Chapter V: Part 5

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.

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;

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._

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.

474. LAWRENCE. _J. Tharp Lawrence._ Plain armorial. Motto, _In cruce salus_. An ermine mantle behind the shield.

475. LEAVENWORTH. _Capt. Gideon Leavenworth._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto, the name on the motto-ribbon. Very crude work, resembling the Elijah Backus plate.

476. LEE. Armorial. Of Virginia. (Richard Henry Lee?)

477. LEE. _Edward Lee. Esqr._

Plain armorial. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Of Virginia.

478. LEE. _Cpt. John Lee._ A crude name-label, with a border suggestive of nothing. Signed, _S. Mcintire_.

479. LEE. _Philip Ludwell Lee, Esqr of the Inner Temple_ LONDON.

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Non incautus futuri_. Of Virginia.

480. LEIPER. Armorial. Of Virginia.

481. LENTHALL. _John Lenthall._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _Thackara_. A large plate, the only signed specimen of this engraver’s work. Very probably the plate of John Lenthall, an Englishman employed by Latrobe on the public buildings at Washington, and a very valuable architect.

482. LENOX. _David Lenox. Philadelphia._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Auctor pretiosa facit_.

483. LENOX. _James Lenox._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Auctor pretiosa facit_. The founder of the Lenox Library, New York City.

484. LEWIS. _Joseph S. Lewis._ Literary. No motto. Four large books in an impossible position; the topmost one has the name engraved upon the side; an ink-pot and two quills, with a sprig of holly, complete the ornamentation. A prominent merchant of Philadelphia seventy-five years ago.

485. LEWIS. _Mordecai Lewis. No._ A very handsomely engraved name-label. A frame of Chippendale gracefulness surrounds the name. A canephoros head of pleasant expression appears in the lower edge. A Philadelphia merchant. Born, 1784; died, 1851.

486. LEWIS. _Morgan Lewis Esqr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Courage sans peur_. This plate is not signed, but it is undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Soldier and jurist. Was on the staff of General Gates in the Revolution, and was in action again in the War of 1812.

487. LIGHTFOOT. _Philip Lightfoot._

Armorial. Of Virginia. Tomb at Sandy Point, dated 1784.

488. LIGHTFOOT. _Wm. Lightfoot Esqr. Tedington. 1750._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.

489. LINN. _Rev. Matthias Linn._

Armorial.

490. LISLE. _Henry Maurice Lisle, Attorney at Law._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Legibus viro_. Of Hingham, Mass. Circa 1800

491. LIVERMORE. _Edmund St. Loe Livermore._ An engraved name-label, with the motto on an ornamental ribbon above, _Miseris succurrere disco_. Lawyer of Boston.

492. LIVINGSTON. _Brockholst Livingston Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Son of Governor William Livingston. Accomplished scholar and lawyer. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.

493. LIVINGSTON. _Edward Livingston._ Landscape. The shield upheld against a shattered oak by a ribbon; the ship in distress for crest; _Spero meliora_ on a dainty ribbon among the twigs. At the foot of the tree, close to which a marsh is seen, a pointer barks at a squirrel sitting unconcernedly on a bough eating acorns. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ A beautiful plate. Jurist and statesman. Son of Robert R. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.

494. LIVINGSTON. _John R. Livingston._ An engraved label, the name being within an oval frame.

495. LIVINGSTON. _Maturin Livingston._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ Of New York.

496. LIVINGSTON. _Mortimer Livingston._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Spero meliora_.

497. LIVINGSTON. _Peter R. Livingston._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Prestat opes sapientia_. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._ The whole within an oblong frame. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 62.

498. LIVINGSTON. _Robert L. Livingston._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Crest, a demi-barbarian with a bludgeon raised in his right hand, and a coiling serpent in the other. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.

499. LIVINGSTON. _Rob’t. R. Livingston Esqr. of Cleremont._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Not signed, but probably the work of Maverick. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.

