Part 10

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Non nobis solum_. A smaller plate than the preceding, with the same arms. The name and address are given in a bracket bordered with scrolls and foliations. A jurist of South Carolina and Florida.

231. DRAYTON. _William Henry Drayton._

Armorial. Statesman. Born at Drayton Hall-on-the-Ashley, near Charleston, S.C., 1742; died, 1779.

232. DUANE. _James Duane. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Nulli praeda_. Signed, _H. D. fect._ The usual pictorial elements of Dawkins’ style are here introduced. The prim shepherdess and attendant swain on one side of the shield, and a lonely young girl singing to herself by a fountain, to the music of her guitar; her home cannot be far away as she wears no hat and is in décolleté attire. Of New York. Statesman. Member of the Old Congress. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.

233. DUDLEY. _Joseph Dudley 1754._

Armorial. Early English. The mantling is very full, curling upwards as well as downward and completely envelopes the shield. It is the common type of denticulated mantling, but not so elegant as some examples. Motto, _Nec gladio nec arcu_. The name appears on the usual scroll beneath the shield. Of the family of the Governor of the colony of Massachusetts. This date, _1754_, was added by Hurd, and is much later than the actual date of the plate.

234. DUER. _E Libris Gul. Alex. Duer._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Esse et videri_. Of New York. Brother-in-law of Beverly Robinson. President of Columbia College from 1829 to 1842. Son of following.

235. DUER. _Willm. Duer. Esq._

Armorial in form. Crest only. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam videri_. Attributed to Maverick: the frame strongly resembles the Maturin Livingston. The name is on the shield. Born, 1747. Delegate to Continental Congress.

236. DUMARESQUE. _Philip Dumaresque._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd. Sculp._ One of the first officers of old Trinity Church in Boston.

237. DUMMER. _Jer. Dummer Anglus Americanus._

Armorial. Early English. No motto. In the diary of John Hull, the coiner of the early specie of Massachusetts, the following entry is found: “1659. 1st of 5th. I received into my house Jeremie Dummer and Samuel Paddy, to serve me as apprentices eight years.” In the “Heraldic Journal” we learn that Jeremiah Dummer was a goldsmith. Married in 1672 Hannah Atwater. He was the father of Governor William Dummer, and of Jeremiah Dummer the younger, the probable owner of this plate, who was Massachusetts agent in England, 1710-1721.

238. DUNCAN. _James H. Duncan._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Disce pati_. Very crude work.

239. DUNKIN. _Robert Henry Dunkin._

Armorial. Motto, _Disce pati_. Signed, _I. H._ (Hutt.) Of Philadelphia.

240. DUNNING. _Charles E. Dunning._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Semper paratus_. Foliage, roses and a griffin in the ornamentation.

241. DUNNING. _Charles S. Dunning._

Armorial. Impaling Wijnkoop. Chippendale. (Late.) Motto, _Semper paratus_. More elaborate design than the above.

242. DURAND. _John Durand. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very fine. Presumably by the brother of Asher B. Durand, who was a fine engraver. A medallion beneath the shield shows cupids in a corn-field.

243. DUVALL. _E Bibliotheca Gabrielis Duvall. A.D. 1778._

The name printed from type within a woodcut border, in which thirteen stars form a patriotic allusion. Signed, _T. S._ (Sparrow.) Of Huguenot descent. Born in Maryland, 1752. Jurist and Federal officer.

244. DYCKMAN. _Dyckman._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The crossed branches are under the shield, and its edge is embellished with close festooning. _J. G._ written before the name. Motto, _Zyt bestindig_. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.

245. DYCKMAN. _States Morris Dyckman._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Zyt bestendig_.

246. EAST WINDSOR. _Miscellaneous Literary Association, East Windsor._

Allegorical. Minerva in repose. A Greek mask near by.

247. EDWARDS. _Bryan Edwards Esqr. Greenwich Park, Jamaica._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. Motto, _Nosce te ipsum_. Signed, _Ashby Sculp, Russel Court, London_. Historian, and wealthy merchant in Jamaica.

248. EDWARDS. _Charles Edwards._

Plain armorial. Motto, _The North against the World_. Lawyer and author of New York. Born in 1797.

249. EDWARDS. _Isaac Edwards. North Carolina._

Armorial.

