indians, stand. This is very probably the plate of Sir
William Johnson, nephew of Admiral Sir Peter Warren, and colonial
agent of George II. for the control of Indian affairs in the colony of
New York (1756). Still, the plate seems hardly old enough to have

been his, and may have been his son’s. Only one copy is known to
the writer.
431. Johnson. John I. Johnson.
Pictorial. A cherub coming down on the clouds carries a curtain
before him, spread out, and on this the name is given. A brick wall
frames the oval which holds the picture. Signed, Maverick. St.
432. Johnson. Thomas Johnson.
Armorial. Chippendale; rather wild. No motto. The design is
supported upon four short columns which rest upon a large shell.
Query: Is this an early effort of Hurd’s (as it resembles his work), or
is it the work and plate of Johnson, the engraver and herald painter?
433. Johnson. W. L. Johnson.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Per aspera ad astra. Of South
Carolina.

434. Johnson. Wm. S. Johnson of Connecticut Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Per aspera ad astra. Born in
Connecticut. Distinguished jurist and scholar. Delegate to Congress,
1765; agent of Connecticut in England, 1766-1771.
435. Johnson. Wm. S. Johnson LL.D.
The same plate as the above with the inscription altered. President
of Columbia College, 1787-1801.

436. Johnston. Johnston.
Armorial. Book-pile. Motto, Nunquam non paratus. This is in the
conventional book-pile style, and is the only example we have of
this peculiar arrangement of books. The volumes are piled in three
tiers about an open scroll which is suspended in the centre and
which bears the arms. On the copy before me the letter G is written
before the name. Of Maryland.
437. Johnston. John Johnston.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nunquam non paratus.
Signed, Maverick Sculpt. Not so striking as the Thomas Johnston.
438. Johnston. Robert Johnston.
Armorial. Of Turkey Island.
439. Johnston. Thomas Johnston.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nunquam non paratus.
Signed, Maverick Sculp N.Y. A beautiful plate.
440. Jones. Gabriel Jones. Attorney at Law in Virginia.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto, Pax hospitia ruris.
441. Jones. Gardner Jones.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Boston.
442. Jones. Samuel Jones Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Trust in God. Signed, Dawkins Sc.
This plate has none of the extraneous ornamentation so common to
Dawkins. Member of Constitutional Convention. Illustrated in “Art
Amateur,” March, 1894.
443. Jones. William G. Jones.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Pax et copia. Born Aug. 5,
1787. Of New York. The same copper as the Gardner Jones with the
name altered, and the motto placed on the ribbon.

444. Judah. Benjamin S. Judah.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Fortitudo et justitia. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt.
445. Judah. Benjamin S. Judah.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Fortitudo et justitia.
446. Keese. John Keese.
A small engraved label, with Chippendale frame, and books at either
side. Signed, Maverk. Sct. Earlier than the following; a very unusual
signature for Maverick.
447. Keese. John Keese.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Bello virtus. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Of New York.
448. Keffer. John C. Keffer. Pictorial. A figure representing Commerce is
seated on a rock with implements of Agriculture around her; in the
distance can be seen an expanse of water with boats upon it.
449. Keith. Ex Libris Gul. Keith.
Armorial in form, though no arms are shown. Early English; heavy
mantling. On the shield the inscription is given. The only copy
known (Loganian Library) is dated 1727 in ms. Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1717-1726. He was a “desperate intriguer.” See
“Franklin’s Autobiography.”
450. Kemble. Peter Kemble.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, J. Lewis.
Rather crude work. An illustration apparently from the original

copper may be found in “The Pilgrims of Boston,” etc., by Thomas
Bridgman.
451. Kempe. John Tabor Kempe. Esqr.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto, Labour to rest. Last Royal
Attorney-General of New York. A Loyalist whose estates were
confiscated.
452. Kerr. John Leeds Kerr. (See John Leeds Bozman.)
453. Key. F. S. Key, Georgetown, Columbia.
Label with type border. Lawyer and poet, born in Maryland, 1779;
writer of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
454. King. Miles King.
Armorial. Of Norfolk, Va.
455. King. Morris King.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Loyall au mort.
456. King. Rufus King.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Recte et suaviter. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt.
457. King. Sally King, Owner.
Pictorial. A peculiar plate, drawn in ink, by hand. Two columns
support an entablature, in the centre of which a large representation
of a mariner’s compass is given. The motto, Cherish Virtue, is on
the circular frame enclosing it. The work on all parts of the design is
very fine, and shows a master hand. Not many of these plates are
known, but a few are certainly known to have been in use. They
were, presumably, the work of some member of the family who was
efficient with the pen, and had time and inclination to use his talent
thus. Although dating probably about 1800, the ink is fresh, and the
plate clear and excellently drawn.
458. Kingston. Kingston. Plain armorial. No motto. Of Pennsylvania.
459. Kingston, Canada. Santa Johanis Evangelistae Sigilum Collegi
Latomorum. Kingston, Canada, 1794. Vesica-shaped shield, on which
a robed figure holds an open book, which shows masonic emblems on
its pages.
460. Kinloch. Francis Kinloch. Esqr.

Plain armorial. Motto, Altius tendo. A student at Gray’s Inn in 1774.
461. Kip. Isaac L. Kip.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Victoris aut mors. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. The signature is on a scroll upheld by a winged
cherub, who rests against a stump. Among the accessories are a
book labelled LAW, an ink-pot, etc.
462. Kip. Leonard Kip, New York.
Pictorial. Two quills are crossed above a scroll on which the name is
given. Signed, B. Brown. Sc. President of the North River Bank.
463. Kip. Leonard Kip.
Plain armorial. Motto, Vestigia nulla retrorsum. Same as preceding.
464. Kirkpatrick. James Kirkpatrick.
A woodcut label; books and other literary property are distributed
about; the name is on an opened scroll.
465. Kissam. Benjamin Kissam.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Honestum Praetulit util. Signed, H.
Dawkins. Inv. et Sculp. This is in the happiest vein of this engraver.
At the left a young lady in the low-necked, hooped dress of the
period, carrying a shepherd’s crook, and at the right the shepherd
himself, but having his crook, is seated. By his side a very docile,
even weakly appearing lamb, listens while he plays the flageolet. A
prominent lawyer in New York in the middle of the last century.
466. Knight. Jonathan Knight’s Book No.
Armorial. Jacobean. A small plate of rude workmanship. On the
motto-ribbon are the words, By the name of Knight. A Revolutionary
army surgeon; died in Norwalk, Conn., 1829.
467. Knights. Knights of the Square Table.
Armorial. Architectural. A stone canopy is erected in Pointed Gothic
style, across the face of which, and hiding from view the long
windows, a curtain is stretched, along the top of which the motto,
Cassis Tutis Sima Virtus, is shown. The shield of arms is placed
above the window-tops, and is surrounded by mantling rather
straight and original in design. At the very foot the date 1809
appears.

468. Knox. William George Knox. Trinidad. Plain armorial. Motto,
Moreo et proficio.
469. L. Ex Libris L.
Armorial. The shield is enclosed within a large letter L, a French
crown surmounts it, and on a ribbon at the foot is seen Joe L—.
Signed, P. Riera. Of South Carolina.
470. Ladd. Ladd.
Armorial. Chippendale; rough. No motto, the name occupying the
motto-ribbon. Signed, S. Felwell. Sculpt. Of New Hampshire.
471. Lamb. John Lamb.
Armorial. A gallant soldier of the Revolution.
472. Lardner. Lynford Lardner.
Armorial. Pictorial. Landscape. The shield rests against the bole of
an oak, and around it are sparse bushes and grass. Motto, Mediocria
firma. Of Philadelphia. Probably the grandson of the Provincial
Councillor.
473. Laurens. Edward R. Laurens.
Armorial. Belongs to no particular style. The shield is highly
ornamented with scrolls and flowers. Motto, What is, is best.
Signed, Stout del et Sculpsit. Of South Carolina.
474. Lawrence. J. Tharp Lawrence. Plain armorial. Motto, In cruce
salus. An ermine mantle behind the shield.
475. Leavenworth. Capt. Gideon Leavenworth.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto, the name on the motto-ribbon. Very
crude work, resembling the Elijah Backus plate.
476. Lee. Armorial. Of Virginia. (Richard Henry Lee?)
477. Lee. Edward Lee. Esqr.
Plain armorial. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Of
Virginia.
478. Lee. Cpt. John Lee. A crude name-label, with a border suggestive of
nothing. Signed, S. Mcintire.
479. Lee. Philip Ludwell Lee, Esqr of the Inner Temple LONDON.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Non incautus futuri. Of Virginia.
480. Leiper. Armorial. Of Virginia.

481. Lenthall. John Lenthall.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,
Thackara. A large plate, the only signed specimen of this engraver’s
work. Very probably the plate of John Lenthall, an Englishman
employed by Latrobe on the public buildings at Washington, and a
very valuable architect.
482. Lenox. David Lenox. Philadelphia.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Auctor pretiosa facit.
483. Lenox. James Lenox. Plain armorial. Motto, Auctor pretiosa facit.
The founder of the Lenox Library, New York City.
484. Lewis. Joseph S. Lewis.
Literary. No motto. Four large books in an impossible position; the
topmost one has the name engraved upon the side; an ink-pot and
two quills, with a sprig of holly, complete the ornamentation. A
prominent merchant of Philadelphia seventy-five years ago.
485. Lewis. Mordecai Lewis. No.
A very handsomely engraved name-label. A frame of Chippendale
gracefulness surrounds the name. A canephoros head of pleasant
expression appears in the lower edge. A Philadelphia merchant.
Born, 1784; died, 1851.
486. Lewis. Morgan Lewis Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Courage sans peur. This plate
is not signed, but it is undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Soldier
and jurist. Was on the staff of General Gates in the Revolution, and
was in action again in the War of 1812.
487. Lightfoot. Philip Lightfoot.
Armorial. Of Virginia. Tomb at Sandy Point, dated 1784.
488. Lightfoot. Wm. Lightfoot Esqr. Tedington. 1750.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.
489. Linn. Rev. Matthias Linn.
Armorial.
490. Lisle. Henry Maurice Lisle, Attorney at Law.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Legibus viro. Of Hingham,
Mass. Circa 1800

491. Livermore. Edmund St. Loe Livermore.
An engraved name-label, with the motto on an ornamental ribbon
above, Miseris succurrere disco. Lawyer of Boston.
492. Livingston. Brockholst Livingston Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Spero meliora. Son of Governor
William Livingston. Accomplished scholar and lawyer. Of New
York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.
493. Livingston. Edward Livingston.
Landscape. The shield upheld against a shattered oak by a ribbon;
the ship in distress for crest; Spero meliora on a dainty ribbon
among the twigs. At the foot of the tree, close to which a marsh is
seen, a pointer barks at a squirrel sitting unconcernedly on a bough
eating acorns. Signed, Maverick Sculpt. A beautiful plate. Jurist and
statesman. Son of Robert R. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
494. Livingston. John R. Livingston.
An engraved label, the name being within an oval frame.
495. Livingston. Maturin Livingston.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Spero meliora. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Of New York.
496. Livingston. Mortimer Livingston. Plain armorial. Motto, Spero
meliora.
497. Livingston. Peter R. Livingston.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Prestat opes sapientia. Signed, N. Hurd.
Scp. The whole within an oblong frame. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
62.
498. Livingston. Robert L. Livingston.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Spero meliora. Crest, a demi-
barbarian with a bludgeon raised in his right hand, and a coiling
serpent in the other. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
499. Livingston. Rob’t. R. Livingston Esqr. of Cleremont.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Spero meliora. Not signed,
but probably the work of Maverick. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.

500. Livingston. Rob’t. R. Livingston. Esqr. Of Clermont.
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a broken column; at its
base a large globe, caduceus, scrolls, and vellum-bound books. A
garland of roses falls across the shield, and a view of the distant
plain is afforded through the bushes at the side. A large palm above
droops over all. Motto, Spero meliora. Crest, the ship. A very
beautiful plate. Eminent lawyer. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.
501. Livingston. Walter Livingston.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Spero meliora. Not signed, but
undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Books and a lighted lamp
among the ornamentations.
502. Livingston. William Livingston of the Middle Temple.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Aut mors aut vita decora. Born in
Albany, 1723; graduated from Yale at the head of his class, 1741.
Intending to go to London, he obtained permission to enter the
Middle Temple, but seems to have never done so. The book-plate
must have been engraved about this time (1742). Statesman.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 62.
503. Livingston. Willm. Smith Livingston.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Spero meliora. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. A peculiarly shaped frame. Illustrated in “Curio,”
page 63.
504. Livius. Livius.

Plain armorial. Motto, Colendo crescent. Of New Hampshire. Peter
Livius; same as following.
505. Livius. Livius Chief Justice of Quebec.
Plain armorial. Motto, Non flectere a vero. The same copper as the
above with the name changed, the motto altered, and an in-
escutcheon added. A Loyalist. Chief Justice, 1777-1786.
506. Livius. George Livius.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,”
May, 1894.
507. Lloyd. Jno. N. Lloyd.
Armorial. Early English. No motto. Very tempestuous mantling
completely encircles the shield. An old family of Long Island; the
manor of Queen’s Village was in their possession as early as 1679.
Of this family came Dr. James Lloyd, of Boston, a Loyalist, friend
of Sir William Howe, and whose estates on Long Island were seized
by the Royal Army, who allowed three thousand acres of woodland
to be cut off. When redress was offered upon his swearing
allegiance to England, Dr. Lloyd refused. Name in fac-simile of
autograph.

508. Lloyd. John Nelson Lloyd. Pictorial. Urn, festoons, and sprays of
palm.
509. Lloyd. Richd. Bennett Lloyd. Esqr.

Armorial. Pictorial. No crest, and no motto. The shield is oval, and
is held upright by a female clad in the Greek manner; an anchor at
her feet.
510. Lodge. Abraham Lodge.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto.
511. Logan. Charles Logan.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia; lived also in
Powhatan County, Va. He freed all his slaves in Virgina upon his
marriage.
512. Logan. James Logan.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-
ribbon. Books and a globe at the base as ornamentation, and as
indicative of the owner’s tastes. Of Philadelphia. Came to this
country at the suggestion of William Penn. A scholar and statesman;
left his library to the public, which was the foundation of the
Loganian Library. His translation of Cicero’s “De Senectute” was
the especial pride of Benjamin Franklin’s press. He printed it with a
preface by himself. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.
513. Logan. William Logan.
Armorial. Of Philadelphia. Librarian of the Library.
514. Loganian Library. Loganian Library.
Armorial. Arms not the ones on the plate of James Logan, the donor
of the Library. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon.
Chippendale. Started by James Logan in 1743, who gave books to
the value of £1000 and a building. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 12.
515. Longbottom. Abram P. Longbottom.
Plain armorial. Two shields of arms side by side under a large
American eagle. Mottoes, Labor omnia vincit, and Pro rege et lege.
516. Lord. William Lord’s East Haddam.
An early engraved copper-plate; the name and address only within
an oval frame of twisted vines.
517. Loring. Loring.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Not signed, but bears some of the
characteristics of Hurd’s work. Undoubtedly his.

