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THE EX-LIBRIS SERIES. EDITED BY GI,(:ES0N WHITE.
LADIES' BOOK-PLATES.
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Ladies' Book-plates
An illustrated handbook for
CoUeftors and Book-lovers
by Noma Labouchere
London : George Bell & Sons, York Street,
Covent Garden, & New York. Mdcccxcv
AMIC£ INGENIOSiE
CUJUS CONSILIO ATQUE AUSPtCtIS
TOTA RES REFERTUK
HUNC LIBELLUM DEDICAT
N. L.
BOOK-PI-^TK OF ELIZA GODWIN,
INTRODUCTION.
T may appear to be a work of supereroga-
tion to venture another treatise on the
I subjectof Book- Plates, when the ground
I has been already so well covered. At
the date of its publication, no better " Guide " than
that of Lord de Tabley could have been compiled.
The distinctions he pointed out, and the classifica-
tions he suggested have been of the utmost value
to all collectors. Mr. Egerton Castle in his
"English Book-Plates," and Mr. W. J, Hardy in
a volume of the " Book about Books" Series have
since added ably to the literature of the subject.
The " Ex-libris Journal " has also been useful in
recording new facts as they have been exhumed
from old libraries, or have come to light from un-
expected sources to gladden the hearts of collectors.
Correspondence on disputed points in Heraldry, on
the identification of anonymous plates, and similar
subjects, fill its pages.
The study of Book-PIates is continually widening
its area, but there is one section which has not yet
attracted separate and special attention. Perhaps
b
viii Introduction.
hitherto Women^s Book- Plates may not have
been considered to offer a fertile field ; yet surely
the subject is sufficiently rich in material for a
monograph.
For four hundred years the fashion for Ex-libris
has waxed and waned. The eighteenth century
witnessed, perhaps, its most glorious phase.
Although at present there is an universal revival of
the art, in some ways the modern book-plate is
found wanting. This is certainly not from lack of
inventive and imaginative power on the part of
the designer, but from the inferior methods of
modern processes, which often spoil the work of
the artist. To-day, with the universal cry of cheap-
ness and economy, we are apt to pay too little
attention to the process by which designs are re-
produced ; hence the poor effects of many modern
"processed" plates when compared with impressions
obtained from woodcuts and copper-plates.
The style of a book-plate has always been a
vexed point, and in the present day almost every
past mode is revived and every new idea utilized.
Of course, the most important feature is to be
distinctive — to assert the ownership clearly and
unmistakably; after that the question of decorative
beauty may be considered. In the good old times
when a coat-of-arms was as easily read and under-
stood as the written name, it was the simplest
means of identification. But nowadays, if heraldry
were confined rigorously to its own sphere, it would
only be available for comparatively few owners of
existing libraries. Although the engraved or type-
printed non-heraldic name-label has been rather
Introduction. Jx
contemptuously treated, this description of book-
plate is a favourite with women, and some of the
various labels that are now so plentifully designed
and produced are more appropriate to the ephemeral
literature of the day. The libraries of colleges,
cities, institutions and families— where the books
descend with the heirlooms and remain on the
ancestral shelves — may well be distinguished by
armorial bearings, but individuals are identified
far more certainly by the so-called "pictorial"
name-label, which can express the tastes of all
descriptions of persons in infinitely varied ways.
In this little monograph an attempt has been
made to trace the history of women's plates and to
give some account of those ex-libris which seem to
call for special attention, either from the interest
attached to the owners, or for the intrinsic merit of
the designs. With the assistance of many well-
known collectors, a list of ladies' plates has been
drawn up, and however imperfect and faulty, as the
first of such lists must always be, it is hoped that
it may yet prove useful to collectors of these
"dead leaves." In describing a lady's plate,
" armorial " has always been employed to signify
that the arms are on a simple lozenge, in every other
case the words "shield" or "oval" have been
added. The correct inscription on each plate, as
far as can be ascertained, is printed in italics in the
list.
It only remains for me to express my sincerest
thanks to Miss Chamberlayne, the Rev. T. W.
Carson, Herr Karl Emich Graf zu Leiningen-
Westerburg, Mr. Ellis, the Ulster King of Arms,
X Introduction.
Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Roberts Brown, Mr. H.
Gough, Mr. Gleeson White, Mr. Carlton Stitt,
Mr. C. W. Sherborn, Mynheer Moes of the
Amsterdam Library, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby,
who have so kindly helped me in my work, and
to those artists too numerous to be each men-
tioned by name, who have kindly allowed their
designs to be reproduced, and many others,
especially those owners who have permitted im-
pressions printed from their copper-plates to be
included herein ; also to the shades of the noble
women celebrated for their talents, wit, and
beauty, who have left behind these dainty per-
sonal records of their fondness for books.
N. L.
London: Oelobtr, 1895.
CONTENTS.
Chapter I. English Ladies' Dated Plates
OF THE Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Centuries ... i
II. Women Bibliophiles 33
III. Undated Ladies' Plates ... 56
IV. Women's Heraldry 99
V. Ladies' Book-plates by Modern
Designers 115
VL Lady Designers 166
VII. Mottoes on Ladies' Plates . . 193
VIII. Foreign Ladies' Book-plates . 206
IX. Joint Book-plates 235
Alphabetical Lists:
I. English Ladies' Plates 255
II. Foreign Ladies' Plates 332
III. Joint Plates 345
nOOK-PLATE OF MRS. SINGER.
LIST OF SEPARATE PLATES.
Ex-libris of H.R.H. The Duchess of Teck.
From the copper-plate by C. W. Sherborn 120
Ex-libris of the Countess of Pomfret. Re-
produced in facsimile frontispiece
Ex-libris of B. BacCE. From the copper-plate
by B. Bagge 190
Ex-libris of Katherine Cameron. From the
etched plate by D. Y. Cameron 26S
Ex-libris of Ethel Selina ClulOW. From the
etched plate by Edward Slocombe .... 198
Ex-libris of Blanche Hoskyns. From the
etched plate by W. Monk 291
Ex-libris of Lena Milman. From the etched
plate 195
Ex-libris of Alice S. Northcote. From the
copper-plate by C. W. Sherborn 117
Ex-libris of ILSE WarnECKE. A lithograph
by Joseph Sattler 228
Ex-libris of Margaret White. From the
copper-plate by C. W. Sherborn 116
BOOK-PLATE OF MARY HORNER.
