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[Bookplate for Loren Griswold DuBois]
Description
In black ink. Per blazon sinister, or (gold) and argent (silver). A lion rampant, sable (black), queue fourche, grasping a scimetar, azure (blue). A tower turreted, with banners sinister on either side, azure. Upon a straight crest wreath is a demi-lion, sable with queue fourche, grasping a scimetar, azure. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the French motto.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Loren Griswold DuBois]
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| Date Created |
[between 1800 and 1899]
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| Description |
In black ink. Per blazon sinister, or (gold) and argent (silver). A lion rampant, sable (black), queue fourche, grasping a scimetar, azure (blue). A tower turreted, with banners sinister on either side, azure. Upon a straight crest wreath is a demi-lion, sable with queue fourche, grasping a scimetar, azure. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the French motto.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 6.4 x 8.9 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
Likely, Loren Griswold Du Bois of Boston, Massachusetts. He was born on October 18, 1853 and died in 1919? He was the son of Gilman Bradford Du Bois and Ellen L. Griswold. He was a graduate of Harvard University, as well as, a lawyer and a collector of first editions and illuminated manuscripts.
References: 1) RootsWeb, "VTORANGE-L Archives," RootsWeb, <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/VTORANGE/2007-04/1177773584> (13 November 2007) 2) New York Times, November 9, 1919, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CE4D61138EE32A2575AC0A9679D946896D6CF> (13 November 2007) 3) Quote: "DU BOIS LIBRARY SOON TO BE SOLD; Collection Includes Many First Editions and Illuminated Manuscripts. SPECIMENS OF BINDING ART Originals of Dickens and Thackeray Among Volumes of Boston Collector. Original Issue of Vanity Fair. |
| Identifier |
BP MUR USA P D836; BP_MUR_USA_P_D836
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR USA P D836
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| Date Available |
2008
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0215342
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca