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This heraldic bookplate is printed on cream paper with dark brown ink, and consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), charged with three church bells, two over one. Above the escutcheon is a helmet at three quarters profile in esquire form, with mantling radiating from it. Above the helmet is a straight wreath crested by the head of a lion in profile. Below the crest is a banner, with Latin motto within.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate]
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| Date Created |
[unknown]
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| Description |
This heraldic bookplate is printed on cream paper with dark brown ink, and consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), charged with three church bells, two over one. Above the escutcheon is a helmet at three quarters profile in esquire form, with mantling radiating from it. Above the helmet is a straight wreath crested by the head of a lion in profile. Below the crest is a banner, with Latin motto within.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 4.5 x 5.7 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
This motto is traditionally associated with the Porter family, and this crest with the Porters of Weary Hall, co. Cumberland and of The Close, co. Cumberland. The porters of The Close appear to be descended from those of Weary Hall, and those of Weary Hall themselves are a younger branch of the Allerby Porters. This bookplate is nearly identical to another in the Murray Collection, BP MUR SL P P678, which likely belonged to a John Bonsall Porter. However, these two bookplates were not near each other in Thomas Murray's original arrangement, so context cannot help tie them together.
References: 1) Burke, Bernard. The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. London: Harrison & Sons, 1884. Accessed at http://books.google.ca/books?id=WmpmAAAAMAAJ. p. 815. 2) Mair, James Allen, ed. Proverbs and Family mottoes with the Names of the Families by Whom They are Adopted. London: G. Routledge, 1891. Accessed at http://books.google.ca/books?id=NjJAAAAAYAAJ. p. 187. |
| Identifier |
BP MUR SL P P67857; BP_MUR_SL_P_P67857
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Alexander Binder. BP MUR SL P P67857
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| Date Available |
2013
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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 |
10.14288/1.0215769
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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