American Book-Plates

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.