500. LIVINGSTON. _Rob’t. R. Livingston. Esqr. Of Clermont._

Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a broken column; at its base a large globe, caduceus, scrolls, and vellum-bound books. A garland of roses falls across the shield, and a view of the distant plain is afforded through the bushes at the side. A large palm above droops over all. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Crest, the ship. A very beautiful plate. Eminent lawyer. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.

501. LIVINGSTON. _Walter Livingston._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Not signed, but undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Books and a lighted lamp among the ornamentations.

502. LIVINGSTON. _William Livingston of the Middle Temple._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Aut mors aut vita decora_. Born in Albany, 1723; graduated from Yale at the head of his class, 1741. Intending to go to London, he obtained permission to enter the Middle Temple, but seems to have never done so. The book-plate must have been engraved about this time (1742). Statesman. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 62.

503. LIVINGSTON. _Willm. Smith Livingston._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ A peculiarly shaped frame. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.

504. LIVIUS. _Livius._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Colendo crescent_. Of New Hampshire. Peter Livius; same as following.

505. LIVIUS. _Livius Chief Justice of Quebec._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Non flectere a vero_. The same copper as the above with the name changed, the motto altered, and an in-escutcheon added. A Loyalist. Chief Justice, 1777-1786.

506. LIVIUS. _George Livius._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.

507. LLOYD. _Jno. N. Lloyd._

Armorial. Early English. No motto. Very tempestuous mantling completely encircles the shield. An old family of Long Island; the manor of Queen’s Village was in their possession as early as 1679. Of this family came Dr. James Lloyd, of Boston, a Loyalist, friend of Sir William Howe, and whose estates on Long Island were seized by the Royal Army, who allowed three thousand acres of woodland to be cut off. When redress was offered upon his swearing allegiance to England, Dr. Lloyd refused. Name in fac-simile of autograph.

508. LLOYD. _John Nelson Lloyd._ Pictorial. Urn, festoons, and sprays of palm.

509. LLOYD. _Richd. Bennett Lloyd. Esqr._

Armorial. Pictorial. No crest, and no motto. The shield is oval, and is held upright by a female clad in the Greek manner; an anchor at her feet.

510. LODGE. _Abraham Lodge._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto.

511. LOGAN. _Charles Logan._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia; lived also in Powhatan County, Va. He freed all his slaves in Virgina upon his marriage.

512. LOGAN. _James Logan._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Books and a globe at the base as ornamentation, and as indicative of the owner’s tastes. Of Philadelphia. Came to this country at the suggestion of William Penn. A scholar and statesman; left his library to the public, which was the foundation of the Loganian Library. His translation of Cicero’s “De Senectute” was the especial pride of Benjamin Franklin’s press. He printed it with a preface by himself. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.

513. LOGAN. _William Logan._

Armorial. Of Philadelphia. Librarian of the Library.

514. LOGANIAN LIBRARY. _Loganian Library._

Armorial. Arms not the ones on the plate of James Logan, the donor of the Library. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. Chippendale. Started by James Logan in 1743, who gave books to the value of £1000 and a building. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 12.

515. LONGBOTTOM. _Abram P. Longbottom._ Plain armorial. Two shields of arms side by side under a large American eagle. Mottoes, _Labor omnia vincit_, and _Pro rege et lege_.

516. LORD. _William Lord’s East Haddam._ An early engraved copper-plate; the name and address only within an oval frame of twisted vines.

517. LORING. _Loring._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Not signed, but bears some of the characteristics of Hurd’s work. Undoubtedly his.

518. LOTBINIERE. _M. le Marquis de Lotbiniere._

Armorial. French heraldic. A lion crouches below the escutcheon, while eagles scream at either side. Motto, _Fors et virtus_. A large landowner in New York City at the beginning of the century.

519. LOW. _Cornelius Low. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ex necessitate_. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Dawkins. The frame is the same in ornamentation and style as the Whitehead Hick plate.

520. LOWELL. _John Lowell._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Occasionem cognoscere_. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._ Jurist and statesman of Massachusetts. Member of Old Congress.