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LADIES' BOOK-PLATES.
CHAPTER I.
ENGLISH ladies' DATED PLATES OF THE SEVEN-
TEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES.
SOOK-PLATES may be roughly divided
_ ^ into two kinds — name labels and ar-
9 GhjcR moria! plates. Among the labels there
bamSi is not much variety, but they are worthy
of attention, on account of being the earliest yet
known form of English ladies' book-plates. They
are, for the most part, printed in that crude and
heavy plain type, which we always associate with
the prefaces and title-pages of eighteenth-century
books ; a rough wood-cut border serves as decora-
tion, and on some, mottoes and texts occur, such
as " God's Providence is mine inheritance," " The
wicked borroweth and returneth not again," etc.
On comparing a number of these name tickets, it
will be seen that the same pattern of border and
the same inscriptions were used over and over
again ; and, to account for this similarity, it has
2 Ladies' Book-plates.
been suggested that the printers kept a stock of
blank plates, and filled in the name of the customer,
with the date, address, etc., according to his or her
taste and fancy. On a great many eighteenth-
century labels appears the following lengthy
legend : " The Noble Art and Mystery of Print-
ing was first invented and practiced by John
Faust, in the City of Mentz in High Germany,
about the year of Our Lord 145 1, and brought into
England by William Caxton, a Mercer and Citizen
of London, who by the encouragement of the Great
and particularly of the Abbot of Westminster, first
set up a Printing Press in that Abbey, and began
the Printing of Books there about the Year of Our
Lord 1471.'* This, with slight alterations (on
some the honour is given to John Gutenberg), is
printed in a border or frame surrounding the name,
and the imprint of either Cambridge or Oxford
(Clarendon Printing House, or the Theatre) is
added. These labels are distinguished from others
by their size, which is about that of a half-sheet
of note-paper. An example of this kind is the
ex-libris of Martha B art lei t Her Book. Oxford.
Printed at the Clare^tdon Printing Honse Oct. 4,
1729, and again, that of Ann Hett, April 10,
1 76 1. To all outward appearance, these plates
seem to be perfectly correct and bond-fide ex-libris,
but whether they really ever served that purpose
is doubtful ; no libraries have been traced to any
of these ladies, and the labels themselves often
appear as if they never had been placed within the
covers of a volume. Mr. Andrew Tuer came
forward, a little while since, with the explanation
4 Ladies' Book-plates.
that they were probably souvenirs, given to per-
sons visiting printing offices by the compositor, who,
in return for this little attention, expected to be
presented with a fee. This would account for the
date being invariably given, even to the day of the
month. The custom is alluded to in a poem
entitled " The Humours of Oxford," by Mrs.
Alicia d'Anvers. The fashion seems to have
lasted, if we may judge from the dates on those
plates which have been preserved to the present
day, for about fifty years, between 1720 and 1770.
The same idea is shown in those labels printed on
the Thames when the river was frozen over, and
a fair held at London Bridge in the January of
18 14. Occasionally one of these rare tickets,
bearing the following verses, is found :
" Amidst the Arts which on the Thames appear.
To tell the wonders of the ice this year.
Printing claims prior place which at one view
Erects a monument of That and You."
In contrast to these elaborately descriptive
plates, is the simple label in plain type of the
Lying-in Hospital, Dublin. This insignificant
looking little book-plate came out of a volume,
with a title quite out of proportion to its size,
sprawling, in true eighteenth-century fashion, all
over the first page. It gives an account of the
licensed proprietors of sedan chairs, together with
a description of the Dublin Rotunda, in which the
Hospital and Assembly Rooms are situated. The
book contains plentiful illustrations, and the fac-
simile of a ticket for an entertainment.
Pictorial labels of this period are rare, but there
Leather Labels. 5
is an extremely quaint and curious example in
Mr. Gerald Ponsonby's collection. It belonged to
a lady of the name of Johanna Huish (no date
given), who, to judge from her choice in the matter
of decoration, must have been of a truly pious mind.
The plate consists of six little wood-cuts illustrating
Biblical subjects and composing its frame, and
bears a curious resemblance to those Bellman's
verses and scriptural broadsides, whereon a Christ-
mas carol is printed, within a border of grotesquely
ugly pictures of angels, etc., which were hawked
about the streets of towns and vill^es by the
pedlar for " a penny plain, tuppence coloured."
From the time of this label we may trace the
gradual formation of the pictorial and allegorical
book-plates. Leather labels are not as interesting
as other plates, whether dated or not. They
seldom bear any inscription except the name and
occasionally the date, and are generally found in
bound books. When a volume was bound for
presentation, the donor's name also appears, as in
this instance — Anna Tyson with the best wisltes 0/
her sincere friend E. T. 3 Coloss. 23, 24. The
armorial leather book-plate was never held in
great favour, possibly because its effect is too
much like that of a super libros placed inside.
The plate of Anna Sutton Earle is typical of
this form of label. The name is stamped, in
gold letters, on red morocco, with the date 1779.
To the generous gifts and legacies of persons at
different times, we owe many of our plates. The
recipient, wishing to commemorate the kindness of
the donor, had a plate engraved or printed, with
6 Ladies Book-plates.
an inscription recording the gift. The label of
Philippa Bragg in 1634 is one of the earliest of
these ladies' plates ; and our first armorial ladies'
plate has the same origin. This is the gift-plate
of the Dowager Countess of Bath in 1 67 1 . She was
Lady Rachel, daughter of Francis Fane, Earl of
Westmoreland, and married Henry Bouchier, fifth
Earl of Bath, who died in 1654. Her ladyship
uses a shield instead of the correct widow's lozenge.
