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.
[Illustration: John Goelet]
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.
344. 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;
[Illustration: Richard Harison Esq^{r}.]
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._
[Illustration: Barrak Hays]
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.