250. ELAM. _Samuel Elam. Rhode Island._

Armorial. Pictorial. A bit of landscape is introduced, and the shield hangs from a ring around the bole of a shattered oak. A very pretty design and well engraved, reminding one somewhat of the book-plates by Bewick.

251. ELIOT. _William H. Eliot._

Armorial. Crest only, within an oval garter on which is given the motto, _Non nobis solum_.

252. ELLERY. _Benjamin Ellery._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of New York. The same plate is found bearing the name Harrison Ellery.

253. ELLIOTT. _Barnard Elliott._

Plain armorial. Colonel in the Revolution. Signed, _P. R. Maverick_.

254. ELLISTON. _Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majesties Customs of New York in America._

Armorial. Jacobean. A very handsome plate indeed, engraved in an excellent manner. The shield is set against a diapered background, and the ornamental moulding of the side is lined with shell-work; the shield rests upon an upturned shell, and two eagles have alighted upon the upper arms. The motto, _Bono vince malum_, is given upon a ribbon under the frame, and there is no curtain or scroll to receive the inscription, which is engraved plainly in three lines beneath all.

255. ELLISTON. _Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majestie’s Customs of New York in America._

This is very similar to the preceding, but is a trifle larger, and in some respects superior. As before, the shield is placed within the enfolding arms of a Jacobean frame, but the diapered pattern is succeeded by an all-over shell pattern, and a grinning canephoros head supports the shield. On a ribbon above the crest the date is given, _M.DCC.XXV_. The motto, _Bono vince malum_, as before, is on its ribbon under the frame. Again the usual curtain is omitted and the inscription is engraved in three lines below all, with a little more attention to grammatical marks, and in bolder type. The eagles have disappeared. The copy before me has the following in handwriting:--_His gift to the library of St. Georges’ Ch: in ... Queens County province of New York. 1730._ Illustrated in “Curio,” page 65.

256. EMERSON. _William Emerson._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The work looks very much like Callender’s. Motto, _Fidem servabo_. Father of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

257. ERASMUS HALL. _Erasmus Hall Library._

Allegorical. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt New York_. The plate is divided into two sections: the upper one is enclosed within a circular frame, and contains the allegorical picture. Diana is seen in the foreground directing the attention of a youth to the glories revealed upon the heights above them. Two temples are seen which bear dedications to Fame and to Virtue. Surrounded by clouds the angel of Fame is even now appearing above her sacred fane. The implements of study are at the foot of the youth, and under this scene are the words, FORTITER! ASCENDE. The lower part of the design is simply a wreath enclosing the name. The Erasmus Hall Library belonged to an Academy which was founded at Flatbush, L.I., in 1786.

258. ERVING. _William Erving. Esqr._

Plain armorial. Mottoes, _Quo fata vocant_, and _Flourish in all weathers_. Signed, _Callender Sct._ Undoubtedly of the Boston family of Loyalists.

259. ERVING. (Anonymous.)

Plain armorial. Quartering, “Ar. an eagle displayed sa. within a border invected of the last.” The first and third quarters are the Irvine arms.

260. EUSTACE. _Colonel John Skey Eustace, State of New York._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In hoc signo vinces_. The arms are not correct, as one cross-crosslet is missing, and it is not certain that the crest which hangs in unusual style on a plate, from the festoon, belongs to this family. The crest is balanced by a plate on the other side of the shield, on which a letter _E_ is engraved. The whole is contained within an elongated wreath. The name appears above the shield following the curve of the wreath, and at the bottom two additional lines in Latin serve as another motto, _Ignotis errare locis, ignota videre, Flumina gaudebat: studio minuente laborem_. A variant of the above,--the same copper altered,--gives this motto in place of _In hoc signo vinces,--Sans Dieu rien_. A Revolutionary officer whose bravery was recognized by Congress.

261. EVARTS. _Jeremiah Evarts._

A simple name-label with the motto under the name and a festoon of cloth above it. Motto, _Nil sine magno vita labore dedit mortalibus_. Father of the Senator.

262. EVERDELL. _William Everdell._

Armorial in form, though no real arms are shown. Motto, _Semper paratus_. The four quarters of the shield are occupied with implements of the draughtsman’s art. Of New York.

263. EVERETT. _Edward Everett._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Patria veritas fides_. Scholar and orator. Born, 1780; died, 1851.