It has been said, by those who believe that he-
raldry began in primeval ages, far back in the dim
era which may be described as when ** Adam delved
and Eve span," that the shapes of the scutcheons
of the man and woman were devised according
to these occupations — that the shield was sug-
gested by the spade, and the lozenge by the spindle.
However this may be, the shield is connected
chiefly with the idea of defensive armour, and the
lozenge seems to represent the pennon, hanging idly
in sloping lines from the flagstaff. The shield,
from the stiffness of its shape, makes a better
field for the display of armorial bearings ; but the
graceful lines of the lozenge can also adapt them-
selves fairly well to the representations of the
lady's family insignia. The arms of the Dowager
Countess of Bath (impaling Fane) are on a shield,
surmounted by a coronet ; the four mottoes appear
on a long ribbon scroll, which is arranged to take
the place of mantling and supporters. No tinc-
tures are indicated. It is not known to whom this
legacy was left, but that it consisted mostly of
quarto or folio volumes may be gathered from the
size of the plate, which is unusually large.
BOOK-PLATE Of THE DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT. 1706.
Dated Armorial Plates. 9
Armorial plates furnish a more extensive subject.
The difference between the plates of men and
women is often only distinguishable by the names
engraved on them. In the cases of husband and
wife, the same plate often did duty for both
persons, a certain number of copies being struck
off according to the quantity likely to be required
for the one, and then the plate altered, by erasing
that name, and engraving the other. By close
examination of some of these plates, it has been
ascertained that the wife's name was the first
engraved, as she probably required fewer copies,
and then the copper was converted to the use of
the husband until worn out. This is shown dis-
tinctly in the fine plates of the Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort. Her Grace's plate, a very rare one
indeed, and of which but two or three copies
are extant, is a clearer, sharper example than
the Duke's, with which it is identical. Both are
dated 1 706. Those of Lord and Lady Roos may
also be cited as fine examples of armorial plates
treated in the same manner. It is impossible
here, as has already been hinted, to divide ladies'
plates into different styles or classes ; the material
to hand is not sufficient. In classiBcation, every
collector arranges his examples as he likes, but
most people follow, to a certain extent, the plan
suggested by Lord de Tabley. This is by no
means perfect, but it is the best we have at
present. Yet, it must be admitted, that for a be-
ginner to be told that a plate dated 1735 is
" Jacobean," is somewhat confusing ; but then, it
must be borne in mind, that the word merely im-
lo Ladies Book-plates.
plies the style of decoration in vogue in the reign
of the later Stuarts, Mary and Anne, which may
be easily distinguished from the lighter and more
fantastic styles, introduced by Chippendale and
Adam, by the somewhat heavy frame-work, fish-
scale or hatched lining to shield, or shell-pattern
border. The curves of the Chippendale render-
ing of the lozenge give space and grace, and a
multitude of quarterings can easily be arranged
thereon ; while the free flowers of the Louis XV.
period take the place of either mantling or frame.
In a few words, Jacobean ornament is equivalent
to Louis XIV. decoration, Chippendale, to Louis
XV., Adam and the Wreath and Ribbon, to Louis
XVI. and the Empire. Although we hope that at
some future time, some one will come forward with
an easier and simpler nomenclature than is in use,
for the present the abbreviations **Jac" and
** Chip " are too familiar to all who have to do with
ex-libris, and convey to the mind of the collector
so completely the distinguishing features of a plate,
that it will be long before these names are entirely
discarded. As a typical example of Jacobean
decoration applied to ladies' armorial bearings,
we may take the ex-libris of Dame An7ia Mar-
garetta Maso?t, 1 701 . Here the arms are correctly
emblazoned on a lozenge (the lady was the widow
of Sir Richard Mason and daughter of Sir James
Long, of Draycot-Cerne, Wilts), behind which is
seen the fish-scale ornamentation of the back-
ground, terminating in the curves and volutes
which represent the carving of the period. The
inscription is placed on a slightly ornamental
Dated Annorial Plates. 1 1
bracket, another distinctive feature of the style.
The whole makes a handsome and effective plate.
Two other ladies, a few years afterwards, used the
same framework, with trifling alterations, for their
BOOK-PLATE OF DAME ANNA MARGARETTA MASON. 170I.
book-plates. In each case the arms are on a
lozenge. These are Mrs. Margret Massingberd,
in 1704, and Lady Henrietta Somerset, eight years
later. This lady was the youngest daughter of
Charles, Lord and Marquis of Worcester, eldest
12 Ladies' Book-plates.
son of the Duke of Beaufort. He was a noble-
man of great parts and learning, and died in the
lifetime of his father. Lady Henrietta was bom
in 1690, and married Charles, Duke of Grafton, in
1 7 1 3. Her arms are quarterly, France and England
within a bordure compony, argent and azure. The
plate of Augusta Anna Bridges, 1 766, illustrates
the Chippendale style. In this it will be observed
the sides of the lozenge are no longer parallel, and
it shows further characteristics of the style in the
branches, flowerets, etc., which surround it. It is
unsatisfactory that no special name is given to the
early armorial plates, of which there are so many
fine examples ; they must, however, be included
loosely in the Jacobean. This is misleading, as
they do not possess the principal features of that
style, but are purely heraldic. There is no bor-
rowed decoration of any sort. The heavy mantling
flowing from the helmet is arranged round the
shield, in such a manner as to give the appearance
of framework, without the aid of the flowers, leaves,
and ribbons used so much in later work. With
supporters, the mantling is necessarily shortened.