518. Lotbiniere. M. le Marquis de Lotbiniere.
Armorial. French heraldic. A lion crouches below the escutcheon,
while eagles scream at either side. Motto, Fors et virtus. A large
landowner in New York City at the beginning of the century.
519. Low. Cornelius Low. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Ex necessitate. Not signed, but
undoubtedly by Dawkins. The frame is the same in ornamentation
and style as the Whitehead Hick plate.
520. Lowell. John Lowell.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Occasionem cognoscere. Signed, N.
Hurd. Scp. Jurist and statesman of Massachusetts. Member of Old
Congress.
521. Lowell. John Lowell Jr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Occasionem cognoscere. A second
motto is given, Deo dirigente cresendum est. Signed, Annin & Smith
Sc. Founder of the Lowell Institute, Boston. Illustrated in “Art
Amateur,” May, 1894.
522. Lowell. John Lowell. Jr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Mottoes as the preceding. Signed, A. & S.
This seems to be a lithograph made from the above.
523. Lowell. John Amory Lowell.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Occasionem cognoscere. Very
similar to the design of the John Lowell by Hurd; evidently copied
from it.
524. Ludlow. Cary Ludlow.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto. Fide sed cui vide. Signed, W. Smith
Sculp. Somewhat in the style of Dawkins.
525. Ludlow. Charles Ludlow. A.M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Fide sed cui vide. Signed, W. Smith.
The arms are the same as on the John Cooke Ludlow. At the left a
scantily robed female is playing the flute, while a cupid holds the
book of music. The surroundings are indicative of a desert.
526. Ludlow. Gabriel Verplank Ludlow.
Armorial. Crest only. Motto, Naturae convenienter vivere.

527. Ludlow. Gab: Wm: Ludlow.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Spero meliora. Signed, H. D. Sc.
(Dawkins.) A very fine plate.
528. Ludlow. George Ludlow.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Decus virtuti soli. The
festoon of cloth draped above the shield is trimmed with a string of
laurel. Signed, Rollinson Sct.
529. Ludlow. John Cooke Ludlow.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Spero meliora. Signed, H. D. Sc.
(Dawkins.)
530. Ludwell. Philip Ludwell of Greenspring in Virginia Esqr.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, I pensieri stretti ed il viso sciolto.
Of Virginia.
531. Lukens. John Lukens.
Armorial.
532. McAlish. Armorial.
533. McComb. John McComb.
Plain armorial. No motto. The plate is enclosed within a frame made
of a festoon of oak leaves above, and straight lines below.
534. McCoun. Wm. T. McCoun.
Plain armorial. Motto, Semper paratus. Signed, Rollinson. S. Of
New York.
535. McDowall. William McDowall. Esqr.
One of His Majtes. Council in ye Island of St. Christopher in
America. An old armorial plate of which no further information has
been noted.
536. McFarlan. Frederick Mc. Farlan.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, This I’ll defend. Of
Pennsylvania.
537. McIlvaine. Bloomfield McIlvaine.
Pictorial. An angel seated among the clouds holding a tablet upright
upon her knee, is writing upon it with a quill. A very pretty design.
Signed, I. J. Barralet, inv. J. H. Seymour Sc. Lieutenant United
States Navy.

538. McKelden. Andrew McKelden.
Pictorial. The arms of the United States finely engraved within a
circular frame. Motto, E pluribus unum. The name of the owner
written within the circle. Signed, Leonard Sculpt.
539. McKenzie. Kenneth McKenzie.
Armorial. A Virginia physician.
540. McKenzie. William McKenzie. Surgeon.
Armorial. Chippendale. Mottoes, Luceo non uro. The date 1766 is
written on the copy before me.
541. McLean. Hugh McLean.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Altera merces, and Virtus
durissima terit. Signed, Maverick Sct. Oak leaves and branches used
in the decoration.
542. McMurtrie. Henry McMurtrie.
Pictorial. Landscape. The frame is oval in form; the rising sun
discloses a small island on which are five trees in a straight row; the
bank at the left hand also has a similar row of five trees, and in the
immediate foreground a few piles of stone and more trees are seen.
The name is on a ribbon under the picture. Signed, Smither Sculpt.
A physician of Philadelphia.
543. McMurtrie. Henry McMurtrie.
Literary. Books are piled upon a table; the serpent of Æsculapius
carries the motto-ribbon on which are the words, Respice finum.
Cupid weeps beside a mortuary urn whose tip is aflame. An open
book seems to have two words on the pages. The first one is Rush.
The whole design is enclosed in a circle about which numerous
clouds hover. Signed, Fairman del. Kearny Sc. The Philadelphia
physician.
544. McTavish. John McTavish.
Plain armorial. Motto, Non oblitus. Of Maryland.
545. Mackay. James Mackay. Belfast.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Delectando pariterque monendo. A
resident of Virginia about the year 1760.
546. Mackey. Albert G. Mackey. M.D.

Plain armorial. Motto, My might makes right. Physician and author
of Charleston, S.C.
547. Magill. John Magill.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Perit ut vivat. Signed, J. Smither Sct.
Of Maryland.
548. Manigault. Peter Manigault of the Inner Temple, Barister at Law
South Carolina.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Prospicere quam ulcisci. Signed,
Yates Fecit Royal Exchange. There is no official grant of these arms;
they were engraved in 1754; the crest, an American Indian, had not
then been decided upon.
549. Mann. John Preston Mann.
Literary. A peculiar out-of-door scene, in which the foreground is
occupied with a very tall case of shelves filled with books; the
corner post of the case is made of a pile of books carefully arranged;
in the distance is seen the temple of Honor, upon the summit of a
hill, the ascent to which is rocky and steep; the American eagle rests
upon a globe which is placed upon the tall pile of books; the whole
design is enclosed within an oval border, which is decorated with
scrolls, etc. The last name only is engraved upon the plate, the first
ones being written in.
550. Mann. The property of Timothy Mann. Walpole. Oct.—1810.
The name is printed from type within a woodcut border; festoons
and sprays of palm compose the frame, in the centre of which,
above, is a small circle with the arms of the United States within it;
two ink-pots with quills in them are on either side of the arms.
551. Manning. Armorial. Of Virginia.
552. March. Charles March.
Plain armorial. Motto, Fortis et veritas. Charleston, S.C. Circa
1819.
553. Marchant. Henry Marchant.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Patria cara carior libertas. Signed,
N. H. Sc. Very similar to the John Marston plate, below mentioned.
Attorney-General of Rhode Island, 1770-17—. Member of Old
Congress, 1777-1780 and 1783-1784.

554. Marsh. Frederick Marsh.
Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin plate mentioned above.
555. Marshall. John Marshall A.M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Ex candore decus. Chief Justice
United States, 1801.
556. Marston. John Marston.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, N. Hurd,
Sculp. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
557. Martin. The Honble. Josiah Martin of Antigua Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Pugna pro patria libertas.
558. Martin. Luther Martin A.M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Initium sapientiae est timor Dei.
Inside the name-frame an open book at either end; one labelled
Black’s Comms. Very similar to the Bloomfield plate, and
undoubtedly by Trenchard. Lawyer; Member of Old Congress;
defended Samuel Chase.
559. Martin. Thomas Martin.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Initium sapientia est timor domini.
The same arms as the above, but the crest different.
560. Mason. Jonathan Mason Junr.
Simply the name engraved within a flourish. One of the witnesses of
the Boston Massacre. The book from which the copy before me was
taken had the autograph of the owner in it and the date, 1774.
Eminent lawyer and statesman.
561. Massachusetts. Library of the General Court. Sigillum Reipublicae
Massachusettensis.
The shield of the State, surrounded by the motto of the State, Ense
petit placidam sub libertate quietem, is placed within the circular
frame which bears the name. Above, a pile of three books, similar to
those on the Harvard plate by Hurd, and a globe upon them stand in
lieu of a crest; a blaze of glory flashes out from these symbols of
learning.
562. Massachusetts. This Book is the Property of the Historical Society,
Established in Boston. 1790.

A printed label with ornamental type border.
563. Massachusetts. Property of the Massachusetts Medical Society,
incorporated November 1781.
A large curtain, similar to that in the Harvard College plate by Hurd,
is upheld by festoons; this is left blank for the recording of donors’
names. Above this an oval medallion presents a picture of the
efficacy of Nature’s cures; a wounded stag with the arrow still in his
side has come to Æsculapius for healing. He, in rough garb, with the
serpent entwined around his rod, has directed the distressed animal
to an herb, which he is lying down to eat. A motto, Natura duces, is
seen over the picture. Signed, Callender Sc.
564. Massachusetts. The First State Normal School.
The arms of the State of Massachusetts surrounded by an oval
garter, on which the name is given. In the clouds above the motto
appears, Live to truth.
565. Masterton. Peter Masterton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Cogi posse negat. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Thistles used in the decoration.
566. Matthew. William Matthew Esqr. Lt. Genl. of His Majtes. Leeward
Carribee Islands: and Lt. Govnr. of St. Christopher in America.
An old armorial plate; no further information obtainable.
567. Matthews. Wm. Matthews of Philada. Nº.
A copper-plate engraving; no design, except a border of scrolls and
flourishes enclosing the inscription.
568. Mayo. John Mayo.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtus sola nobilitate. Mantling
about the helmet.
569. Maxcy. Virgil Maxcy.
Plain armorial. Motto, Nullus in verba. Of Maryland.
570. Maxwell. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Maxwell arms and motto. The arms are enclosed in an
oval frame studded with pearls, and a profusion of flowers is used in
the ornamentation, which comes as near to the Ribbon and Wreath
style as to any. Motto, Riviresco. Signed, Maverick, Sculpt.

571. Mercer. Hugh Mercer.
Armorial. Of Virginia. A gallant General of the Revolution; was
killed at the battle of Princeton, at which the daring plan of crossing
the river was undertaken and carried out upon his suggestion.
572. Mercer. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Rich mantling encompassing the whole shield. Motto, Per
varios casus. John Mercer of Marlboro, near Fredericksburg; a
witness to the will of Mary Washington.
573. Meredith. Jonathan Meredith Junr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Integra mens augustissima
possessio. This plate is not signed, but is apparently the work of
Maverick.
574. Middleton. John Izard Middleton.
Armorial. Born at Middleton-Place-on-the-Ashley, near Charleston,
S.C., 1785; died, 1849. Author; intimate in the circles of Mesdames
De Staël and Récamier.
575. Middleton. Peter Middleton. M.D.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, J. Lewis Sc. Mantling profuse and
reaching well down the shield. Motto, Fortis & fidus. Of New York.
Born in Scotland. Made the first dissection on record in America.
576. Miller. Ferdinand H. Miller.
Literary. Very similar to the Thomas Robbins plate.
577. Miller. {Bruder Jaebez. 178-.
{Petrus Heremit. 1791.
These plates, simple printed labels, were the property of J. Peter
Miller, the Prior of the Convent at Ephrata, Penn.
578. Milner. James Milner.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Virginia.
579. Minot. Minot.
Armorial. Early English. Rough mantling all about the shield.
Motto, Ad astra per aspera. George Richard Minot, historian,
Boston.
580. Minot. Minot.

Armorial. Early English. Mantling all about the shield. Motto, Ad
astra per aspera. A better plate than the above. The copy before me
has an S written before the name. Of Massachusetts.
581. Minturn. William Minturn.
Plain armorial. An elaborate frame, with mantling reaching far down
the sides. Motto, Esse potius quam haberi.
582. Mitchell. A. Mitchell Ejus Liber.
Armorial. Chippendale. An early settler of Chester County, Penn.
583. Mitchell. Jacobum Whitely Mitchell.
Literary. The central panel of this design bears the name and the
following lines:—

Hujus si capias dominum
Cognoscere libri, si infra,
Inspicida nomen habebis ibi.

At the left shelves of books are seen, and at the right what seems to
be a heavy press. Above, on a bracket, are grouped several
implements of music, art, etc. This is a rude woodcut.
584. Moat. Horatio Shepheard Moat.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nil desperandum. Signed,
Rollinson.
585. Moore. Lambert Moore. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtus interrita pergit. This plate is
not signed, but is unmistakably the work of Dawkins. The half-
draped female on the left side is the same as that on the Whitehead
Hicks plate, and the music-making shepherd on the right is reversed
from the Benjamin Kissam plate.
586. Moore. Nathl. F. Moore.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Signed, P. Maverick. Of
New York. President of Columbia College, 1842-1849.
587. Moore. Saml. W. Moore.
Plain armorial. Motto, Non est vivere sed valere vita. Of New York.
588. Moreau. John B. Moreau.
Literary. The name on an open book, floating in the clouds.
589. Morgan. John Morgan. M.D. Philadelphia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Fama praestante praestantior virtus.
This plate is not signed, but is very much in the style of Dawkins’
work. A cupid sits on a flourish of the decoration and pats a large
bust on its crown, presumably representing sculpture. At the other
side two cupids discuss astronomical problems with a globe for
reference. One of these little fellows is an African evidently.
Eminent physician educated abroad. One of the founders of the
American Philosophical Society, 1769.
590. Morong. Thomas Morong.
Literary. A pile of books, some open, some closed, lies at the foot of
a cross, above which the crown is seen in glory. A ribbon runs over

the face of one book, bearing the motto, Sola salus servire Deo. A
line of Hebrew is given across the open book.
591. Morris. Gouverneur Morris.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Tandem vincitur. One fold of the
ribbon empty, as if possibly made for a larger motto; a stock pattern.
This is the same copper as the Lewis Morris mentioned below, with
the first name changed. Statesman and orator. Illustrated in “Art
Amateur,” February, 1894.
592. Morris. J. M.
Crest only. (Morris of Philadelphia.)
593. Morris. James Morris.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A very handsome plate, rich in
appearance, and full of decorative features. Open books, globe, and
scrolls at the base indicate a literary taste. The sides of the frame are
embellished with the caduceus and a cornucopia of fruit. Of New
York.
594. Morris. Lewis Morris Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Tandem vincitur. Father of
Gouverneur Morris.
595. Morris. Roger Morris.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. No motto. The mantling is present,
very straight and stiff; the shell-work is prominent, and the whole
design is rather formal than graceful. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
112.
596. Morris. William Morris.
An engraved label, the name being within an oval frame of laurel
leaves. Signed, Shallus Sculpt.
597. Morrison. John Morrison. Portland. U. S. America.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Dum spiro spero. A very neat design.
The sprays which are crossed beneath the shield are connected
above by a row of thirteen stars.
598. Murray. James Murray.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Mens sibi conscia recti. Of Virginia.
599. Murray. John Murray.

