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.
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration: J.H. Ewing]
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.
[Illustration: Andrew G. Fraunces.]
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._