521. LOWELL. _John Lowell Jr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Occasionem cognoscere_. A second motto is given, _Deo dirigente cresendum est_. Signed, _Annin & Smith Sc._ Founder of the Lowell Institute, Boston. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.

522. LOWELL. _John Lowell. Jr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Mottoes as the preceding. Signed, _A. & S._ This seems to be a lithograph made from the above.

523. LOWELL. _John Amory Lowell._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Occasionem cognoscere_. Very similar to the design of the John Lowell by Hurd; evidently copied from it.

524. LUDLOW. _Cary Ludlow._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto. _Fide sed cui vide_. Signed, _W. Smith Sculp._ Somewhat in the style of Dawkins.

525. LUDLOW. _Charles Ludlow. A.M._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fide sed cui vide_. Signed, _W. Smith_. The arms are the same as on the John Cooke Ludlow. At the left a scantily robed female is playing the flute, while a cupid holds the book of music. The surroundings are indicative of a desert.

526. LUDLOW. _Gabriel Verplank Ludlow._

Armorial. Crest only. Motto, _Naturae convenienter vivere_.

527. LUDLOW. _Gab: Wm: Ludlow._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _H. D. Sc._ (Dawkins.) A very fine plate.

528. LUDLOW. _George Ludlow._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Decus virtuti soli_. The festoon of cloth draped above the shield is trimmed with a string of laurel. Signed, _Rollinson Sct._

529. LUDLOW. _John Cooke Ludlow._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _H. D. Sc._ (Dawkins.)

530. LUDWELL. _Philip Ludwell of Greenspring in Virginia Esqr._

Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, _I pensieri stretti ed il viso sciolto_. Of Virginia.

531. LUKENS. _John Lukens._

Armorial.

532. MCALISH. Armorial.

533. MCCOMB. _John McComb._

Plain armorial. No motto. The plate is enclosed within a frame made of a festoon of oak leaves above, and straight lines below.

534. MCCOUN. _Wm. T. McCoun._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Semper paratus_. Signed, _Rollinson. S._ Of New York.

535. MCDOWALL. _William McDowall. Esqr. One of His Majtes. Council in ye Island of St. Christopher in America._ An old armorial plate of which no further information has been noted.

536. MCFARLAN. _Frederick Mc. Farlan._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _This I’ll defend_. Of Pennsylvania.

537. MCILVAINE. _Bloomfield McIlvaine._ Pictorial. An angel seated among the clouds holding a tablet upright upon her knee, is writing upon it with a quill. A very pretty design. Signed, _I. J. Barralet, inv._ _J. H. Seymour Sc._ Lieutenant United States Navy.

538. MCKELDEN. _Andrew McKelden._ Pictorial. The arms of the United States finely engraved within a circular frame. Motto, _E pluribus unum_. The name of the owner written within the circle. Signed, _Leonard Sculpt._

539. MCKENZIE. _Kenneth McKenzie._

Armorial. A Virginia physician.

540. MCKENZIE. _William McKenzie. Surgeon._

Armorial. Chippendale. Mottoes, _Luceo non uro_. The date 1766 is written on the copy before me.

541. MCLEAN. _Hugh McLean._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Altera merces_, and _Virtus durissima terit_. Signed, _Maverick Sct._ Oak leaves and branches used in the decoration.

542. MCMURTRIE. _Henry McMurtrie._ Pictorial. Landscape. The frame is oval in form; the rising sun discloses a small island on which are five trees in a straight row; the bank at the left hand also has a similar row of five trees, and in the immediate foreground a few piles of stone and more trees are seen. The name is on a ribbon under the picture. Signed, _Smither Sculpt._ A physician of Philadelphia.

543. MCMURTRIE. _Henry McMurtrie._ Literary. Books are piled upon a table; the serpent of Æsculapius carries the motto-ribbon on which are the words, _Respice finum_. Cupid weeps beside a mortuary urn whose tip is aflame. An open book seems to have two words on the pages. The first one is _Rush_. The whole design is enclosed in a circle about which numerous clouds hover. Signed, _Fairman del. Kearny Sc._ The Philadelphia physician.