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.
600. Murray. The Revd. John Murray.
Armorial in form, but no true arms shown. The motto, Malo mori
quam foedari, is on a circular band which encloses a space, divided
into quarters, colored heraldically and charged with absurd charges;
in the first quarter, which is tinctured az., a shield with a helmet
above is supported by a row of fence posts with cinquefoils between
them; the second, which is tinctured ar., is divided per saltire, and is
charged with a powder-horn, a crescent and stars, an ox-bow, and a
crown; the third, which is tinctured gu., has Gabriel and Apollyon in
combat, with a crown above them; the fourth, which is tinctured az.,
has the dove with the olive branch on a peculiar cross which holds
thirteen spots (for lack of a better term); disposed about are three
flaming hearts. This whole design is enclosed in a large shield; the
crest is a man on a prancing steed, carrying a tomahawk; the
supporters are a nude Indian with a wreath about his loins, his feet
chained, and the end of the chain and a shield in his hands; and a
crowned lion with three stars on its body. Motto, under all, Juncta
virtute fides. This plate is not signed. What a pity! Very probably the
plate of the Father of American Universalism, who it is said was
greeted with a shower of stones when he first tried to preach in
Boston.
601. Murray. Joseph Murray.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtute fideque. Not signed, but
evidently by Maverick.
602. Murray. Murray Earl of Dunmore.
Armorial. Supporters, mantling, and crown. Motto, Furth—Fortune.
John Murray, fourth Earl. Made Governor of New York, 1770; and
of Virginia, 1771.
603. Musgrave. Richard Musgrave.
Plain armorial. Motto, Sans changer. On the copy before me is
written, of New Haven Connecticut.

604. Nelson. The arms of the Rt. Hon. George Nelson Esq. Ld. Mayor.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Of Virginia.
605. Newberry. Roger Newberry’s Property.
An engraved label with a festoon above, and the following motto
below:—
To Virtue & Science attend,
And Truth & Justice befriend.

606. Newburyport. Newburyport Athenæum.
Pictorial. A large American eagle about to rise from a pile of rocks
bears a ribbon in his beak with the name upon it.
607. Newell. Timothy Newell.
Military. The name is given within a frame, behind which are seen a
various assortment of military implements,—flags, swords, guns,
drums, trumpets, etc. Signed, I. Thomas print. This is a woodcut,
and was printed by Isaiah Thomas, the early printer of Worcester,
Mass.
608. Newport, R.I. Redwood Library. Newport. R.I.
Pictorial. A large picture of the library building. Signed, Drawn by
James Stevens Civil Engr. Engd. by W. D. Terry Newport. The
library used other smaller plates, a simple label, and also another
view of the building with the rules governing the use of volumes
printed with it.
609. Newton. Lucretia E. Newton.

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Cognosce occasionem. This is
the plate of John C. Williams, by Hurd, with the name and signature
erased, and the present name printed from type under the shield. An
unwarrantable proceeding.
610. New York. Apprentices’ Library.
A pictorial plate of great beauty. In the immediate foreground an
aged man, clad in classic garb, accosts two youths who have
evidently but just risen, at his approach, from a moss-covered rock
on which they had been studying, if the scattered books are an
indication: with uplifted hand, the old man directs them to the
temple of knowledge, which can be seen in the distance crowning
the summit of a lofty hill: at the foot of the declivity the spires and
houses of a village can be discerned: between it and the place of
meeting a broad expanse of water stretches: a beehive at hand
indicates activity, and the broken column behind the preceptor is a
link connecting classic history with present time. Above the picture
the muscular arm holds the hammer, and oak branches are about it.
Signed, A. Anderson. Sc.
611. New York. The Property of the New York College of Pharmacy.
An oblong name-label, with flourishes. Above, a crucible is placed,
with the rays of the sun spreading out behind it. Signed, Rollinson
Sc. New York.
612. New York. The Property of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of the University of the State of New York.
An oblong printed label with type border. This college was
established in 1807, and is now a part of Columbia College.
613. New York. New York Society Library.
This plate is armorial in form, but presents no real arms. The central
frame, of Chippendale design, contains four quarterings, which
represent the arts of Astronomy, Navigation, Geography,
Mathematics, and Literature; Religion also is represented. Mercury
and Minerva support the frame, standing upon the ribbon which
bears the name; above the frame sits Apollo with his broad back to
the full-shining sun; clouds which resemble toy balloons rise about
him. Beneath the frame appear the outskirts of a city, with spires
and towers visible; directly under this is the word Athenia in Greek

(presumably to suggest that New York City was the modern
Athens); a closed chest with a lighted candle upon it has these
words on it, sed in candelabro, and an open book bears across its
face the motto, Nosce teipsum. Signed, E. Gallaudet. Sc. Illustrated
in “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 141.
614. New York. New York Society Library.
Pictorial. The interior of the library is shown; Minerva, helmeted,
and with spear resting against her arm, leans upon a pillar; before
her, in obeisance, an American Indian, half draped, with tomahawk
under his foot, receives from the hand of the gracious goddess a
book. The well-filled shelves of the library are disclosed behind
them, as the drawn curtain, upheld by cords, lets the sunlight stream
in. This view is contained within an oval frame which rests upon a
pedestal bearing on its face the name of the library; the whole is
filled out to the edges of the plate by a background representing a
brick wall. Signed, Engd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty Street. A
large painting of this design hangs in the library at present.
615. New York. New York Society Library.
Allegorical. Minerva, just alighted from the clouds, with garments
somewhat displaced by her flight through the air, and with clouds
still about her, finds an Indian waiting to receive the volume she
holds out to him; as he lays hold of it he seems to be offering his
tomahawk in exchange. The shelves of the library are seen behind
them, and in the gable the motto, Emollit mores, is painted. The oval
frame enclosing this scene is upheld by ribbon and festoons,
branches of oak are crossed beneath, and the plate is signed,
Maverick. Sct. Crown Street.
616. New York. New York Typographical Society.
Allegorical. A picture of Franklin’s press with the American flag and
a liberty pole crossed before it; above, a large eagle with a
medallion of Franklin depending from his beak. Not signed, but
attributed to Anderson.
617. Norris. George W. Norris.
Armorial. Chippendale. The same copper as the Isaac Norris, with
the name changed. Signed, W. G. M.
618. Norris. Isaac Norris.

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, Jas. Turner Sc. Of
Philadelphia. Prominent statesman. He directed the placing of the
prophetic inscription upon the old Liberty Bell. His library went to
the Dickinson College. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
619. North Carolina. This book is the gift of ... to the University of
North Carolina. Anno Dom.
These words appear within a frame of Chippendale ornamentation.
Several books disposed about give a literary flavor to what is
otherwise a rather meaningless design.
620. Ogden. Lewis Morris Ogden.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Et si ostendo non jacta.
Signed, P. Maverick Sc 1801.
621. Ogden. (Anonymous.) The Ogden arms.
Chippendale. Motto, Et si ostendo non jacto. Of New Jersey.
622. Olcott. George Olcott.
Literary. Very nearly the same as the George Goodwin and the
Frederick Marsh.
623. Olmsted. Charles H. Olmsted.
Pictorial. The beehive surrounded by flowers. Motto, Non sibi sed
aliis. The whole design enclosed in foliated scrolls.
624. Olmsted. H. B. Olmsted.
Pictorial. A beehive beneath low bushes.
625. Oliver. Andrew Oliver.
Armorial. Chippendale. Attributed to Hurd. Motto, Pax quaeritur
bello. Of Massachusetts. Colonial statesman. Distributer of stamps
under Hutchinson.
626. Orphan Asylum. Orphan Asylum.
Pictorial. A beautiful little picture of the Christ blessing the little
ones. The line, Forasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these
ye did it unto me, is given under the vignette. Signed, L. Simond del.
Seney, Sc.
627. Osborne. Peter Osborne.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia. Master of ship
“Pennsylvania Packet,” sailing between Philadelphia and England.

Lost in a gale in September, 1775.
628. Osborne. Samuel Osborne.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, N. Hurd.
Scp. Of Boston. Brother of Captain Jeremiah Osborne, who died
July 25th, 1768, on his passage from Isle of May to Newport. The
only copy of this plate known to me is in the Mauran-Deats
collection, and was taken by Mr. Mauran from a folio ledger of
1764.
629. Otis. Harrison Gray Otis.
Crest only. No motto. A graceful festoon on either side of the crest.
Of Massachusetts. Statesman and orator.
630. Otis. James Otis. Feby 1773.
Plain name-label, belonging to the orator and patriot of
Massachusetts.
631. Otis. James Otis, junr’s BOOK.
A large name-label with the name in big type, with the request,
Please return this with care. An ornamental type border.
632. Pace. Henry Pace.
The only information obtainable concerning this plate is the solitary
fact that it is the work of Hurd. It is given in Warren’s “First List of
English Engravers.”
633. Page. Francis Page of the Inner Temple Esqr. 1703.
Early English. Full mantling envelopes the shield. Motto-ribbon
empty. Of Virginia.
634. Page. The Property of Samuel Page.
A frame of Chippendale decoration enclosing simply the name.
Resembles the work of Hurd.
635. Paine.
A pictorial plate of the celebrated political and deistical writer,
Thomas Paine, is said to be known. Copied from a tail-piece in the
“Gentleman’s Magazine.”
636. Panton. Frans. Panton.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Meliora spero. Of New York. A hair-
dresser. Had no right to the arms. Not signed, but undoubtedly by

Maverick.
637. Panton. Francis Panton Junr.
Landscape. A very peculiar design. The shield is borne by two
ducks, who have each an end of a ribbon in their bills, the shield
being upheld by it over a stream; mountains in the background, each
having one tree on its peak; ducks are swimming in the marsh, and
four men in a boat seem in no hurry to get anywhere. Motto, Spes
meliora. Signed, Maverick Scp. Of New York.

638. Parke. John Parke. Esqr. A. M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Terra aut mari. Signed, I. S. Sculp.
This was engraved by Skinner, the famous engraver of Bath.
639. Parker. B. Parker.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Aude fieri justum.
640. Parker. James Parker. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Cave. A very handsome plate.
641. Parker. Jas. Parker.
Pictorial. Landscape. In the immediate foreground a group of
laborers are discussing the first railroad train, which is passing at a
safe distance; the old-fashioned engine and car are moving to the
left of the picture; behind, mountains, and lakes with shipping, and a
distant village are seen. A very elaborate border encloses the scene.

642. Parker. Samuel Parker’s. No.
Pictorial. Clio, the Muse of history, sits upon a bank of earth on
which her name is given, under the spreading branches of a tree; a
youth on bended knee receives from her fair hand a volume; other
books and a lyre would indicate that the Muse had further gifts to
distribute, or was enjoying a stay at this place. In the dim distance
rises the spire of the school, over which wheels an arrow of wild
ducks. Of Roxbury, Mass.
643. Parkman. John Parkman, BOSTON.
Pictorial. A large scroll is laid over a low bush, which it almost
hides from view, and on this the name is printed. This is a woodcut
border, with the name printed from type within it. Signed (cut in the
wood), Russell and Cutler printers.
644. Parsons. Gorham Parsons.
A very pretty name-label; engraved on copper. The name, with
appropriate flourishes, is enclosed within an oval wreath, festooned
above, and with a cherub’s face among the flowers.
645. Parsons. William Parsons.
Name-label; engraved. Name in an oval frame and festooned above
with flowers.
646. Pasley. William Pasley.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Be sure. The thistle and rose
used in the ornamentation. Not signed, but undoubtedly by
Maverick. Of New York.

647. Paulding. J. K. Paulding.
Armorial in form, although no real arms are shown. Ribbon and
Wreath. Motto, Fidelity. The design of this plate is from the
“Captor’s Medal.” An ancestor of the owner of this plate was the
principal captor of Major André. A fine estate of the Pauldings’ lies
on the Hudson River, with a castellated mansion of white marble, in
which the notable library was housed. Author and politician.
648. Paulding. W. Paulding.
Armorial. Signed by Maverick.
649. Peirson. A. L. Peirson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Consilio manuque. Signed,
Annin & Smith Sc. Of Massachusetts.
650. Pease. Lewis Pease.
The PROPERTY of the REV

L ong may you live to spread a Saviour’s name:
E ach day be hallow’d by a serious frame.
W isdom assigns the task—His call obey:
I n fear and meekness, point the narrow way:
S trong are your foes, but Christ is strong as they.

P ursue with pious zeal th’ road that Jesus trod,
E nforce his truths—Exalt a Saviour’s blood:
A ngelic spirits wait to guide you home,
S ustain the cross—shew Men their certain doom,
E nsnar’d by Sin a fatal end must come.

J ... h B ... n.

The above verse is printed from type and enclosed in a border of
ornamental type.
651. Pease. Oliver Pease, Owner.
Pictorial. Motto, Read and return. Of Suffield, Conn. A physician.
Date probably about 1800. Very similar to the Sally King, which see
for a description.
652. Pease. Oliver Pease, Owner.
Pictorial. Motto, Read and return. A variety of the above, in which
but one-half of the compass is shown, and a tessellated floor is laid
under the pillars.