264. EWING. _Ewing._ (John.)

Armorial. Chippendale. A very porky lamb, books, two cooing doves, and a quadrant are introduced into the framework. Motto, _Audacter_. A Philadelphia clergyman.

265. FAIRFAX. _Bryan Fairfax._

Armorial. Motto, _Fare fac_. Eighth and last baron; friend of Washington.

266. FARMINGTON. _Library in the First Society in Farmington._

A large engraved label.

267. FARMINGTON. _This Book belongs to Monthly Library in Farmington._

Allegorical. Signed, _M. Bull’s & T. Lee’s Sculp._ A large plate in which the Laws and the names with the attendant flourishes take a good deal of the space. In the centre a shelf of books separates two groups of figures. At the right a very stiff youth, in the court costume of the period, with wig, ruffles, and buckled shoes, is seen under the guidance of a portly female figure who impersonates Wisdom.

She appears to be warning the youth of the dangers of pursuing the two sirens who beam at him across the shelf; or else they are meant to represent the sources of Knowledge, and the youth is being conducted to them. As Deacon Bull was not a great engraver we may be pardoned if we do not clearly understand his allegory. However, the LAWS of the Library are very plain, and are neatly engraved under the row of books mentioned.

_1. Two pence pr day for retaining A Book more than a Month._ _2. One penny for folding down a Leaf._ _3. 3/ for lending a book to a Nonproprietor._ _4. Other Damages apprais’d by a Committee._ _5. No person allowed a Book while indebted for a Fine._

Below these stringent rules the following verse is given:--

_The Youth, who, led by WISDOM’S guiding Hand,_ _Seeks VIRTUE’S Temple, and her Laws Reveres:_ _He, he alone, in HONOUR’S Dome shall Stand,_ _Crown’d with Rewards, & rais’d above his Peers._

The design is very ambitious, but is rather poor in execution.

268. FARMINGTON. _Village Library._

Library Interior. A young lady, very prim, and exceptionally neat and austere in her virtuous demeanor, sits upright in a chair beside a table, on which a few books are laid, and an ink-pot with the quill in it. An open case of books on the wall, a closed writing-desk under it, and a print of Washington complete the furniture of the room. Out of the window can be seen the inspiring sight of a steep hill, upon the summit of which the pillared Temple of Honor stands.

The following verse is given:--

_Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:_ _Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul._

Also of Farmington, Conn.

269. FAUQUIER. _Francis Fauquier. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia from 1758 to his death in 1768. Regarded by Jefferson as the ablest executive of Virginia. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.

270. FENDALL. _Philip Richard Fendall._

Armorial. Arms very doubtful. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam videri_.

271. FENWICK. _Fenwick._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Perit ut vivat_. Signed, _J. Smither. Sc._ A plate showing fertility of design in the engraver, but not much skill with the burin.

272. FISH. _Hamilton Fish. Stuyvesant Square New York._

Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto, _Deus dabit_. Governor of New York State, 1849-1851.

273. FISHER. _Joshua Fisher._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto, name on motto-ribbon. Native of Delaware. A leading merchant of Philadelphia during the Revolution.

274. FITZHUGH. (Anonymous.)

Plain armorial. Motto, _Pro patria semper_. Of Virginia.

275. FITZHUGH. _Willm. Fitzhugh Junr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro patria semper_. Of Virginia.

276. FOOT. _Ebenezer Foot._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Signed, _Maverick. Sct._ Of New York.

277. FOOTE. _Ebenezer Foote._ Plain armorial. No motto.

278. FOOTE. _Foote._

Plain armorial. No motto. The name _John P._ is written in before the family name on the copy at hand.

279. FORBES. _Eli Forbes._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Omni fortunae paratus_. Signed, _T. M. Furnass, St._ This is the only specimen so far discovered of the work of this engraver, who was a nephew and pupil of Hurd. The owner was Chaplin in the army of the Revolution and a missionary to the Indians. (1800.)

280. FORMAN. _Forman._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Deo et amicitiae_. An officer of the Revolutionary army. Had an estate named “Rose Hill,” in Maryland.

281. FOSTER.

A plate of this family name is owned in Boston, but no information concerning it can be obtained. It is said to be the work of Furnass.