Perhaps it is unnecessary to impress upon the
reader, that this particular style affects men's plates
far more than women's, as the use of the mantling
is restricted to the wearer of the helmet. In this
respect a feminine plate resembles that of a
bishop, and those of collegiate bodies and societies,
which have recourse to conventional foliage for
their decoration and embellishment. Examples
of these early armorial ex-libris are those most
prized by collectors. The beauty of the design,
Dated Annorial Plates. 13
with its huge rolling mass of bold cuitcs, the
well drawn and engraved lines, and simple em-
blazoned shield, is very attractive. But in these
days they are difficult to procure. Although now
and then one may come upon a good specimen,
yet the beginner of to-day stands a very poor
chance, even though he may be prepared to pay a
long price for the coveted prize. Still, all resources
are not quite exhausted, and it is to be hoped that
fresh and earlier finds may be brought to light
from the dust of some old and neglected library.
Not long ago, a most remarkable plate was dis-
covered, measuring 18^ inches by 11^ inches.
It belonged to Mrs. Margaret Combridge, of
Penshurst, and is believed to be the largest Eng-
lish book-plate. We have here the handsomely en-
graved early English foliated mantling, falling from
a squire's helmet, and terminating at each lower
end in an ecclesiastical tassel. The shield in the
centre has been left blank, and the arms sketched
in by hand — a cross moline between four swans.
Above the helmet the same person, evidently, has
placed a swan as crest; no tinctures are indicated.
The full inscription runs as follows: Mrs. Margaret
Combridge 0/ Penshurst in t/ie county 0/ Kent Her
Book. Presented to her by Mr. John Thorpe,
Student in Physick of University College in Oxford.
Anno 1 701. The donor, an eminent physician
and learned antiquary, was the eldest son of
John Thorpe, gent, of Penshurst, by his wife,
Anne, sister and co-heiress of Oliver Combridge,
of Newhouse, Penshurst. Dr. Thorpe was born
in 1681, and died in 1745.
14 Ladies Book-plates.
Another favourite shape, for both men's and
women's plates, is the oval. It is chiefly used
when two shields are placed side by side, or
accole. On the introduction of the Wreath and
Ribbon style (late eighteenth century) it came
much in vogue. The locket was then often set
with pearls and pendent from a knot of ribbon.
This style is particularly well adapted for ladies*
plates.
A great many ex-libris bear no inscription at
all. In feudal times a man's armorial bearings
were as well, or perhaps better, known than his
family name, and it was tautology to mention
them together. Early book-plates often followed
this custom ; and where these anonymous plates
are found and identified, they are always given
to the head of the house, as libraries, in those
early times, generally descended, with the lands
and other hereditaments, to the eldest son, and
were not collected and dispersed as lightly and
constantly as at the present day. In some few
cases these plates may have been the mark of a
lady's library, but this would have been unusual :
it may be taken for granted that the library was
a man's, and the books such as he had inherited,
acquired, or arrogated to himself.
In the opinion of some, dated plates have been
invested with exaggerated importance. Some
years ago, when the collecting of ex-libris was
confined to the few, and the study of the subject
was still in its infancy, a dated plate was the only
decisive means of fixing a style to a particular
period, and was therefore of great interest and
Dated Armorial Plates. 1 5
value ; but now that persevering research has
made the way to identification easy for us, evfen
the merest amateur can tell, to within a few years,
the age of a plate from the inscription, printing,
or paper.
The earliest woman's plate known in England
is that of Elizabeth Pindar, in 1608. This is a
printed label with the motto, " God's Providence
is mine inheritance." It was discovered not long
ago in the great mass of odds and ends collected
by that much abused and mistaken enthusiast,
John Bagford. This worthy was born in 1650,
and began life as a shoemaker's apprentice, but
the desire for knowledge proved too alluring, and
he left his trade, and wandered through Germany
and the Low Countries, collecting material for
a book on printing, destined never to be written.
The name of biblioclast has been hurled at him in
hatred and scorn : we fear there is no defence ;
the damning evidence of his vandalism remains in
title-pages, wood-cuts, and ornamental letter-press,
ruthlessly torn out of rare books. When we learn
that some 20,000 volumes passed through his
hands, and were either mutilated or destroyed,
it is saddening to think of the priceless opportu-
nities of preservation wasted in wholesale destruc-
tion.
The seventeenth century in England has not
produced many dated plates, but, in the first years
of the eighteenth, we have abundant examples.
1702. Viscountess LonguevUle. This belonged
to Barbara, daughter of John Talbot, Esq., of
Laycock, Wilts, who married Sir Henry Yelverton
1 6 Ladies Book-plates.
(third baronet), created Viscount Longueville in
1690. This family is of great antiquity, and
claims, by inheritance, the right of carrying the
golden spurs at the coronation of the sovereign.
Another notable plate of this period is that of
Ann, Duchess of Southampton. This is a fine
armorial plate, with the shield, supporters, coronet,
helmet, and crest, as in the duke's. The arms are
quarterly, first and fourth grand quarters France
and England, second and third Scotland and
Ireland, over all a baton sinister counter compon6
ermine and azure. The family owed its origin to
Barbara Villiers, made Duchess of Cleveland and
Countess of Southampton, etc., by Charles the
Second, whose son was created Duke of South-
ampton. He married as his second wife Ann,
daughter of Sir William Pulteney, of Misterton in
Leicestershire. The plate is dated 1704.
Dorothy, Countess of Gainsborough, was the
owner of four plates. Two of these come very
close together in the beginning of the century, and
are in every way similar. The first is dated 1 707,
and consists of shield, coronet, supporters, and the
motto. Tout bien ou rien. The second is dated
three years later, and the third is a name label,
also dated 1 710. The fourth plate is armorial, but
undated, and was probably made after the death
of the husband in 1751. She was a daughter of
John, Duke of Rutland, and married Baptist Noel,
third Earl of Gainsborough. We owe many
book-plates to the Kent family. The wife of
the able statesman and courtier, Henry Grey,
Duke of Kent, possessed two fine plates. This
Dated A rmorial Plates. 1 7
lady was the daughter of Lord Crewe of Steane.
Her ex-libris consists of two shields accol^, in a
frame; the inscription, "^ Jemima, Dutchess of Kent,
MDCCX'' is on an ornamental bracket at the base.