653. Pell. William F. Pell.
Crest only. Motto, Deus amici et nos.
654. Penn. Edmd. Penn.
Pictorial. A number of books rest upon a shelf; with them, an hour-
glass, a sickle, and two sheaves of wheat; a wreath of oak leaves and
palm is erected above them, and the name is given upon a scroll
which falls over the edge of the shelf. Signed, T. Baddick.
655. Penn. Thomas Penn of Stoke Pogeis in the County of Bucks First
Proprietor of Pensilvania.
Early English. Arms and motto as in the succeeding plate, that of his
father. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
656. Penn. William Penn Esqr Proprietor of Pennsylvania. 1703.
Armorial. Early English. Full mantling enveloping the whole shield.
Motto, Dum clavum teneam. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.

657. Penn. (Anonymous.) Penn arms.
Supposed to be the plate of Thomas Penn, the son of William. The
volume in which the only copy of this plate has been seen has the
autograph of J. Logan, and the statement that the book was given to
him by Thomas Penn. The William Penn plate is also in the book.
658. Pennington. Pennington.
Plain armorial. Motto, Vincit amor patriae. Of Pennsylvania.
659. Pennington. Edward Pennington.

Name-label; engraved. Festoon above, and sprays of palm and
grape-vine below.
660. Pennington. Edward Pennington. Philadelphia.
Pictorial. A reservoir, from which the water is escaping, is
overshadowed by palms of some kind. The significance of this
design is mysterious. Signed, J. J. Plocher. Sc.
661. Pennington. T. H. Pennington.
The name is printed from type within a circular frame which is
engraved. The peculiarity of the plate is that after the abbreviation
No. for the number of the volume, the word Plates is given.
Whether this was to be erased in volumes which were not
illustrated, or the number of illustrations was to be given in those
which had them, is hard to say.
662. Pennsylvania. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Armorial. The arms of William Penn impaling those of the state.
Motto, Dum clavum teneam.
663. Pennsylvania. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
A very handsome steel engraving of the coat-of-arms of the state of
Pennsylvania. Motto, Virtue, Liberty and Independence. Another
variety of this plate is intended as a gift-plate.
664. Pepperell. (Anonymous.) Sir William Pepperell.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtute patria tuemini. A beautiful
plate. On a ribbon at the very top, Peperi. William P. Sparhawk,
grandson of the first Sir William Pepperell, assumed his name and
was created a baronet, Oct. 29, 1774. This was undoubtedly his
plate. The vast estates of the family were confiscated in 1778, as
they were Loyalists. The crown allowed five hundred pounds to Sir
William.
665. Perkins. Thomas Handasyd Perkins.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. A prominent merchant of
Boston. Born, 1765.
666. Petigru. James Louis Petigru.
Plain armorial. Motto, Verité sans peur. Prominent lawyer of
Charleston, S.C. Born, 1789; died, 1863.

667. Philadelphia. Apprentices Library Co. of Philada.
A group of implements indicative of the work done by the patrons
of the Library. On a panel of a desk are the words, Instituted 1820;
below this, Science, Art, Virtue. An open book upon the desk
displays these words, Take fast hold of instruction let her not go for
she is thy life. Proverbs. Ch. 1. ver. 17.
668. Philadelphia. Apprentices Library Company of Phila. Instituted
1820. Opened for girls 1842.
This plate is a little later than the former, and the scene is shifted
from the class-room to the forest: here by the running brook,
overshadowed by the pines and oaks of the forest, a scroll is found
upon a rock bearing the same quotation from Proverbs that appears
upon the preceding plate. This is a woodcut very much in the style
of Anderson.
669. Philadelphia. The Carpenters Company of Philadelphia, 1724.
Armorial in form. On the shield a square is used as a chevron, and is
placed between three pairs of dividers. No tinctures. The full sun
shines powerfully from above.
670. Philadelphia. The Library Company of Philadelphia.
The name printed from type within a border made up of ornamental
type. Motto, Communiter bona profundere Deorum est. Signed,
(Printed by Zachariah Paulson jun. No 106 Chestnut-street. May.
1801).
671. Philipse. Frederik Philipse. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. The shield is backed by a brick wall,
the foliations are shell-lined, and the upturned shell is in place under
the shield. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 111.
672. Phillips. Dinwiddie B. Phillips.
Plain armorial. Motto, Ducit amor patriae. Of Virginia.
673. Phillips. Samuel Phillips His Book 1707.
Name-label, with ornamental type border. Grandfather of the
founder of the Academy at Andover and of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences at Boston. Born at Salem, 1690.
674. Phillips Academy. In usum Academiae Phillipsiae Exoniensis.

Armorial. (Phillips arms.) Chippendale. This plate is not signed, but
is very similar to the Holyoke plate by Hurd, and is undoubtedly his
work. Motto, Pia mente studeatur. Phillips Academy of Andover,
Mass.
675. Phillips.
This plate was used in some of the books of Phillips Academy, at
Exeter, N.H., and has a representation of the arms of the Phillips
family, with a festoon of flowers above it, and below it is appended
the following statement and exhortation:—
The Trustees of Phillips Academy to whom is committed the distribution of the pious
bounty of the late Lt. Gov. Phillips wishing to co-operate in the same benevolent and
useful design, affectionately recommend this inestimable book to the serious and careful
perusal of every person into whose hands it may fall.
Reader, whoever thou art, the work before you is the production of one of the ablest and
best of men, whose praise is in all the churches. Though dead, he is instructing thousands
by his numerous and excellent practical (?) writings which have survived him. Among
these, The Saints’ Rest has been most highly esteemed. He wrote it in the near view of
death, when in feeble health, and for his own immediate use; and he testifies that he
derived “more benefit from it, than from all the other studies of his life.” Few books have
ever received higher commendations, been translated into more languages, passed through
more numerous editions, been more read, or more useful in the Christian church than this.
No person of a serious mind can read it without profit.
“To allure our desires, it unveils the sanctuary above, and discovers the glories and joys of
the blessed in the Divine presence, by a light so strong and lively, that all the glittering
vanities of this world vanish in the comparison, and a sincere believer will despise them, as
one of mature age does the toys and baubles of children. To excite our fears he removes the
screen, and represents the tormenting passions of the damned in those dreadful colors, that,
if duly considered, would check and control the unbridled licentious appetites of the most
sensual.”[A]
[A] Dr. Bates.
Reader, the book is in your hands, read, meditate, and then judge for yourself. May the
Lord bless the instruction for your spiritual benefit. So will the good design of the pious
doner be answered, and the Agents of his bounty have their desired reward.

676. Phœnix Society. Phœnix Society.
Pictorial. A large shield, heart shaped, encloses a picture of a large
plantation, evidently with a considerable settlement on the rising
ground; a stream meanders through the estate, and various kinds of
crops are under cultivation; a little summer-house is seen at the end
of a long path. A large curtain is draped over the shield, and a stag
and a lion guard it at the foot. Under all, a tablet shows a second

smaller shield quartered heraldically, and bearing a hunter’s horn, a
right arm, a quill and roll of paper, and a twig from an oak tree on
the four quarters; this is draped with a festoon of holly leaves, and a
line in Greek impossible of translation is given above it. The
meaning and use of this plate is mysterious. It came from
Charleston, S.C.
677. Pickering. Henry Pickering.
Armorial. Crest only. Poet.
678. Pickering. John Pickering Junr.
Plain armorial. No motto.
679. Pickering. T. A. Pickering.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Possibly by Callender.
680. Pierce. William L. Pierce.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, In futura spector. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Of New York.
681. Pierpont. Charles Pierpont.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Manet amicitia florebit que
semper. Signed, S. Hill.
682. Pierpont. John Pierpont.
Simply a name-label engraved on copper. Minister and poet of
Litchfield, Conn. Born, 1785.
683. Pinfold. Charles Pinfold. LL.D.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Two different plates
are known, but they are very similar.
684. Pinfold. Charles Pinfold LL.D. Governor of Barbadoes.
Same as above, with title added.
685. Pintard. John Pintard, LL.D.
Armorial. Pictorial. Signed, Anderson. The shield rests at the foot of
a palm tree; an anchor lies behind it; the motto, Never despair, is
given on a ribbon and the motto, Fais bien crains rien, is on the
oval shield. The following line in Greek is also given, Κατἁ οχοχὁν
ὁιωχω, while a fourth motto, Depressa resurgo, is seen on a ribbon
floating over the top of the tree. This is a fine woodcut. Founder of
the New York Historical Society.

686. Pintard. John Pintard.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Fais, bien crains, rien.
Signed, Maverick Sct.
687. Poor. Benjamin Poor.
Plain armorial. Motto, Pauper non in spe. Father of Major Ben:
Perley Poore.
688. Popham. William Popham.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Signed, Maverick Scp. Of
New York.
689. Poulson. John Poulson’s.
A name-label printed wholly from type, the border being very
elaborate. Signed, Printed by Zachariah Poulson Junior. Of
Philadelphia.
690. Powel. Samuel Powel.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Proprium decus et petrum. This is a
better plate in execution than those made by Dawkins, and as it is
almost identical with the John Morgan, M.D., plate, which is
probably by Dawkins, it may have been his model. He seems to
have copied freely from the designs of other engravers. This plate
may have been the work of W. Smith, who engraved the William
Spry. The Ryland Randolph, which is undoubtedly English in
execution, is similar to all these and better than them all. Of
Philadelphia. Twice mayor of the city.
691. Powell. Hare Samuel Powell.
Armorial.
692. Powell. John H. Powell.
The same copper as the Samuel Powell plate, with the name altered.
Founder of Pennsylvania Agricultural Society.
693. Powell. Philip Powell.
Armorial.
694. Power. James Power of King William County. Price.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Impavide. Of Virginia.
695. Pownall. Thomas Pownall.

Armorial. Book-pile. Motto, Videte et cavete ab avaritia. Luke. 12.
xv. This is a typical “Book-pile” plate. The books are arranged in
tiers, with the shield in the centre; globes stand upon the topmost
books at either side; a scroll falls from under the shield and bears
the name; the second motto is placed under all, The Wicked
borroweth & payeth not again. Born in England in 1722; came to
America in 1753; Lieutenant-Governor of New Jersey in 1755;
Governor of Massachusetts in 1757, and of South Carolina in 1760;
returned to England, entered Parliament, and died at Bath in 1805.
696. Prescott. William Prescott.
Crest only. Motto, Nil conscire sibi. Father of the historian. Lawyer
and jurist.
697. Prescott. William H. Prescott.
Plain armorial. Motto, Non conscire sibi. Signed, A&S. The eminent
historian.

698. Preston. William Campbell Preston.
President of South Carolina College from 1845 to 1851.
699. Price. Benjamin Price. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto.
700. Price. Ezekiel Price.

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This plate is not signed, but is
undoubtedly by Hurd. It has the flow of water from the shell
beneath the shield, the peculiar dash after the name, and resembles
the Dering plate. Of Boston.
701. Pride. Halcott B. Pride.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Libertas. Signed, Maverick
Sculp. Of New York.
702. Priestley. Joseph Priestley.
Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto, Ars longa, vita brevis. Of
Pennsylvania. Philosopher, chemist, and theologian.
703. Prince. By the name of Prince.
Plain armorial. Signed, Wightman. Sc.
704. Prince. Thomas Prince Liber, Anno Domini: 1704.
A printed name-label surrounded by ornamental type. See
illustration in “Curio,” page 12. Thomas Prince was pastor of the
Old South Society (Boston) from 1718 to 1758. His library is one of
the best known of colonial times; he began to collect books as early
as 1703, as is shown by the following plate: “This book belongs to
the New England Library, begun to be collected by Thomas Prince
upon his entering Harvard College July 6th, 1703,” etc. The
volumes were deposited in the steeple-chamber of the Old South
Church, and suffered somewhat during the British occupation. The
remaining volumes are now in the Boston Public Library. Illustrated
in the “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 152.
705. Prioleau. Thomas G. Prioleau.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Pax in bello. Physician. Of
Charleston, S.C.
706. Proctor. Col Thomas Proctor, Artillery.
Armorial. Motto, Honor virtutis praemium. Colonel of Pennsylvania
Artillery during the Revolution.
707. Provoost. John Provoost.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Pro libertate.
708. Provoost. Saml. Provoost. Esqr. Coll: Pet: Cant.

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Pro libertate. Not signed, but
undoubtedly by Maverick. This plate is earlier than the succeeding.
709. Provoost. Saml. Provoost.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Pro libertate. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. First Bishop of New York; elected, 1786.
Consecrated in England. Illustrated in “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III,
page 157.
710. Pruyn. Samuel Pruyn. Albany.
Pictorial. The scene is towards the close of day, by the side of the
water; Orpheus sits upon a little knoll playing his lyre as he gazes
up into the sky; the passing ship does not distract him, and the rising
clouds and growing dusk are not observed. A very pretty plate.
Signed, D. W. Wilson Sc.
711. Putnam. The Property of Aaron Putnam, Medford. 178-.
A printed label with the motto between the borders. Motto, The
Wicked borrow, but do not return again; See thou art not of that
Number.
712. Quincy. Josiah Quincy.
Plain armorial. Motto, Discretio Moderatrix Virtutum. A very fuzzy
plate. The mantling comes well down the sides of the shield, and is
blown above the helmet in very feathery form. An etching, with the
name in fac-simile of owner’s autograph: in two sizes with no great
dissimilarity, though the motto is not given on the larger one. The
Massachusetts patriot.
713. Randolph. John Randolph Esqr of the Middle Temple London.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. The name and address occupy a
double ribbon at the foot. Signed, BATH. I. Skinner. The copy
before me is dated in writing, 1742. Of Virginia. This is the same
copper that the Peyton Randolph was engraved on. The lower
ribbon is added, and the name imperfectly altered. The old name
shows through. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
714. Randolph. John Randolph of Roanoke.
Plain armorial. Motto, Fari quae sentiat. Very pretty mantling. A
second motto above the crest, Nil admirari. The Virginia orator.
715. Randolph. John Randolph Junr.