544. MCTAVISH. _John McTavish._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Non oblitus_. Of Maryland.

545. MACKAY. _James Mackay. Belfast._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Delectando pariterque monendo_. A resident of Virginia about the year 1760.

546. MACKEY. _Albert G. Mackey. M.D._ Plain armorial. Motto, _My might makes right_. Physician and author of Charleston, S.C.

547. MAGILL. _John Magill._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Perit ut vivat_. Signed, _J. Smither Sct._ Of Maryland.

548. MANIGAULT. _Peter Manigault of the Inner Temple, Barister at Law South Carolina._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Prospicere quam ulcisci_. Signed, _Yates Fecit Royal Exchange_. There is no official grant of these arms; they were engraved in 1754; the crest, an American Indian, had not then been decided upon.

549. MANN. _John Preston Mann._ Literary. A peculiar out-of-door scene, in which the foreground is occupied with a very tall case of shelves filled with books; the corner post of the case is made of a pile of books carefully arranged; in the distance is seen the temple of Honor, upon the summit of a hill, the ascent to which is rocky and steep; the American eagle rests upon a globe which is placed upon the tall pile of books; the whole design is enclosed within an oval border, which is decorated with scrolls, etc. The last name only is engraved upon the plate, the first ones being written in.

550. MANN. _The property of Timothy Mann. Walpole. Oct.--1810._ The name is printed from type within a woodcut border; festoons and sprays of palm compose the frame, in the centre of which, above, is a small circle with the arms of the United States within it; two ink-pots with quills in them are on either side of the arms.

551. MANNING. Armorial. Of Virginia.

552. MARCH. _Charles March._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Fortis et veritas_. Charleston, S.C. Circa 1819.

553. MARCHANT. _Henry Marchant._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Patria cara carior libertas_. Signed, _N. H. Sc._ Very similar to the John Marston plate, below mentioned. Attorney-General of Rhode Island, 1770-17--. Member of Old Congress, 1777-1780 and 1783-1784.

554. MARSH. _Frederick Marsh._ Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin plate mentioned above.

555. MARSHALL. _John Marshall A.M._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ex candore decus_. Chief Justice United States, 1801.

556. MARSTON. _John Marston._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. Hurd, Sculp._ Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.

557. MARTIN. _The Honble. Josiah Martin of Antigua Esqr._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Pugna pro patria libertas_.

558. MARTIN. _Luther Martin A.M._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Initium sapientiae est timor Dei_. Inside the name-frame an open book at either end; one labelled _Black’s Comms_. Very similar to the Bloomfield plate, and undoubtedly by Trenchard. Lawyer; Member of Old Congress; defended Samuel Chase.

559. MARTIN. _Thomas Martin._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Initium sapientia est timor domini_. The same arms as the above, but the crest different.

560. MASON. _Jonathan Mason Junr._

Simply the name engraved within a flourish. One of the witnesses of the Boston Massacre. The book from which the copy before me was taken had the autograph of the owner in it and the date, 1774. Eminent lawyer and statesman.

561. MASSACHUSETTS. _Library of the General Court. Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis._

The shield of the State, surrounded by the motto of the State, _Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem_, is placed within the circular frame which bears the name. Above, a pile of three books, similar to those on the Harvard plate by Hurd, and a globe upon them stand in lieu of a crest; a blaze of glory flashes out from these symbols of learning.

562. MASSACHUSETTS. _This Book is the Property of the Historical Society, Established in Boston. 1790._

A printed label with ornamental type border.