282. FOSTER. _Isaac Foster._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Mille mali salutis habeo, species mille_. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scpt._

283. FOWLER. _C. Fowler._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Name on motto-ribbon. A small plate. Of Rhode Island.

284. FOWNES. _From the Library of the late Rev. Joseph Fownes, of Shrewsbury, 1790._

A printed label.

285. FOXCROFT. _John Foxcroft._

Armorial. Of Boston.

286. FRANCIS. _John Francis._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Manet amicitia florebit que semper_. Signed, _Callender Sculp._

287. FRANKLIN. _John Franklin Boston New England._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Exemplum adest ipse homo_. Signed, _J. Turner Sculp_. The shield rests upon a very elaborately ornamented frame, the background of which is covered with a diaper pattern. As supporters, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with spear and arrow in hands appears upon the left hand, and Apollo, likewise with spear, attends upon the right. Both are represented with the lower part of the figure diminishing into a vase, in the manner of the Termini. They stand upon an ornamental bracket which encloses a sketch of Diana sounding the hunter’s horn, while an attendant unleashes the hound. The points upon which the figures of Artemis and Apollo rest are supported by female busts in profile. The whole design is very ornate, and the plate is perhaps the rarest of our early Americans. John Franklin was the brother of Benjamin of greater fame.

288. FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. _Library of the Franklin Institute._

Portrait plate. A very fine portrait of Benjamin Franklin enclosed in a typical picture-frame of the day.

289. FRAUNCES. _Andrew G. Fraunces._

Armorial. Mantle of estate. Motto, _Procurator industria_. Signed, in the flourishes under the owner’s name, _Maverick Scp._ An unusual style for Maverick.

290. FREEMAN. _Nathaniel Freeman._

Armorial in form, but no arms displayed. The shield hangs upon a dwarfed tree, and has the initials _N. F._ in cipher upon it. A long ribbon trails on the ground and over the shield and tree, bearing the motto, וראת וחררו דאשיו דעת.

291. FRENCH. _Jonathan French._

Armorial. Late Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Massachusetts.

292. GALLATIN. _Gallatin._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Persevere_. This is the plate of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the statesman. He is said to have adopted this motto in place of the family motto.

293. GALLAUDET. _Gallaudet._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Ut quiescas labora_. Not signed, but engraved by Edward Gallaudet.

294. GARDINER. _By the name of Gardiner._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon. This is the plate of John-Lion, the seventh proprietor of Gardiner’s Island, who was born November 8, 1770, and who died November 22, 1816. The arms are the same as those of John Gardiner, but the tinctures differ; the bugle-horns are _gules_ in this plate, and _sable_ in the other. This plate is also found with the autograph of David, the eighth and last proprietor, under the will of Mary, the widow of Lion.

295. GARDINER. _John Gardiner._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. This is the plate of the fifth proprietor of Gardiner’s Island. Born, 1714; died, 1764.

296. GARDINER. _John Gardiner of the Inner Temple._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro patria mori_. A witty and eloquent lawyer of Boston.

297. GARDINER. _Samuel Gardiner._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of the Maine family.

298. GARNETT. _John Garnett._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. No crest.

299. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. _Georgetown College._

Pictorial. An eagle just rising from the stump of a tree carries a ribbon floating in his beak, on which the legend, _Presented to the P. Society Library_. Motto above, _Lex libertas salusque gentis_.

300. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. _Collegium Georgiopolitanum, ad ripas Potamaci in Marylandia._

The American eagle displays the shield of our country on his breast; one talon is upon a globe, the other grasps a cross. The motto, _Utraque unum_, is given upon a ribbon which flutters from the beak of the eagle. Above, in a blaze of glory, an ancient lyre is seen. Branches of oak rise on either side of the design.

301. GHITON. _William R. Ghiton. 1718._

Armorial.

302. GIBBES. _Edmund A. Gibbes._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of South Carolina.

303. GIBBES. _James S. Gibbes._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Amor vincit naturae_. Of Charleston, S.C.

304. GIBBS. _John Walters Gibbs._

Armorial. A very peculiar frame showing Jacobean, Chippendale, and Ribbon and Wreath features. No motto. Crude work.

305. GIBBS. _John Walters Gibbs. Charleston. So. Carolina._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Beware my edge_, in reference to 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.

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._