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Faro quae sentiat. A very handsome
plate. The shield is oval in form and is raised upon an elaborate
frame, trimmed upon its upper edge with a garland of roses, and
with the shell-edging at the base; at the left a cupid is just coming
into view, holding up the festoon of flowers as he comes. The motto
is on a ribbon at the base, and the name on a small curtain whose
ends are thrust through the scrolls of the frame. Of Virginia.
716. Randolph. Peyton Randolph. Esqr.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Signed, BATH. I. Skinner. First
President of Congress.
717. Randolph. Ryland Randolph.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Fari quae sentiat. This plate is like
the Powell and Morgan plates, but is superior to them in all ways;
undoubtedly of English make. Of Virginia.
718. Raphael. B. J. Raphael. M.D.
Pictorial. A hand holding a surgeon’s knife; clouds about. Signed,
Rohun and Com. Louisville. Ky.
719. Raphael. B. J. Raphael. M.D.
Pictorial. A skull and crossed bones. Of Kentucky.
720. Ray. Robert Ray.
Plain armorial. Motto, J’espère en Dieu. Of New York.
721. Read. Cha. Read of New Jersey, Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nec spe nec metu. A peculiar
plate: the shield is surmounted by highly rolled mantling from
which lances depend at either side and suspend the motto-ribbon.
Father of the Colonel Read who figured in the “Joseph Reed
Controversy.”
722. Read. Wm. Read.
Plain armorial. The shield is fastened to a tree, the branches of
which are made to resemble mantling, though there is no helmet.
Motto, Indefessus vigilando. Of Maryland.
723. Reed. Catherine P. Reed. Saybrook, Conn.
A printed name-label with ornamental type border. On green paper.
724. Reed. Elijah F. Reed’s.

Literary. An exact reduced copy of the plate of Thomas Robbins,
even the motto being identical.
725. Reverly. Henry Reverly.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, F. Kirk Sc.
726. Reynolds. Hannah Reynolds.
A name-label. The oval frame holding the name is festooned with
flowers and wheat stalks; an urn rests upon the frame.
727. Richards. The property of Mrs. Sally Richards. 1794.
A plain name-label in an ornamental type border.
728. Rickets. William Rickets Esqr.
Plain armorial. Very copious mantling rises high above the shield,
and falls low on either side. Of New York.
729. Riddle’s Library. J. Riddle’s Circulating Library. Shakespear Head,
No. 74 South 8th opposite to Sansom Strt. Philadelphia.
Pictorial. A good head of Shakespeare is in the centre of the design;
this copy is numbered 665, showing a fair-sized number of books.
730. Rivoire. Paul Rivoire.
Armorial. No motto. The family name was spelled thus in France,
but was altered very soon upon coming to this country. It is strange
that this spelling should come up again in a book-plate unless
engraved by the owner himself.
731. Robbins. Philemon Robbins, His Book, A.D. 1755.
Printed label. Of Wethersfield, Conn.
732. Robbins. Thomas Robbins.
Literary. The name is given upon an oval medallion, above which
rise the well-filled book-shelves of the owner. A curtain is draped
over them, and sprays of palm are crossed beneath the oval. Under
all is the motto on a ribbon, Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna.
(Hor.) A Connecticut divine, who left his library to the Connecticut
Historical Society. A variation of this plate places the name within
an oblong frame with indented corners. Otherwise the same.
733. Roberts. G. C. M. Roberts. M.D. Baltimore.
Literary. A confusion of books upon a heavy board shelf. A lighted
candle at one end; the name on the front edge of the shelf. Motto,

Alere flammam.
734. Roberts. George C. M. Roberts. M.D. Baltimore.
Similar to the above, but no mott.
735. Robertson. Eben Robertson.
Plain armorial. Motto, Virtutis gloria merces.
736. Robertson. Eben Robertson. Kingston, Jamaica.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtutis gloria merces. The man in
chains below the shield.
737. Robinson. Beverly Robinson.
Plain armorial. Motto, Propere et provide. Of New York. Wealthy
Loyalist concerned in the treason of Arnold.
738. Rogers. Fairman Rogers.
Plain armorial. Motto, Dictis factisque simplex. Illustrated in “Art
Amateur,” May, 1894.
739. Roome. Jacob Roome.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Virtute et fide. Signed, H. Dawkins.
Sculpsit.
740. Roome. John L. C. Roome.
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, H. Dawkins Sculpsit. At one side, a
cupid flies a bird with a string tied to it, and on the other side his
companion attempts the capture of another bird. A Loyalist lawyer
of New York City. Circa 1774.
741. Rosseau. Rosseau.
Armorial. A large plate, with the shield upon an ermine mantle.
Signed, Karst. A book-collector of New York City. His collection of
book-plates passed into the hands of a member of the Ex Libris
Society last year.
742. Routh. David Routh. His Book. Norfolk, 1762.
A label with the name within a double border of fancy type.
743. Royall. Isaac Royall Esqr of Antigua.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Pectore puro. Of Massachusetts.
Loyalist. Benefactor of Harvard College. This plate is very similar
to the Belcher in shape and size. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.

744. Ruff. Joanna M. Ruff. Washington City.
Printed from type within a border of ten American eagles.
745. Rush. (Anonymous.) Rush arms.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Miseris succurrere disce. Name-
frame empty; name evidently erased. Probably the plate of the
signer of the Declaration from Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush. He is
said to have destroyed all the copies of his plate which he could
find.
746. Russell. Josh. Russell.
A simple name-label. The name, with the initials above it in a cipher
monogram, is enclosed within a rectangular frame. This is a
woodcut, and is the work of Anderson.
747. Russell. Thomas Russell.
Allegorical. Signed, Callender Sp. This plate is a copy of the plate
of Joseph Barrell.
748. Rutgers. Hendrick Rutgers.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Tantes da dir. Of New York City.
Patriot and philanthropist.
749. Rutherford. John Rutherford.
Armorial. Motto, Nec sorte nec fato. Born in New York about 1760.
One of the proprietors of East Jersey.
750. Rutledge. (Anonymous.) Rutledge arms.
Supporters, a collared lion and an American Indian. They stand
upon the ribbon, which bears the motto, Progredi non regredi.
Signed, S. C. Barnes & Co., Coventry St. Of South Carolina.
751. St. Clair. Sir John St. Clair Bart.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Quo cunque ferar. Signed, Ja.
Turner, Philada., Sculpt. Munitions of war are seen behind the
name-bracket. Of Philadelphia. A British officer, associated with
Braddock.
752. St. George’s Church. Library of the Sunday Schools attached to St
George’s Church, established A. D. 1819. Presented by.... No....
Above the words is a pretty little picture of a child on her knees
reading from a book on a table before her. This plate is not signed,

and seems to be better work than was done on the plate of the
Teachers’ Union of this same church.
753. St. George’s Church. The property of the Teachers’ Union of St.
George’s Church. Presented by.... No....
An engraved label. No ornamentation beyond flourishes. Signed,
Rollinson.
754. Salter. Richard Salter, Esq. Barbadoes.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto-ribbon empty. The name is given on the
looped curtain.
755. Saltonstall. Walter Saltonstall.
Armorial. Arms, Argent, a bend gules, between two eagles displayed
sable. Crest, out of a ducal coronet a demi-pelican vulning herself.
756. Saltonstall. William Saltonstall.
Armorial.
757. Samuels. (Anonymous.) Plate of James Samuels.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, L’un Pour l’autre. Signed, H.
Dawkins, Philada., Fecit. The hissing griffin, as in the Bushrod
Washington plate, is given here.
758. Sargeant. Jacob Sargeant.
Armorial in form, though no real arms are shown. Chippendale.
Motto, Cito pede praeterit aetas. Not signed, but engraved on brass
by the owner. Of Connecticut. Some dated copies of this plate are
about, but the date is not contemporary or correct. Also, the plate
was not signed originally.
759. Sargent. Daniel Sargent Junr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nec quaerere honorem nec
spernere. Signed, Callender Sc. Of Massachusetts.
760. Sargent. Epes Sargent.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-scroll empty. Signed, P. Revere
Sculp.
761. Sargent. Winthrop Sargent.
Plain armorial. Motto, Fortior quo rectior. Of Massachusetts.
Statesman and Revolutionary soldier.
762. Schuyler. Philip Schuyler Esqr.

Armorial. Early Chippendale. No motto. Major-General in the
Revolution, and was, after the war, a Senator. Illustrated in “Curio,”
page 110.
763. Schuyler. Samuel Schuyler.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Semper fidelis. Of New York. Born,
March 10, 1746; died, 1790.
764. Scott. Benjamin Scott.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.
765. Scott. Gustavus Scott.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Gaudia magna nuncio. A
lawyer of Virginia. Died in Washington, 1801.
766. Scott. John V.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, In God we trust. This plate is
just like the De Witt Clinton by Maverick. The last name is torn out
in the only copy seen, but the arms are those of Scott.
767. Scott. Winfield Scott.
Plain armorial. Motto, Amore patriae. Of Virginia. Famous General.
768. Scotton. John Scotton.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of Boston, Mass.
769. Sears. Sears.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty.
770. Sears. David Sears.
Armorial. A knight in armor and an Indian for supporters. Motto,
Honore et fides. Circa 1830.
771. Secombe. John Secombe his book 1729.
Name-label, with ornamental type border. Clergyman and poet. Of
Massachusetts.
772. Sedgwick. Theodore Sedgwick Junr.
Crest only. The crest is given above an oval garter, within which is
the motto, Confido in Domino. Publicist and lawyer of Albany, N. Y.
773. Selfridge. Thomas O. Selfridge Boston 1799.
Two fluted pillars are joined at the capitals by festoons of roses; the
name is in the open space between them. A woodcut. Selfridge was

the Federalist lawyer of Boston who shot Charles Austin.
774. Semple. Armorial. Of Virginia.
775. Seton. William Seton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Hazard zit forward. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Of New York.
776. Sewell. Armorial.
777. Sheppard. John H. Sheppard.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nil desperandum. Of
Massachusetts. Lawyer and author.
778. Sherman. Rev. Henry B. Sherman. M.A.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Conquer death by virtue. A very
peculiar use is made of the Jacobean features.
779. Shippen. Edward Shippen Esquire.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Jurist. Descendant of Edward
Shippen, the first Mayor of Philadelphia. Educated in London.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 110.
780. Shippen. Robertus Shippen. S. T. P. Coll. Aen. Nas. Principatis.
A reproduction of the above. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May,
1894.
781. Shubrick. Thomas Shubrick, South Carolina.
Plain armorial. Colonel in the Revolution. Illustrated in “Curio,”
page 113.
782. Silvester. Peter Silvester Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nec degener. Signed, Child
Sculpt. No tinctures. Of New York.
783. Simpson. Jonathan Simpson.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Lege et intellige. This plate is not
signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd.
784. Sise. The Property of Edward Sise.
Pictorial. An extremely rude home-made etching. A beautiful bird is
resting upon a stunted tree; an ornamented oval encloses the scene.
785. Sitgreaves. John Sitgreaves of New Bern.

Armorial in form, but no arms shown. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,
Libertas et natale solum. The name occupies the oval space where
ordinarily the arms are displayed. Books and writing-material are
introduced below the frame. Signed, Maverick Scp New York.
Member Old Congress. Revolutionary patriot.
786. Skelton. Reuben Skelton Hanover County Virginia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
787. Skipwith. Fulwar Skipwith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Sans Dieu je ne puis. Of
Virginia. Of the family of Skipwith of Preswould, County Leicester.
Baronet.
788. Smith. Smith.
Armorial. Jacobean.
789. Smith. Haziel Smith, Carpenter, New York. Deaf and Dumb.
A printed label, within a circular border. This mention of a physical
infirmity on a book-plate is unique.
790. Smith. Hezekiah Smith.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, Beauty and Grace. An open book
for crest, with the following Greek on it, Ἑρεονατε τας γραφας; the
sun in splendor above it. Of Massachusetts.
791. Smith. (Anonymous.)
Portrait plate. Showing a young man holding a book, clad in the
manner of the studious youth of the early part of the century.
Beneath, the motto, Qui contentus felix. A very pretty bit of
engraving. This was the plate of G. A. Smith, a book-lover, whose
library was sold in New York City some thirty years ago.
792. Smith. James Scott Smith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Ne crede colori. Signed,
Maverick Sculp. Of New York.
793. Smith. John A. Smith.
A beautiful pictorial plate. On the smooth face of an immense rock
the name is carved; the trees grow close to it on the far side, and in
the long distance other trees are seen; clouds float lazily, and the

effect is sultry. A doctor of medicine in Virginia. Born, 1782; died,
1865. President of William and Mary College, 1814-1826.
794. Smith. John Adams Smith.
Plain armorial. Motto, Finis coronat opus. Signed, Rollinson Sct.
795. Smith. John J. Smith.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto; the name occupying the motto-
ribbon. This plate is exactly like the James Logan. Great-grandson
of James Logan. Librarian of Philadelphia and Loganian libraries.
796. Smith. Jonathan Smith. M DCC LX.
A printed name-label from type with ornamental border.
797. Smith. Robert Smith.
Armorial. Major-General Smith of Virginia.
798. Smith. Samuel Smith.
Name-label; name engraved within an oval, trimmed with a wreath.
799. Smith. Samuel Smith, Esquire.
Armorial. Pictorial. A cherub is seated, busily reading, at the right
side, while on the left his companion blows lustily upon a horn, in
the direction of the sky, whence a third cherub approaches,
displaying a long ribbon upon which is the motto, Omnes fremant
licet dicam quod sentio. The whole design rests upon a bracket
garlanded with roses.
800. Smith. Thomas Smith.
Armorial. Of Gloucester, Va.
801. Smith. Thomas Smith Junr. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Nec aspera terrent. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. The customary landscape beneath the shield, and
the signature on the open scroll. This plate is a copy of the James
Scott Smith plate, and is much better work. Of New York.
802. Smith. Thomas J. Smith.
Armorial. Of New York. Signed by Maverick. Lawyer and scholar.
803. Smith. William Smith.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Chacun a son goût. Not signed, but
undoubtedly by Hurd. Of Massachusetts.