The second plate, dated 1712, closely resembles
BOOK-PLATE OF DOROTHV, COUNTESS OF
the first, but with the addition of the Garter motto
round the dexter shield. Mary, Countess of
Harrold, the daughter-in-law of the last-named
lady, was the owner of another handsome plate.
It is pure Jacobean, and consists of two oval
shields accole, surmounted by a coronet sustained
by cupids on either side. Between the shields, at
1 8 Ladies' Book-plates.
the base, is a cherub. The inscription and the
date, 1718, are on a bracket. Lady Marj^ Tufton
was the daughter of Thomas, Earl of Thanet, and
married Anthony, Earl of Harold, eldest son of
the Duke of Kent. She never bore the Kent
title, however, as her husband came to an untimely
end through accidentally swallowing an ear of
barley in the year 1723. The connection of the
two families Brudenell and Bruce, is recorded in
the plate oi Elizabeth, Countess 0/ Cardigan. The
Lady Elizabeth Bruce was the daughter of the
second Earl of Aylesbury, and married James
Brudenell, third Earl of Cardigan. Their son, on
succeeding to his uncle, assumed the name of Bruce.
The plate is armorial and bears the date 171 5.
After these first twenty years of the century
there comes a period of barrenness, during which
we have no important dated plates to record. It
seems almost as if, with the death of Anne, and
advent of the Georges, the fashion in ex-libris
declined, and for a timC; at least, after that brilliant
era, letters, art, and the making and preserving of
books, slumbered. In the year 1733 ^^ have one
fine armorial plate, that of the Countess of Pom/ret,
but it shows no new development, and is merely a
continuation of the Jacobean style. It is curious
that the Chippendale is seldom represented among
dated plates ; and beyond numerous name labels,
all more or less of the same stamp and pattern,
there is nothing that claims attention again till
1774. About this time we notice a more fan-
tastic and decorative style in book-plates; the
influence of French taste was making itself felt,
Dated Pictorial Plates.
19
and the plain armorial plate was no longer deemed
modish. Although Allegory was never carried
to such a point this side of the Channel as with
our neighbours, still it had its day, and many
interesting and attractive plates adopted that style.
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COU)
We may place the "Literary" book-plate on a
line with the " Allegorical." This is generally a
pleasing and appropriate rendering of a still-life
subject, fitted to do duty as a mark of book
ownership ; for, as Octave Uzanne says, books
and objets dart seem made to be companions.^and
they are never in more perfect harmony than in
20 Ladies' Book-plates.
a library. The anonymous literary book-plate,
signed Margaret Este, direxit^ I774» is known in
two varieties. The difference is very slight. On
one the signature (in script) follows the undulating
bend of a scroll or map ; in the other it is engraved
in a straight line across the bottom of the plate. It
is a small plate, minutely and beautifully engraved,
and represents a group of books and writing
materials, with music, prints, a map, and a lyre
scattered around. Evidently the owners most
cherished volumes are displayed, viz., a Bible,
*' Gray s Poems,'* '* Le Spectacle de la Nature," and
the ** Spectator." On the elaborate binding of one
book is a cypher, encircled by a wreath of flowers.
According to some, the initials are C. A. and M. E.
(C. Astley and Margaret Este) ; but others, again,
ascribe the ownership to Mary Dorothy Astley.
Whether this same design was used by two different
ladies we have not been able to ascertain.
An interesting plate, both historically and artis-
tically, is that oi Anna Darner, 1 793. Mrs. Damer,
the daughter of the Right Honble. Henry Sey-
mour Conway, a distinguished soldier, and brother
of the first Marquis of Hertford, was a celebrated
woman. From an early age she was famed as a
sculptress. A specimen of her work, the bust of
Lord Nelson, which she presented to the Corpora-
tion of the City of London, may still be seen, in
the Guildhall. In 1767 she married John Damer,
eldest son of Lord Milton, of Milton Abbey,
Dorsetshire, but he died ten years after, and she
subsequently removed to the Thames Valley.
With Agnes and Mary Berry she shared the
Dated Pictorial Plates. 2 1
friendship and esteem of Horace Walpole, and
forms an indispensable figure in the Twickenham
coterie. In his will, Walpole left Strawberry Hill
to her, for the remainder of her life. Her ex-
libris is a beautiful pictorial plate, designed by
her friend Agnes Berry. A graceful female
figure, in flowing classic garments, forms the chief ^
feature. She directs attention to the name, en-
graved on some masonry : the lozenge bears the
arms of Darner with those of Seymour Conway,
on a scutcheon of pretence, and is raised upon a
monument, guarded on either side by a dog ; the
distance is shut in by lofty trees. This plate is
signed Agnes Berry, invt, Francis Legat sculp.,
and is known in two varieties. In the second,
the name reads, Anna Seymour Datner, but in all
other respects the two are identical.
Closely following after this, we have two plates
by that popular engraver, F. Bartolozzi. The
first is inscribed H. F. Bessborough, G. B.
Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi, Sculp. 1796, R.A.
London Pubd. Dec. 30, 1796. by F. Bartolozzi.
This is of one of the plates (like those of Charles
Townley and others) that were used both as a
visiting card and ex-libris. Although certainly
intended for an ex-libris, it is extremely doubtful
whether Lady Bessborough ever had it pasted
into any of her books, as her death took place
soon after its completion by Bartolozzi. The
packet of plates was discovered a few years ago
by Mr. Gerald Ponsonby, at Bessborough, evi-
dently unused, and as though it had just come
from the printer's. Henrietta Frances was the
22 Ladies' Book-plates.
wife of John, the third earl, and came of a literary
family. She was the daughter of the celebrated
Lady Spencer of Althorp, and doubtless inherited
from her mother much of her taste for letters and
art. The book-plate, here referred to, is in the
usual classical pictorial style in vogue at the end
of the last century. It represents the interior of
a room; through an open doorway to the left
is seen a landscape, which suggests a garden.