563. MASSACHUSETTS. _Property of the Massachusetts Medical Society, incorporated November 1781._

A large curtain, similar to that in the Harvard College plate by Hurd, is upheld by festoons; this is left blank for the recording of donors’ names. Above this an oval medallion presents a picture of the efficacy of Nature’s cures; a wounded stag with the arrow still in his side has come to Æsculapius for healing. He, in rough garb, with the serpent entwined around his rod, has directed the distressed animal to an herb, which he is lying down to eat. A motto, _Natura duces_, is seen over the picture. Signed, _Callender Sc._

564. MASSACHUSETTS. _The First State Normal School._

The arms of the State of Massachusetts surrounded by an oval garter, on which the name is given. In the clouds above the motto appears, _Live to truth_.

565. MASTERTON. _Peter Masterton._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Cogi posse negat_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ Thistles used in the decoration.

566. MATTHEW. _William Matthew Esqr. Lt. Genl. of His Majtes. Leeward Carribee Islands: and Lt. Govnr. of St. Christopher in America._

An old armorial plate; no further information obtainable.

567. MATTHEWS. _Wm. Matthews of Philada. Nº._

A copper-plate engraving; no design, except a border of scrolls and flourishes enclosing the inscription.

568. MAYO. _John Mayo._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Virtus sola nobilitate_. Mantling about the helmet.

569. MAXCY. _Virgil Maxcy._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Nullus in verba_. Of Maryland.

570. MAXWELL. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Maxwell arms and motto. The arms are enclosed in an oval frame studded with pearls, and a profusion of flowers is used in the ornamentation, which comes as near to the Ribbon and Wreath style as to any. Motto, _Riviresco_. Signed, _Maverick, Sculpt._

571. MERCER. _Hugh Mercer._

Armorial. Of Virginia. A gallant General of the Revolution; was killed at the battle of Princeton, at which the daring plan of crossing the river was undertaken and carried out upon his suggestion.

572. MERCER. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Rich mantling encompassing the whole shield. Motto, _Per varios casus_. John Mercer of Marlboro, near Fredericksburg; a witness to the will of Mary Washington.

573. MEREDITH. _Jonathan Meredith Junr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Integra mens augustissima possessio_. This plate is not signed, but is apparently the work of Maverick.

574. MIDDLETON. _John Izard Middleton._

Armorial. Born at Middleton-Place-on-the-Ashley, near Charleston, S.C., 1785; died, 1849. Author; intimate in the circles of Mesdames De Staël and Récamier.

575. MIDDLETON. _Peter Middleton. M.D._

Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, _J. Lewis Sc._ Mantling profuse and reaching well down the shield. Motto, _Fortis & fidus_. Of New York. Born in Scotland. Made the first dissection on record in America.

576. MILLER. _Ferdinand H. Miller._

Literary. Very similar to the Thomas Robbins plate.

577. MILLER. {_Bruder Jaebez. 178-._
{_Petrus Heremit. 1791._

These plates, simple printed labels, were the property of J. Peter Miller, the Prior of the Convent at Ephrata, Penn.

578. MILNER. _James Milner._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Virginia.

579. MINOT. _Minot._

Armorial. Early English. Rough mantling all about the shield. Motto, _Ad astra per aspera_. George Richard Minot, historian, Boston.

580. MINOT. _Minot._

Armorial. Early English. Mantling all about the shield. Motto, _Ad astra per aspera_. A better plate than the above. The copy before me has an _S_ written before the name. Of Massachusetts.

581. MINTURN. _William Minturn._

Plain armorial. An elaborate frame, with mantling reaching far down the sides. Motto, _Esse potius quam haberi_.

582. MITCHELL. _A. Mitchell Ejus Liber._

Armorial. Chippendale. An early settler of Chester County, Penn.

583. MITCHELL. _Jacobum Whitely Mitchell._

Literary. The central panel of this design bears the name and the following lines:--

_Hujus si capias dominum_
_Cognoscere libri, si infra,_
_Inspicida nomen habebis ibi._

At the left shelves of books are seen, and at the right what seems to be a heavy press. Above, on a bracket, are grouped several implements of music, art, etc. This is a rude woodcut.

584. MOAT. _Horatio Shepheard Moat._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Nil desperandum_. Signed, _Rollinson_.