804. Smith. William Smith.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Tutus si fortis. Signed,
Maverick Sculpt. Of New York.
805. Smith. William Smith A.M.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Nil utile quod non honestum. Of New
York. Rather wild in appearance.
806. Smith. William Smith LL.D. Charleston S. Carolina.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Fidem servabo genusque.
Statesman and lawyer. Born, 1784; died, 1840.
807. Smith. William Loughton Smith.
Diplomatist. Statesman of Charleston, S.C. Born, 1758; died, 1812.
808. Smith. William P. Smith A.M.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Deus nobis haec otia fecit. Signed,
Thomas Johnston Sculp. The most ambitious Jacobean plate of our
early period. Probably the plate of William Peartree Smith of New
York. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
809. Smyth. Andrew Smyth.
Armorial.
810. Society for Propagating the Gospel. Sigillum Societatis De
Promovendo Evangelio In Partibus Transmarinus.
Allegorical. An oval frame bears the Latin inscription and a broad
ribbon underneath bears the following, The Gift of the Society for

propagating the Gospel in Foreign parts, 1704. The scene is off the
coast; a three-masted ship, with all sails set, is within a few feet of
the shore; the missionary, whose height is equal to one half the
foremast, stands before that mast with Bible in hand and is already
preaching to the natives who, with outstretched hands, come
running down the declivity. The imminent danger of the ship is
possibly the real cause of the interest on the part of the natives. The
full sun bestows his blessing, and a serpentine ribbon in mid-air
bears the motto, Transiens adiuvanos. Two varieties. Illustrated in
“Curio,” page 11.
811. South Carolina. Protestant Episcopal Society for the Advancement
of Christianity in South Carolina.
A printed label.
812. Spaight. Spaight.
Plain armorial. Motto, Vi et virtute. Of North Carolina.
813. Spooner. Joshua Spooner.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Follow reason. Signed, N. Hurd, Scp.
Of Massachusetts. A very fine plate.
814. Spooner. Wm. Spooner.
Pictorial. A play on the name. Two doves are billing and cooing, and
two hearts are overlapped above them. Of Newport. Circa 1825.
815. Spotswood. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto, Patior ut potiar. Of Virginia.
816. Sprigg. Richard Sprigg junr.
Name-label within an ornamental border of foliated scrolls, in the
top of which a group of thirteen stars is fixed. Signed, T. Sparrow.
Above his name are the letters F. G., whose meaning is lost. A
woodcut.
817. Spry. William Spry.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, W. Smith’s. Of New
York. The design of this plate is similar to some by Dawkins, but the
execution is superior. Probably Dawkins copied from Smith, who
was without doubt an English engraver.
818. Stanford. Thos. N. Stanford.

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Verum dicit. Signed,
Rollinson.
819. Stearns. Stearns.
Plain armorial. Motto, Firm. Of Massachusetts.
820. Stearns. Benjamin Stearns.
Name-label. Above the name a cabalistic arrangement of the letters
W. V. and M. with four hands in pairs pointing at them. Motto, Nihil
me tangere, altered to Noli me tangere. Dated 1833.
821. Stephens. William Stephens.
Armorial. Jacobean. Mantling. Motto, In corrupta fides nudaque
veritas. This resembles the plate of William Cowper, Clerk of
Parliament. Not signed, but possibly by Maverick, although not in
his usual style.
822. Stevens. Henry Stevens, Barnet. Vt. (Walton’s Press, Montpelier.
Vt.).
The arms of the State with its motto, Freedom and Unity. Under
this, in a frame, is the following poem:—
In Paradise, the tree,
Of knowledge was the pride:
By God’s supreme decree,
The man who eat—then died.

But Heaven in mercy since
Does him who tastes forgive:
To know, is no offence:
Now, he who eats—shall live.

The famous bibliographer.
823. Stevens. The Property of Henry Stevens, Barnet, 180-.
A simple name-label, printed, with ornamental type.
824. Stewart. Anthony Stewart Annapolis Maryland.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Nobilis ira. A very handsome
design, the name-bracket being large and handsomely ornamented;
rows of roses down the sides, and the graceful foliation, make a
very handsome plate.
825. Stewart. James Stewart. New York.

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Nil Desperandum.
826. Stewart. Hon. John Stewart Esqr. Quebec.
Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto, Nobilis ira. Signed, S. Jones Sc
Quebec.
827. Stille. Alfred Stille. M.D.
Plain armorial. Motto, Innocenter, patienter, constanter. A large
plate. Of Philadelphia.
828. Stith. William Stith.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Rather virtue than learning, in Greek.
The historian of Virginia. Date of plate, circa 1745. Illustrated in
“Curio,” page 15.
829. Stockbridge. Charles Stockbridge.
Name-label. Very much in the style of pen flourishes.
830. Stockton. Richard Stockton, A.M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, Omnia Deo pendent. Books are
shown at either side of the shield. Signer of the Declaration and
father of Commodore Stockton of New Jersey.
831. Stone. Wm. L. Stone.
Pictorial. An eagle struggling with a serpent rises into the clouds
with it, and bears an open scroll in one talon on which we read,
Demagogues may frown and Factions rage—Traitors may sigh and
Tyrants weep, but Freemen will rejoice for.... A ribbon above the
eagle bears the motto, Justice, Truth. Signed, R. Rawdon. Alby.
Author and editor.
832. Stott. Ebenezer Stott.
Armorial. Of Virginia.
833. Stowe. Stowe.
Plain armorial. Motto, Inter feros per crucem ad coronam. Calvin
Ellis Stowe, clergyman, and husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
834. Stringer. Samuel Stringer.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, H. D. fecit. Prominent
physician in Eastern New York State. Born in Maryland, 1734.
835. Strobel. Martin Strobel. Charleston. S.C.

Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin and the Frederick
Marsh plates.
836. Sturges. John Sturges.
Armorial. Signed by Maverick. No further information is
obtainable.
837. Stuyvesant. Peter Gerard Stuyvesant.
Plain armorial. Motto, Jovae praestat fidere quam homine.
838. Sullivan. John Sullivan.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, Modestia victorix. Signed, J.
Callender Scp. Of New Hampshire. Major-General in the
Revolutionary army.
839. Sumner. Thos. W. Sumner.
Name engraved upon a sable tablet; festoon of cloth above.
840. Sumner. W. H. Sumner.
Plain armorial. Motto, In medio tutissimus ibis. The plate of Gen.
William Hyslop Sumner. Born, Dorchester, Mass., 1780; died, 1861.
841. Supreme Council 33°. Supreme Council 33° of the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
U. S. A.
Masonic emblems. A triangle with 33 within it; above a regal crown
is shone upon by the full rays of the sun; a double-headed eagle
grasps a sword. Motto, Deus meumque jus.
842. Swan. James Swan.
Armorial. Pictorial. Supporters, a Scotchman in tartan and an Indian
holding a tobacco-plant. Motto, Dum spiro spero. Signed, Callender
Sc. A beehive at the right, and at the left a view of the ocean, with
distant sail in sight. Merchant, politician, scholar, and author before
the age of 22. Born in Scotland; came to Boston when very young; a
member of the “Tea Party”; wounded at Bunker Hill; went to France
and made a fortune; through trouble with a German correspondent
he was imprisoned in St. Pelagie, Paris, for fifteen years; died, Paris,
1831.
843. Swett. J. B. Swett.

A symbolical plate, representing the profession of medicine. In the
upper part a corpse has been laid open for examination, and three
cupids are in attendance; a fourth reads a book of reference with
woful face, and a saw and vessel would indicate that extreme
measures were to be tried. Below the name the serpent of
Æsculapius twined about the rod is placed between retorts, and
herbs growing in flower-pots. The execution of the plate is poor.
John Barnard Swett of Newburyport, Mass.

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-ribbon empty. 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.

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 eagle flies 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.

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 died there. 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.

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 supports this 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, and Vitanda
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.

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.

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 for
PLEASURE and for PROFIT read: thus hold high CONVERSE
with the MIGHTY dead, 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,
evidently in 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 combine
To 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 concordia is 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 recludit
Fontes, ecce, suos: et ampliora
Vena 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 architectural
fragments, 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 word
Immortalitas is inscribed across the entablature; just over the youth
and Minerva, in a cloudy swirl, three cherubs hold aloft a sheepskin,
on which is seen LINONIA 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
word Yale. 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 emblems and 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:—
See some strange comfort ev’ry state attend. POPE.

Ah, when the dream of life shall be passed, what will have availed all its agitation, if it leave not
one trace of utility behind? VOLNEY.

Crescit amor nummi.
Stultum est in alieno foro sigitare.
A very rude woodcut.

979. Unidentified. (Name defaced.)
Pictorial. An eagle soars aloft, bearing an oval frame with the name
of the owner upon it; the broad rays of the sun behind the eagle light
up the pine trees on the distant hill-tops. In the lower right-hand
corner the smoke rises from the chimney of a house whose roof is
just visible, shaded by a peculiar tree.
980. Unidentified. (Name defaced.)
Pictorial. An eagle holding a small United States shield in his beak,
and a ribbon on which the United States motto is given, E pluribus
unum. In the oval beneath, Use this carefully and return it
immediately. A Bible under all. Signed, W. Barber. Sculpt.
981. Unidentified. Armorial.
Arms, Vert three garbs ppr. Crest, a swarm of bees about a hive.
Chippendale. Motto, Libertas et patria mea. Signed, H. Dawkins
Sculpt.
982. Unidentified. Pictorial.
Within an oval frame we see the interior of a large room, which
might be a library but looks more like a school-room; seated at a
desk in the centre of the room is a man in the elaborate costume of
the gentleman of the last century; books are before him, and on the
floor beside him; a large globe is at hand; the appearance of the
seated scholar is that of a professor waiting for his class to file in.
The name is given upon a ribbon which is tied above, but it has been
cut out of the specimen at hand. Signed, A. Godwin. Sculp.
***
ADDITIONS WHILE PRINTING.
983. Boston. Boston Architectural Library.
A large label made up of type ornaments and a woodcut festoon.
984. Champion. Epaphroditus Champion, Jr.
Plain armorial. Motto, Pro rege et patria. Signed, P. Maverick, Sc.
985. Chin. Henry Chin.

Armorial. Virginia.
986. Edgar. William Edgar.
Plain armorial. No motto. Of New Jersey.
987. Haverhill. Haverhill Library. (Mass.)
A small woodcut label; festoons and an ancient coin.
988. Kunze. Johann Christopher Kunze, Prediger in Philadelphia.
Pastor of a Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Printed label.
989. Malvians. Malvians.
Pictorial. A skeleton with the motto, Ille ego quiad sanandos vivos
seco mortuos, around it.
990. Muhlenberg. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Motto, Solus minus solus. This is probably the plate used
by the brother of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, the “fighting
parson” of the Revolution.
991. Oliver. Francis Johonnot Oliver, Boston.
Armorial. Crest only. Motto, L’amour et l’amitié. A very graceful
design of festoons encloses the name and motto.
992. Scott. John N. D. S. Scott.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, In God we trust. This is the
same copper as No. 766.
993. Sumner. Geo. Sumner.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.
994. Weiberg. The Property of Samuel Weiberg: ubi libertas ibi patria.
Printed label.
995. Wright. Joseph Wright.
Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin.

A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE DATED PLATES UP
TO 1800.
Johannes Williams 1679 Label.
Francis Page 1703 Armorial.
William Penn 1703 Armorial.
Society for Propagating the Gospel 1704 Pictorial.
Thomas Prince 1704 Label.
Samuel Phillips 1707 Label.
William Assheton 1718 Armorial.
William R. Ghiton 1718 Armorial.
The Carpenters’ Co. of Philadelphia 1724 Pictorial.
Robert Elliston 1725 Armorial.
John Secombe 1729 Label.
Benjamin Dolbeare 1739 Label.
Jacob Cushing 1746 Label.
Thomas Dering 1749 Armorial.
William Lightfoot 1750 Armorial.
John Burnet 1754 Armorial.
Joseph Dudley 1754 Armorial.
Philemon Robbins 1755 Label.
Benjamin Greene 1757 Armorial.
Albany Society Library 1759 Pictorial.
Jonathan Smith 1760 Label.
East Apthorp 1761 Armorial.
David Routh 1762 Armorial.
American Academy 1770 Pictorial.
John Coffin 1771 Armorial.
Richard Beresford 1772 Armorial.
James Otis 1773 Label.
Gabriel Duvall 1778 Label.
Aaron Putnam 178- Label.
Thomas Hall 1787 Armorial.
Rev. Joseph Fownes 1790 Label.
I. Walmsey 1792 Armorial.
Sally Richards 1794 Label.
Santa Johannis Ev. Sig. Coll. Latomorum 1794 Pictorial.
William Barroll, Chestertown 1795 Label.
Thomas O. Selfridge 1799 Label.

AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE SIGNED PLATES.
* Plates marked thus have not been seen by the writer, and the exact
manner of signing has not been communicated.
Name. Manner of Signing.
{Maingot del.
Anonymous
{Maverick Sct.
Anderson A. Anderson. Sculp.
Andrews Callender Sc.
Henry Andrews S. Harris, Sc.
Apprentices’ Library (New York) A. Anderson. Sc.
Theodore Atkinson N. Hurd. Scp.
William King Atkinson Callender. Sc.
Richard Tylden Auchmuty A & S.

*Jonathan Baldwin Signed by Callender.
*Luke Baldwin Signed by Callender.
Flamen Ball P. R. Maverick Sct.
The Library Co. of Baltimore S. Allardice Phi.
Abraham Bancker Maverick Sculp.
Charles N. Bancker Jones Sc.
Gerard Bancker Dawkins Sculpsit.
Charles Beck N. D. Sc.
William Betts C. P. Harrison. Del. Sct.
*William Beverly Signed by J. Kirk.
Absalom Blackley Maverick Scp.
Blakes’ Circulating Library S. Hill Sc.
Thomas W. Blatchford Wm. D. Smith. Sc.
Bloomfield J. Trenchard.
T. Bond W. H.
Boylston Medical Library Annin & Smith.
Boylston Medical Library Callender Sc.
Philip Brasher Maverick Scp.
Benjamin S. Brooks A. D.
David Paul Brown C. P. H. St.
{Engrvd by P. R. Maverick
Jacob Brown
{65 Liberty Street.
*Thomas Brown Signed by Hurd.
Peter A. Browne Engraved by James Akin.
John Burnet H. Dawkins Sculp. 1754.

John Callender Callender Sc.
Alpheus Cary, Jr. A. Cary del. H. Morse Sc.
Thomas Cary Callender Scp.
John Chambers E. Gallaudet Sculp.
Epaphroditus Champion, Jr. P. Maverick Sc.
Gardiner Chandler P. Revere Sculp.
John Chandler, Jr. N. Hurd Sculp.
*Rufus Chandler Signed by Hurd.
Sl. Chase Boyd Sc.
Francis Child H. Dawkins Sculpt.
Isaac Child N. Dearborn and Son.
George Clark J. F. Morin Sc. N. Y.
C. I. Cleborne, M.D. Jarrett. London.
De Witt Clinton P. R. Maverick Sculpt.
William Cock Maverick Sculpt.
Coffin. J. Akin Sculp
Hector Coffin J. Akin del. F. Kearny Sc.
Columbia College Library Anderson Sculp.
Charles M. Connolly J. G. Bolen. 104 B’way.
Cushman Pulini. Inc.
James S. Cutting Maverick Sct.
William Cutting P. R. Maverick Sct.
John Cuyler Maverick Sculpt.