In the centre Venus is seated, holding in the
right hand a dove, and in the left a flambant
heart ; she is attended on either side by amorini,
who hold aloft an ample ribbon on which is
inscribed H. F. Bessboroiigh. Behind her chair
is a vase of flowers. The whole is in an oval,
within a square frame. It is a small plate, most
charmingly engraved, for which Bartolozzi received
;^20. Lady Bessborough had a second ex-libris
composed simply of her cypher, surmounted with
a coronet. We must now turn to a very different
subject by the same master. Although possess-
ing all the delicacy and finish peculiar to his
style, it is rather too sombre and lugubrious for a
book-plate. Lord de Tabley has suggested that it
may have been used as a memorial card of some
Spanish lady who died in England. He describes
the plate thus : ** The scene represents a square-
built and picturesquely ruinous altar of stone.
Greensward surrounds its base, and wild herbs and
rose stems are intermingled ; the altar (or perhaps
monument) is placed on a promontory above the
sea, and a distant coast-line (Spain ? ) and ships
are seen afar. On the altar itself is a censer
Dated Pictorial Plates.
23
fuming, and two votive wreaths. In the fore-
ground a lovely female genius, winged and half-
draped, is kneeling, with mallet and chisel. A
cupid, nestled against her, points to a name, which
she has newly cut upon the altar-face." The size
is 2^ X 4 in. It belonged to Donna Isabel de
Menezes, and is dated and signed. With this, we
may bring to a close our dated plates of the seven-
teenth and eighteenth centuries. Appended is a
chronological list, giving a few details of each
plate in its proper order. Hogarth's plate of the
arms of the Duchess of Kendal is not included, as
it is now generally agreed, among collectors and
those who are authorities upon the subject, that
it was never intended to serve as a book-plate,
but was designed for an engraving on silver.
Plates which are dated in MS., and half-dated
plates are noticed among the undated ex-libris.
BOOK-PLATE OF MARTHA DE FINCHAM.
24 Ladies' Book-plates.
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ENGLISH
LADIES' DATED PLATES TO 1799.
1608. Elizabeth Pindar. Printed label. Motto,
" God s Providence is mine inherit-
ance."
1626. Dorothy Paynton. Printed label.
1634. Philippa Bragg. Printed label. Gift plate.
1641. La\dy'\ Beata Pope. Printed label.
1653. Elizabeth Flesher Her Book. Printed
label, with an elaborate border.
1670. Martha Simcox, Her Book, August 30,
Anno Doni. 1670. Large label, orna-
mental wood-cut border.
1 6 7 1 . Ex dono Rachel Comitissae Baihon Dotariac
An. Do7n. MDCLXXI {s^^ p. 6).
1687. Ami Lovelace, Octob, the I ^, 1687. Label.
1698. Dame Alice Brownlow, Relict of S'^ John
Brownlowe, late o/Belton i7t the County
of Lincoln, Baro7iet, afid Daughter of
Richard Sherard, Esq, of Lobthorp m
the said County.
Arms in a lozenge. No crest or motto.
1698. Elizabeth Watts. Printed label.
1700. Mrs. Mary Barcock. Aug: 24'^ 1700.
Printed label.
1 700. The Right Honble. Elizabeth, Lady Burgh-
ley, wife of John, Lord Burghley, and
one of the daughters and co-heirs of Sir
John Brownlow, late of Belton, in the
county of Lincoln, Baronet, 1700.
English Ladies' Dated Plates. 25
Early armorial plate. Two oval shields, accoli^
in a frame, with the motto, " Cor unum, via una."
1 700. The Right Honble. Rachel Manners, Lady
Roos. 1 700.
Armorial plate similar to that of Lord Roos,
with supporters and the family motto, " Pour y
parvenir." According to Sir A. W. Franks, this
plate was engraved for the Lady Roos, whose
christian name was Catherine, and not Rachel.
1 701. Mrs. Margaret Cambridge, of Penshurst, in
the county of Kent, Her Book Presented
to Her by Mr. John Thorpe, Student in
Physick of University College in
Oxford. Anno 1701 (see p. 13).
1 701. Cary Coke, Wife of Edward Coke of
Norfolk, Esq., 1701. Armorial plate.
1 70 1. Dame Anna Margaretta Mason, Relict of
Sir Richard Masojt, Kt., Late Clerke
Controler of the Green Cloath to King
Charles and King James tlu Second,
1 701.
This rare and beautifully engraved plate is a
typical instance of early Jacobean decoration
adapted to the lozenge. The conventional folia-
tion of this armorial plate takes a more natural
growth, and mixed with the Louis XIV. strap-
work, forms a perfect frame to the scale-work
background, which, with its fine shading, throws
up the superposed lozenge.
1702. TheR' Hon. Barbara, Viscountess Longtie-
ville.
1703. Mary Butler, 1703.
This lady evidently adopted her husband's plate,
26 Ladies' Book-plates.
which follows the exact lines of the usual Queen
Anne plate with foliated mantling. The crest and
helmet remain, and her own arms are those borne
on the escutcheon of pretence. The arms are
apparently those of the Butlers of Lancaster.
1 704. Mrs. Margret Massingberd. 1 704. Armorial.
This plate has a very similar frame to that of
Dame Margaretta Mason and Lady Henrietta
Somerset. The arms are quarterly on a lozenge.
1704. The Most Noble Ann, Duchess of South-
ampton, 1 704, has the shield,supporters,
coronet, helmet, and crest, the same as
her husband's plate.
Sarah Fyge Egerton, printed 1705 at
Winslow,
1706. The Most Noble Rachel, Dutchess of
Beaufort (see p. 9).
1707. The Right Honble, Dorothy, Countess of
Gains borotigh, consists of shield, coro-
net, supporters, and the motto, " Tout
bien ou Rien." Two van, second
dated 1710.
1707. Mrs. Juliana Wentworth, Daughter to
Thomas Horde, Esq, , of Coat in Oxford-
shire. 1 707. Armorial. Motto, '' En
Dieu est tout," mantling, crest, and
helmet, probably her husband's plate.