Francis Dana N. H. Scp.
Danforth N. H. Scp.
John Day J. Smithers Sculp.
M. W. Day W. Chapin del. & Sc.
Lewis De Blois Nathaniel Hurd Sculp.
Frederick De Peyster P. R. Maverick Sct.
Thomas Dering N. Hurd Sculp.
Doct. I. Dove Brooks Sculp.
James Duane H. D. fect.
Philip Dumaresque N. Hurd Sculp.
Robert Henry Dunkin I. H.
Gabriel Duvall T. S.

Bryan Edwards Ashby Sculp Russell Court London.
Barnard Elliott P. R. Maverick.
Erasmus Hall Library Maverick Sculpt. New York.
William Erving Callender Sct.

Farmington Library M. Bull’s & T. Lee’s Sculp
Fenwick J. Smither Sc.
Eli Forbes J. M. Furnass St.

Ebenezer Foot Maverick Set.
Isaac Foster N. Hurd Scpt.
John Francis Callender Sculp.
John Franklin J. Turner Sculp.
Andrew G. Fraunces Maverick Scp.

John Walter Gibbs Abernethie Sculp.
*James Gibs Signed by Maverick.
James Giles Maverick Sculp.
Henry D. Gilpin C. G. Childs.
Joseph Gorham W. Smith Sculp.
J. J. J. Gourgas P. L.
Robert Gracie Lewis Sculp.
Henry Hale Graham J. Smither Sc.
Francis Green N. Hurd Sculp.
Benjamin Greene N. H. Scp.
David Greene Revere scp.
Thomas Greene, Jr. N. Hurd Scp.
William Greenleaf N. Hurd Scp.
David Stoddard Greenough William Greenough fecit.

Robert Hale N. Hurd Scp.
J. W. Hamersley Faithorne.
Rich’d Harrison Rollinson Sculpt.
Harvard College N. Hurd Sculp.
Harvard College N. Hurd, Boston.
Harvard College A. Bowen.
Harvard College Andrew Filner.
Harvard College H. Billings del. C. G. Smith
Hasty Pudding Library Callender Sc.
Barrack Hays I. Hutt Sculp
Elias Hicks P. Maverick S.
Elias Hicks Rollinson Sct.
Whitehead Hicks H. Dawkins Sculpt.
Phillip L. Hoffman Maverick Sculpt. New York.
William Hooper N. H. Sep.
Francis Hopkinson} one copper
H. Dawkins Sculp.
Joseph Hopkinson } one copper
{P. R. Maverick Sct No 3
Horanian Society Library
{ Crown Street NY.
*Archibald Hunter Signed by Dawkins.
{Engrd by P. R. Maverick 65
William J. Hunter
{ Liberty St. New York.

Jonathan Jackson N. H. Scp.

{Griffith & Wiegells 3 St.
The Bishop of Jamaica
{ James St. London.
Robert Jenkins N. Hurd.
John I. Johnson Maverick St.
John Johnston Maverick Sculpt.
Thomas Johnston Maverick Sculp N.Y.
Samuel Jones Dawkins Sc.
Benjamin S. Judah Maverick Sculpt.
John Keese Maverick Sculpt.
John Keese Maverick Sct.
Peter Kemble J. Lewis.
Rufus King Maverick Sculpt.
Isaac L. Kip Maverick Sculpt.
Leonard Kip B. Brown Sc.
Benjamin Kissam H. Dawkins Inv. et Sculp.

Ex Libris L—— P. Riera.
Ladd S. Felwell Sculpt.
Edward R. Laurens Stout del et Sculpsit.
John Lee S. Mc intire.
John Lenthel Thackara.
Edward Livingston Maverick Sculpt.
Maturin Livingston Maverick Sculpt.
Peter R. Livingston N. Hurd Scp.
William Smith Livingston Maverick Sculpt.
John Lowell N. Hurd Scp.
John Lowell, Jr. Annin & Smith Sc.
John Lowell, Jr. A & S.
Cary Ludlow W. Smith sculpt.
Charles Ludlow W. Smith.
George Ludlow Rollinson Sct.
John Cook Ludlow H. D. Sc.
Gab. W. Ludlow H. D. Sc.

Wm. T. McCoun Rollinson, S.
{I. J. Barralet, Inv.
Bloomfield McIlvaine
{J. H. Seymour Sc.
Andrew McKelden Leonard Sculpt.
Hugh McLean Maverick Sct.
Henry McMurtrie Smither Sculp.
Henry McMurtrie Fairman del. Kearny Sc.
John Magill J. Smither Sct.
Peter Manigault Yates Fecit Royal Exchange
Henry Marchant N. H. Sc.
John Marston N. Hurd Sculp.

Massachusetts Medical Society Callender Sc.
Peter Masterton Maverick Sculpt.
Maxwell Maverick Sculpt.
Peter Middleton, M.D. J. Lewis Sc.
Horatio Shepheard Moat Rollinson.
Nathl. F. Moore P. Maverick.
William Morris Shallus. Sculpt.

Timothy Newell I. Thomas print.
New York College of Pharmacy Rollinson Sc. New York.
New York Society Library E. Gallaudet Sc.
{Engrd by P. R. Maverick.
New York Society Library
{ 65 Liberty Street.
New York Society Library Maverick Sct Crown Street.
George W. Norris W. G. M.
Isaac Norris Jas. Turner Sc.
Lewis Morris Ogden P. Maverick Sc.
Orphan Asylum L. Simond del—Seney Sc
Samuel Osborne N. Hurd Scp.

Francis Panton, Jr. Maverick Scp.
John Parke I. S. Sculp.
John Parkman Russell and Cutler printers.
*W. Paulding Signed by Maverick.
A.L. Pierson Annin & Smith Sc.
Edmd. Penn T. Baddick.
Edward Pennington J. J. Plocher Sc
{Printed by Zachariah Poulson
Library Co. of Philadelphia
{ jun. No. 106 Chestnut street.
Philotechnian Library Jos. Perkins sc N. York
William L. Pierce Maverick Sculpt.
Charles Pierpont S. Hill.
John Pintard Maverick Sct.
John Pintard, LL.D. Anderson.
William Popham Maverick Scp.
Porcellian Library F. Mitchell Del.
John Poulson Printed by Zachariah Poulson Junior.
William H. Prescott A & S.
Halcott B. Pride Maverick Sculp.
By the name of Prince Wightman.
Sam’l Provoost Maverick Sculpt.
Samuel Pruyn D. W. Wilson Sc.

John Randolph of the Middle Temple, one copper
} BATH, I. Skinner.
Peyton Randolph, one copper

B. J. Raphael, M.D. Rohun and Co’s Louisville Ky.
{Drawn by James Stevens Civil
Redwood Library, Newport, R.I.
{ Engr. Engd W. D. Terry, Newport.
Henry Reverly F. Kirk.
Jacob Roome H. Dawkins Sculpsit.
John L. C. Roome H. Dawkins Sculpsit.
Rosseau Karst.
Thomas Russell Callender Sc.
Rutledge S. C. Barnes & Co. Coventry Street.

Sir John St. Clair Ja. Turner Philada Sculpt.
James Samuels H. Dawkins Philada Fecit.
Daniel Sargent, Jr. Callender Sc.
Epes Sargent P. Revere Sculp.
William Seton Maverick Sculpt.
Peter Silvester Child Sculpt.
John Sitgreaves Maverick Scp New York.
James Scott Smith Maverick Sculp.
John Adam Smith Rollinson Sct.
Thomas Smith, Jr. Maverick Sculpt.
Thomas J. Smith Signed by Maverick.
*William Smith Maverick Sculpt.
William P. Smith Thomas Johnston Sculp.
Joshua Spooner N. Hurd Scp.
Richard Sprigg T. Sparrow.
William Spry W. Smith’s.
Thomas N. Stanford Rollinson.
John Stewart J. Jones Sc. Quebec.
William L. Stone R. Rawdon. Alby.
Samuel Stringer H. D. fecit.
*John Sturges Signed by Maverick.
John Sullivan J. Callender Scp.
James Swan Callender Sc.
William Sword H. D. Fecit.

William Taylor Maverick Sct.
Teachers’ Union, St. George’s Church Rollinson.
James Thompson P. Maverick, Durand & Co.
Thomas Tillotson Maverick Sculpt New York.
John Tomlinson H. D. fecit.
Nathaniel Tracy N. H. Scp.
Andrew Tyler N. H. Sculp.
Joseph Tyler Johnson.
Dudley Atkins Tyng Callender Sp.

P. I. Van Berkel Maverick Scp.
K. K. Van Rensselaer Maverick Scp.
Richard Varick A. Billings Sculpt.
Josias Short Vavasour H. Dawkins Sc.
{Dent Sculpt Bull Alley
Virginia Council Chamber
{ Lombard Street London.
Solomon Vose Callender Sc.

Wall J. D. Stout, N.Y.
John W. Watkins, A.M. Rollinson Sct.
Wentworth N. Hurd Scp.
Stepney Library, Wethersfield Doolittle Sculpt.
Charles H. Wetmore Doolittle Sculp.
Prosper Wetmore Maverick Sculpt.
William Wetmore Revere Sc.
W—— Whitebread Dawkins Fecit.
{J. R. Penniman Delt. W. B.
J. B. Whitridge
{ Annin Sc.
Charles Wilkes Rollinson Sc.
—— Williams Harris Sc.
Azarias Williams Rollinson Sculpt.
Gulielmi Williams J. Ingram fecit a Paris.
John C. Williams N. H. Scp.
Samuel Willis Thos. Johnston, Sc.
William Winthrop S. Hill.
Joseph Wiseman Vallance Sc.
Polydore B. Wisner Maverick Sculpt.

{Wm. Taylor Deln,
Brothers in Unity (Yale College)
{A. Doolittle Sculpt.
{E. Tisdale Del.
Brothers in Unity (Yale College)
{S. S. Jocelyn Sc.
{P. R. Maverick Sct No. 3
Brothers in Unity (Yale College) {O. Pelton Sc.
{ Crown Street, N.Y.
Linonian Library (Yale College) Doolittle Sc.
Linonian Society (Yale College) G. Fairman.
Peter W. Yates H. D. Sc.

Unidentified W. Barber Sculpt.
Unidentified H. Dawkins Sculpt.
Unidentified A. Godwin Sculp.

A glance at the above list shows that our early engravers had no set rule
by which to record their names on plates which they engraved; they used

full names or initials as the fancy seized them, or the room on the plate
demanded. In the word chosen to denote the fact of engraving a great
diversity is seen, though by far the most used sculpsit or its abbreviations.
Hurd and Callender seem to have been the most methodical, as they used
one form a good deal. Dawkins had several styles, and Maverick had one or
two, but was pretty certain to use an abbreviation of sculpsit.

A LIST OF THE MOTTOES FOUND UPON THE EARLY
AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES, WITH TRANSLATIONS.
IN the Introduction to his “Handbook of Mottoes,” Mr. C. N. Elvin
separates the mottoes into the following four classes:—
I. Mottoes which have no reference to the name or the armorial bearings of their users.
II. Mottoes which have a direct reference to the bearings.
III. Mottoes which have a punning reference to the name.
IV. Mottoes which have a reference to both name and bearings.

While all these classes are represented in the following list of mottoes
and quotations taken from the early American Book-plates, such a
classification is hardly adapted to the very limited number of mottoes
employed, and we should divide them into but two general classes, under
which, however, a number of subdivisions will occur to the reader.
1. The family mottoes: used either as a matter of course or with a
reasonable pride in the possession.
2. The mottoes which are the choice or selection of the owner of the
plate: in this are included quotations from the classic writers of both poetry
and prose, mottoes of a patriotic nature, of a moral and of an educational
character, as well as others in lighter vein.
Plates are found, too, that have the family motto and one of private
suitability in addition. The expressions against the lending of books and the
lines directing the attention to the value of good reading, and kindred
sentiments, mentioned in previous chapters, are not included here.
The translations will be found rather “free” in many cases, and it will
need but a casual glance at the construction of some of the Latin phrases to
see that such a freedom is necessary.
ἉΚΡΟΡΟΓΩVΙΑΙΟΥ ὉVΤΕSἹΗΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ. (Eph. ii. 20.) Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner-stone. Andover Theol. Sem.
ἉΛΗΘΕΙΑ. Truth. Brothers in Unity (955).
βελτωναι οὑδιδἁξαι. Rather virtue than learning. Stith.
ΕΙΣ ΦΑΟΣ. Into the light. Bancroft.
Ἑραυατε τας γρἁφας. (John v. 39.) Search the Scriptures. Smith (776).

Θἡγει φρἑνα το ἡδυ τἑχνων. Pursuit of pleasure sharpens the wits. Phœnix
Society.
Κατὰ σκοπὸν διὡκω. (Phil. iii. 14.) I press toward the mark. Pintard.
ΚΗΡΥΣΣΟΕΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ ἙΣΤΑUΥΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ. (1 Cor. i. 23.) We
preach Christ crucified. Conn. Theo. Inst.
Λὁγια Ζὼντα. Living oracles. Columbia College.
ὁ λὁγος ὄσος ἁληθεια ἑστι. (John xvii. 17.) Thy word is truth. Andover
Theol. Inst.
του καὶ ἁπὸ γλὡσσης μἑιτος γλυκἱων ῥἑεν ἁυδἡ. From his lips flowed
words sweeter than honey. Virginia Council Chamber.
Ab initio Deus providebit. God will provide from the beginning. Dove.
Ad astra, per aspera. To the stars through difficulties. Minot.
Adversis major, par secundis. Greater than adversity, a match for
prosperity. Jarvis.
Aestate hyeme que idem. In age and winter unchanged. Green.
Aliis quod ab aliis. For others because by others. Callaway.
Altera merces. Another reward. McLean.
Altius tendo. I reach higher. Kinloch.
Amicitia. Friendship. Linonian Society Library.
Amicitia concordia soli noscimus. We alone learn in friendship and
harmony. Linonian Society Library.
Amicitia cum libertate. Friendship with liberty. Williams.
Amor vincit naturae. The love of nature conquers. Gibbes.
Amore patriae. By the love of country. Scott.
Ante victoriam ne cane triumphum. Sing not of triumph before the victory.
Thompson.
Arcui meo non confido. I trust not to my bow. Wilkes.
Ars longa, vita brevis. Art is long and life is fleeting. Priestley.
At re non impetu. By reason, not by force. Hunter.
Auctor pretiosa facit. The Giver makes them valuable. Lennox.
Audacter. Boldly. Ewing.