1709. Mrs. Juliana Wentworth. Same as pre-
ceding.
1710. The Right Ho7ible. Dorothy, Countess of
Gainsborotigh, The same plate as that
of 1 707.
1 7 1 o. Dorothy, Countess of Gainsborough. Label.
English Ladies' Dated Plates. orj
1710. Jemima, Dutchess of Kent, MDCCX. A
fine armorial plate, two escutcheons
accolS, in an ordinary frame-work.
1710. Anne Wotton Her book August 11, 1710.
Printed label. Cambrvige University
Press.
171 1. Mrs. Mary Seeker, 1711. Printed label.
1 71 2. Jemima, Dutchess of Kent, MDCCXII.
This plate closely resembles that of 1710, but
there are some slight differences to be observed in
the tinctures and charges, also the decoration of
the frame-work is more elaborate. A scallop shell
is placed between the two shields, and the bracket
is foliated. Round the dexter shield is the motto
of the Garter.
1 7 1 2. The Right Honble. Lady Heniretta
Somerset.
Arms on lozenge. The Jacobean frame is, with
some slight differences, the same design as that
of Dame Anna Mason, but the foliation is some-
what smaller. It may also be pointed out that
the letters i and r in the word " Henrietta" have
been accidentally transposed, so that it reads
" Heniretta."
1713. Jane Trinder. Printed label.
1714. Elizabeth Elgar. Printed label.
1715. The Right Honble. Elizabeth, Countess of
Cardigan.
Armorial plate. On a shield Brudenell impaling
Bruce, surmounted by a coronet, helmet, and crest,
with supporters and motto.
1718. Mary, Countess of Harrold {s^& ^. 17).
1 72 1. Margaret Hampton. Gold label.
28 Ladies Book-plates.
1729. Martha Bartlett, Her Book, Oxford.
Printed at the Clarendon Printing
House, Octob. 4, 1729. Label : " Noble
art and mystery/' etc.
1729. Mary Bodes. Printed label.
1 73 1. Mrs. Judith Hackam, Oxford, etc. Sept.
23* 1731- Printed label.
1733. Henrietta Louisa ^ Countess of Pomfret, onjs
of the Ladies ofy Bed Chamber to her
Majesty, i733- , .
A fine armorial plate consisting of shield, coro-
net, and supporters resting on a Jacobean bracket,
with a trophy beneath, and the family motto.
1736. Elizabeth Fento7i, Sfuffield. Printed label
within borders.
1737. Anna Fothergill, Leeds, Printed label.
1737. Charlotte Pigott at Whitton, Middlesex,
1737. Arms on a lozenge. Jacobean.
1740. Elizabeth Ethelstojie, Her book, 1 740-1.
Printed label.
1744. Hannah Wall. Leather label.
1746. Martha Miller, Her Book. Nottingham,
MDCCXL VI. Printed label.
1 746. Dorothea Robinson, printed at the Theatre
in Oxford. July 19, An. Dom. 1746.
Printed label.
1747. Miss Sarah Burdon, Her book, 1747.
Printed label.
1748. Ann Chauncy, 1748. Printed label with
wood-cut border.
1748. Frances Sabine, 1748. Printed label with
the same border as above.
1753. Lu^y Marshall, 1753. Printed label.
English Ladies' Dated Plates. 29
1753. {Sarah) Pringle, 1753. Early Chippendale
armorial. Mountaine, Sculpt.
1754. Jane Brand, printed January 31, 1754.
Printed label.
" Pleasures unmixed your happy hours beguile.
And love and fTiendship ever on you smile."
" The noble art and mystery of printing," etc.,
round the border.
1755. Praemium Priscilla Ottley, MDCCLV.
Leather label.
1758. Anne Dale, \-]<,%. Printed label.
1 760. Mary Chetham, Her book, 1 760. Printed
label.
1760. Ann Clarke, i 760. Leather label.
1 761. An7i Heit, April 10, 1761. Wreath and
ribbon, and " Noble art and mystery,"
etc.
1761. Elizabeth Mordant, 1761. Printed label.
1763. Dorothy Peirce of York, May 27, 1763.
Label.
1 764. Eliz, Pierson, London : printed in the year
1 764. "God is love and that's a mercy."
Printed label.
1765. Miss Eliz. Barber, 1765.
1766. Anne Halton Haclis, 1766.
1766. Augusta Anna Brydges. Small Chippen-
dale plate, arms in a lozenge surrounded
by branches and flowers.
1766. Ann Clarke, 1766. Leather label.
1766. Anna Helena Stewart, 1766. Printed
label.
1 766. Elizabeth Lockyer, 1 766. Printed label.
30 Ladies' Book-plates.
1767. Ann Cannon, I y6y. Label.
1767. Martha Savill^ Cambridge, printed June 2 5 ,
1767. "Noble art and mystery," etc.
Printed label.
1769. Margaret Hill, her Book. March 2, 1769.
J. B. Printed label.
1769. Sarah Bailey, Ipswich, 1769. Armorial
lozenge.
1 7 7 1 . Hannah Tindall, May, 1 7 7 1 . Label.
1772. Mary Fleming, Bath, April, \*]T 2. Printed
label.
1 7 73. Mary Hanson, St. Edmund's Bury, Suffolk.
Oxford, July 22, 1773. Printed at the
Clarendon Press. Printed label in
border. She was afterguards Lady
Cullum.
1 774. An anonymous plate signed Margaret Este,
direxit, 1774 (see p. 20).
1774. Martha Shorte, Sevenoaks, Kent, 1744.
Printed label.
1775. Lady Charlotte Murray. Engraved label.
1777. Margaret Fall, No. — , 1777. Wood-cut
label.
1777. Martha Sauftders, 1777. Decorated
lozenge and conventional wreath.
1779. Anna Sutton Earle, 1779. Leather label.
1779. Anna Sutton Wade, 1779. Leather label.
1 780. Su. Duke, 1 780. Engraved label.