Aude fieri justum. Dare to do the right. Parker.
Auspice Christo. Under the guidance of Christ. Davis.
Aut mors aut vita decora. Either death, or an honorable life. Livingston.
Aut nunquam tantis aut perfice. Either do not attempt, or complete.
Heming.
Be sure. Pasley.
Beata Domus, custodita sic cuja Deo Domino est. Blessed the home, so
guarded by the Lord God. Brasher.
Beauty and Grace. Smith.
Bello virtus. Courageous in war. Keese.
Beware my edge. Gibbs.
Bona que honesta. Good things and honest. Jackson.
Bona vince malum. Overcome evil with good. Elliston.
Carpe diem. (Hor. Od. i. 77.) Seize the present opportunity. Hoffman.
Carpe diem: postero ne credo. Seize the present: trust not the future.
Cutting.
Cassis tutissima virtus. Virtue is the safest helmet. Knights of the Square
Table.
Cave. Beware. Parker.
Cavendo tutus. Safe by caution. Dana.
Chacun à son goût. Each to his own taste. Smith.
Cherish virtue. King.
Christi servitus vera libertas. The service of Christ true liberty. Vaughan.
Christo et ecclesia. For Christ and the church. Harvard College Library.
Cito pede praeterit aetas. With swift foot old age comes on. Sargeant.
Clarior hinc honos. Hence the brighter honor. Buchanan.
Claris dextera factis. (Virg. Æn. vii. 474.) A right hand employed in
glorious deeds. Byam.
Clibor ne sceame. Cliborne.
Cognoscere occasionem. Recognize the opportunity. Newton-Williams.

Colendo crescent. By cultivating they increase. Livius.
Communiter bona profundere Deorum est. It is the manner of the gods to
lavish good upon all. Philadelphia Library Co.
Concordia societatis nostra vinculum est. Concord is the bond of our
society. Linonian Society Library.
Confido in Domino. I trust in God. Sedgwick.
Conquer death by virtue. Sherman.
Consilio manuque. By counsel, and by the hand. Peirson.
Consilio non impetu. By counsel not by force. Agnew.
Coronat virtus cultores suos. Virtue crowns her worshippers. Clarke.
Cor unum ira mea. My whole heart in my wrath. Tomlinson.
Courage sans peur. Courage without fear. Lewis.
Crescit amor nummi. The desire for riches increases. Unidentified Plate.
Cui est amiens felix. Happy he who has a friend. Whitridge.
Dabit otia Deus. God will give peace. Brisbane.
De interiore templo socius. A comrade from within the temple.
Horsmanden.
Decus virtuti soli. Honor to virtue alone. Ludlow.
Delectando pariterque monendo. By pleasing while admonishing.
Mackay.
Deo dirigente crescendum est. We must prosper, while God directs.
Lowell.
Deo duce perseverandum. I will persevere under the guidance of God.
Jay.
Deo et amicitiae. For God and friendship. Forman.
Deo regique debeo. I owe duty to God and the king. Johnson.
Deo spes mea. God my hope. Thornton.
Depressa resurgo. I rise after defeat. Pintard.
Deus amici et nos. God, our friends, and ourselves. Pell.
Deus dabit. God will grant. Fish.
Deus dux certus. God a safe leader. Brimage.

Deus meumque jus. God and my right. Supreme Council, 33d°.
Deus nobis haec otia fecit. (Virg. Ec. i. vi.) God hath given us this
tranquillity. Smith.
Deus providebit. God will provide. Dove.
Dictis factisque simplex. Simple in words and deeds. Gilpin. Rogers.
Dieu défend de droit. God defends the right. Boucher.
Disce pati. Learn to endure. Duncan.
Discretio moderatrix virtutum. Discretion mistress of virtues. Quincy.
Duce natura sequor. I follow the lead of Nature. Holyoke.
Ducit amor patriae. Love of country leads me. Phillips.
Dum clarum teneam. While I hold to glory. Penn.
This is not the complete motto of the family of Penn of Stoke Pogis; it
should be, Dum clarum rectum taneam, which means, While I hold to
glory let me hold to right.
Dum spiro spero. While I breathe I hope. Auchmuty. Morrison. Swan.
Dum vivimus vivamus. While we live let us live. Porcellian Society
Library.
E parvis oriuntur magna. From small things great arise. Brothers in
Unity.
E pluribus unum. One from many. Guilford Library. McKelden. U. S.
Army. Unidentified Plate.
Emollit mores. She civilizes. New York Society Library.
En dat Virginia quartam. Behold Virginia furnishes her fourth. Virginia
Council Chamber.
En Dieu est tout. In God is everything. Connolly. Wentworth.
En espérance je vie. I live in hope. Brown.
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem. With the sword he strives for
calm quiet under the reign of liberty. Mass. Library of the General
Court.
Esse et videri. To be and to seem to be. Duer.
Esse potius quam habere. To be rather than to have. Minturn.

Esse quam videri. To be rather than to seem. Archdeacon. Duer. Fendall.
Tyng. White.
Et mea messis erit. And mine will be the harvest. Denny.
Et si ostendo non jacta. Altho’ I show, tell it not abroad. Ogden.
Ex candore decus. Honor from sincerity. Marshall.
Ex necessitate. Through necessity. Low.
Excelsior. Higher. Varick.
Exemplum adest ipse homo. Man himself furnishes a pattern. Franklin.
Exitus acta probat. The end shows the deed. Washington.
Exstant recte factus praemia. Rewards await right actions. Coffin.
Fais bien crains rein. Do well, fear nothing. Colden. Pintard.
Faithful and brave. Uniacke.
Fama praestante praestantior virtus. Virtue more glorious than glorious
fame. Morgan.
Fama sed virtus non moriatur. Fame, but not virtue, will die. Ingersoll.
Fare fac. Say and do. Fairfax.
Fari aude. Dare to speak. Child.
Fan quae sentiat. To speak what he may think. Apthorp. Randolph.
Tyler.
Fiat justitia. Let justice be done. Browne.
Fide et amicitia. By fidelity and friendship. Porcellian Society Library.
Fide, sed cui vide. Trust, but in whom take care. Ludlow.
Fidelity. Paulding.
Fidem servabo. I will keep faith. Emerson.
Fidem servabo genusque. I will be true to my faith and my race. Smith.
Fidem servat vinculaque solvit. He keeps faith, and breaks his chains.
Cadena.
Fides scutum. Faith a shield. Bruen.
Finis coronat opus. The end crowns the work. Smith.
Firm. Stearns.

Floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia, libant omnia nos. As bees in the
flowery meadows taste all, so we taste of all. Williams.
Flourish in all weathers. Erving.
Follow reason. Spooner.
Fors et virtus. Fortune and virtue. De Lotbiniere.
Forti non deficit telum. The brave lack not weapons. Watts.
Fortior quo rectior. He is strongest who is nearest right. Sargent.
Fortis et fidelis. Brave and faithful. Watkins.
Fortis et fidus. Brave and trusty. Middleton.
Fortis et veritas. Brave and truthful. March.
Fortiter! Ascende! Courage! Climb! Erasmus Hall Library.
Fortiter et fideliter. Boldly and faithfully. Cox.
Fortitudo et justitia. Bravery and justice. Judah.
Fortuna petit, honestas manet. Fortune perishes, honesty endures. Beete.
Foy en Dieu. Faith in God. Bartram.
Frangas non flectas. You may break, not bend. Blanc.
Freedom and Unity. Stevens.
Furth—Fortune. Murray.
Gaudeo. I rejoice. Brown.
Gaudia magna nuncio. I bring tidings of great joy. Scott.
Gloria. Glory. Chauncey.
God grant grace. Gracie.
Habeo pro jus fasque. I hold by human and divine right. Cushman.
Haec etiam parentibus. This also for those who obey. Hooper.
Hazard zit forward. Seton.
Hermes eloquio potens recludit
Fontes, ecce, suos: et ampliora
Vena Pierii fluunt liquores:
Atque arces reserat suas Minerva.

Behold, Hermes, powerful in eloquence, discloses his fountains: and
Pierian liquors flow forth from the ample spring. And again Minerva
takes her place on her citadel. Brothers in Unity.
Hinc labor et virtus. Hence labor and virtue. Allison.
Hoc age. Do this. Izard.
Honestum praetulit utili. He has preferred honor to profit. Kissam.
Honor virtutis praemium. Honor the reward of virtue. Brearly. Proctor.
Honore et amore. With honor and love. Hamersley.
Honore et fide. With honor and trust. Sears.
Hora é sempre. Now and always. Jarvis.
I pensieri stretti ed il viso sciolto. The thoughts secret and the face open.
Ludwell.
Ignotis errare locis ignota videre,
Flumina gaudebat: studio minuente laborem.

He loved to wander in unknown places, to see unknown rivers: pleasure
making the labor light. Eustace.
Ille ego qui ad sanandos vivos seco mortuos. I am he who cuts up the dead
to heal the living. Malvians.
Immortalitas. Immortality. Linonian Society Library.
Impavide. Fearlessly. Power.
Improve your hours for they never return. Guilford Library.
In cruce salus. In the cross is salvation. Lawrence.
In Deo fides. My trust is in God. Gray.
In Domino confido. I trust in the Lord. Assheton.
In fide et in bello fortis. Strong in faith and war. Carroll.
In futura spector. I regard the future. Pierce.
In God we hope. Whitridge.
In God we trust. Scott.
In hoc signo vinces. Under this sign thou shalt conquer. Eustace.

In lumine tuo videbimus lumen. In thy light shall we see light. Columbia
College Library.
In medio tutissimus ibis. Thou wilt go safest in the middle. Cary. Sumner.
In prudentia et simplicitate. With caution and candor. Vaughan.
In silentio et spe. In silence and hope. Van Berkel.
In tenebris lucidior. The brighter in darkness. Inglis.
In reference to the crest,—A star surrounded by clouds.
Incorrupta fides nudaque veritas. Uncorrupted faith and naked truth.
Stephens.
Indefessus vigilando. I will watch unweariedly. Read.
Independence. Jackson.
Indure but hope. Barrell.
Initium sapientiae est timor Domini. (Prov. i. 7. Ps. cxi. 10.) The fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Martin.
Innocenter, patienter, constanter. Blamelessly, patiently, constantly. Stille.
Integra mens augustissima possessio. An honest mind is the most glorious
possession. Meredith.
Inter feros per crucem ad coronam. Among wild beasts by the cross to the
crown. Stowe.
Inter folia fructus. Among the flowers the fruit. Humphrey.
J’avance. I advance. Bartram.
J’espère en Dieu. I hope in God. Ray.
Je me fie en Dieu. I trust in God. De Blois.
Je recois pour donner. I receive to distribute. Innes.
Jovae praestat fidere quam homine. It is better to trust in God than man.
Stuyvesant.
Judicemur agendo. Let us be judged by our deeds. Hicks.
Juncta virtute fides. Fidelity joined to bravery. Murray.
Jura sunt mea: vindicabo. These are my rights: I will defend them.
Taylor.
Juste rem para. Prepare the thing justly. Apthorp.

Justice, Truth. Stone.
Labor omnia vincit. Labor conquers all things. Longbottom.
Labor to rest. Kempe.
Labore. By labor. Young.
L’amour et l’amitié. Love and friendship. Oliver.
Law and Right. Allen.
Lectorem delectando partique monendo. To please the reader and partly to
admonish. Cox.
Lege et intellige. By law and reason. Simpson.
Lege et ratione. By law and reason. Crookshank.
Legibus vivo. I live by the law. Lisle.
Lex libertas salusque gentis. Law, liberty and the safety of the race.
Georgetown College.
Libertas. Liberty. Pride.
Libertas et natale solum. Liberty and my native soil. Sitgreaves.
Libertas et patria mea. Liberty and my country. Giles. Unidentified
Plate.
Libertatem, amicitiam retenebis et fidem. You will keep liberty, friendship
and good faith. Adams.
Literatura mentem excandit. Literature brightens the mind. Welch.
Live to truth. Masterton.
Loyal au mort. Loyal to death. Belcher. King.
Loyal jusqu’à la Mort. Loyal even unto death. Belcher.
Loyez ferme. Be steadfast. Clarke.
Luceo non uro. I shine but do not burn. Mckenzie.
Lucidior in tenebris. The brighter in darkness. Inglis.
L’un pour l’autre. For each other. Samuels.
Magnanimus esto. Be great-souled. Ingraham.
Malo mori quam foedari. I would rather die than be disgraced. Betts.
Murray.

Manet amicitia florebit que semper. Friendship endures and is in perpetual
bloom. Francis. Pierpont.
Maximae divitiae sunt prae doctrina et scientia contemnendae: sed virtus
omnibus praestat. The greatest riches are to be despised compared with
learning and wisdom: but virtue excels all. Vinton.
May concord prevail and the undertaking prosper. Albany Society
Library.
Mediocria firma. The middle course is safe. Lardner.
Meliora non opto. I desire no better things. Jackson.
Meliora spero. I hope for better things. Panton.
Mens sibi conscia recti. A mind conscious of its rectitude. Murray.
Mens in arduis aequa. A mind calm in the midst of difficulties.
Abercrombie.
Mille malis salutis habeo, species mille. In a thousand evils I have a
thousand chances of safety. Foster.
Miseris succerrere disco. I learn to succor the unfortunate. Livermore.
Rush.
Modestia victorex. Modesty supreme. Sullivan.
Moveo et proficio. I advance and progress. Knox.
Multum legendum. Much to be read. White.
My hope on high. Bedlow.
My might makes right. Mackey.
Natura duces. Nature shall lead. Mass. Medical Society Library.
Naturae convenienter vivere. To live conformably to Nature. Ludlow.
Ne cede malis. Yield not to misfortune. Chase.
Ne crede colori. Trust not to color. Smith.
Ne oublie. Do not forget. Graham.
Ne parcas nec spernas. Neither spare nor scorn. Yates.
Ne quid nimis. Not too much of anything. Tazewell.
Nec aspera terrent. Difficulties do not daunt. Smith.
Nec degener. I do not degenerate. Silvester.