1780. Mary Markland hy S. H., 1780. Armorial.
1782. Hannah Nelson, 1782.
1783. Mary Hinton, iyi2>' Leather label.
1783. Martha Shorte, Sevenoaks, Kent, 1783.
Printed label.
English Ladies' Dated Plates. 31
1783. Ltuy Rate, Her Book, Deptford, 1783.
Printed label.
1784. Caiherine Houghton s Book, 1784. Printed
label.
1785. Elizabeth Pugh, 1785. Printed label.
1785. Barbara Nugent, 1785. Printed label.
1788. Elizabeth Hazell, Feb. 20, 1788. Printed
label.
1788. 'Martha Shorte, Sevenoaks, Kent. This
label is entirely different from that of
1774. The border is more highly
decorated.
1789. Lying-in Hospital Tracts, mdcclxxxix.
A small, plain, printed label.
1789. Sarah Bailey, Ipswich, 1789.
This is a perfectly plain armorial plate. It is
remarkable that the inscription is engraved on the
shield itself
1789. K. R., 1789. Initials on a lozenge with a
ribbon bow. Two vars.
1790. Louisa Larkin, 1790. Engraved label.
1790. Margaret Edwards, Me jure tenet. Anno
Domini, 1790,
1791. This Premium was given to {Miss IVrixon)
for Iter excellent answering in all the
Tables and Notations 0/ Arithmetic,
Citladella Boarding School, Dec. {2nd)
I 79 1. Printed label.
1791. Carlotta Gisineit. Date doubtful.
1791. Charlotte Gwynnett, March, 1791. Printed
label.
1793. M. M. 26 N01/", 1793. Engraved
label.
32 Ladies' Book-plates.
1793. Anna Darner, Agnes Berry, inv* et del\
Londiniy 1793. Francis Legal Sculp
(see p. 20).
1793. Theodosia Matthews^ Her Book^ 1793.
Printed label.
1794. Mrs. Sophia Uvedale, Ipswich, 1794.
Printed label.
1795. Isabella Carr, 1795. Printed label.
1795. Ann Carter, East Cowes, Isle of Wight,
February 5, 1795. Printed label.
1 795. Elizabeth J 07ies, Mold, 1 795. Printed label.
1795. Mary Westcott, 1795. Stamped leather
label.
1796. H. F. Bessborough, G, B. Cipriani invr.
F. Bartolozzi, sculp. 1796. R.A.
London, Pubd. Dec. 30, 1796, by
F. Bartolozzi (see p. 22).
1 796. Jane Dearlove, 1 796. Printed label.
1797. Catherine Innes, 1797. Printed label.
1797. Miss Lucy M. Bust, 1 797.
1797. Elizabeth Salter, Battlefield, 1797. Label.
1797. Elizabeth Sattery, 1797. Printed label.
1798. D. Isabel de Mefiezes, F. Vieira Portoensis
invt, F. Bartolozzi, R.A. Engraver
to his Majesty, ^ talis 71, an. 1798.
Pictorial plate.
1799. M.A. C, 1799. Cipher (M. A. Cologan).
1 799. Eleanor Lamb, Spalding, 1 799. Label.
1799. Lying-in Hospital tracts, 1799. Label.
CHAPTER II.
WOMEN BIBLIOPHILES.
■HE existence of bibliophiles and col-
" lectors arose with the more general
I making of books. Among the names
I that have been handed down to us
through the centuries, few instances of women are
recorded ; this may be accounted for more, per-
haps, by the want of opportunity, than by the
want of taste. A Roman philosopher makes casual
mention of the books of Cleopatra as the gift
of Antony, and jeers at them as another form of
luxur)'. In the wonderful expansion of learning
in the early days of Irish story, the name of St.
Brigetta shines brightly. This saintly lady, about
whom so little is known, and that little so mixed
with legend and folk-lore, that it is almost impos-
sible to separate truth from fiction, gave impetus to
the art of illuminating; and although we cannot at
the present day point to any work as that actually
done in her convent, still the result of her patronage
was felt in Ireland long years after. In Saxon
times, we are indebted to Hild, a woman of royal
36 Ladies Book-plates.
a fine Jacobean plate, dated 1700. The great
Sydney's sister, celebrated in Ben Jonson s Epitaph,
was the wife of the sixth Earl of Pembroke. Like
her brother, she was noted as much for her wit and
learning as for her beauty ; she was also a skilled
needlewoman, and is mentioned, among other
distinguished ladies, in a curious, now rare, little
book entitled "The Needles' excellency, a new
booke wherein are divers admirable workes,
wrought with the needle. Newly invented, and
cut in copper, for the pleasure and profit of the
industrious. Printed for James Boler, 1648."
She has left us several works, mostly of a religious
character. It was for her amusement that the
"Arcadia" was written, so that on its first appear-
ance it was called the " Countess of Pembroke's
Arcadia." Her aunt, the daughter of Sir William
Sidney, and wife of the famous Earl of Sussex,
Leicester's rival, died childless in 1589, and left a
sum of money in her will, for the endowment of a
college at Cambridge. Her executors purchased,
from the Master and Fellows of Trinity, the site
of the present Sidney-Sussex College, which was
founded in 1596. The book-plate of the college
library resembles closely that of Pembroke Hall.
The arms are for Sussex, argent, a bend sable
engrailed ; for Sidney, or, a pheon azure. The
inscription reads : Collegium Z?""'' Franciscae Sid^iey
Sussex in Academia Cantabrigiense, 1701.
Women seem to have played a less prominent
part in the advancement of learning at Oxford.
Elizabeth founded Jesus College in 1571, Wadham
was founded by Nicholas Wadham, and his wife
IVomen Bibliophiles. 37
Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Petre, 1613.
Worcester, although not founded by a lady, was
endowed by Mrs. Sarah Eaton and Lady Holford;
and as far back as the middle of the thirteenth
century, John and his wife DervorgUIa (the parents
of John Balliol, King of Scotland), founded Balliol
College. Queen Philippa, as has already been
said, gave her name to Queen's College.
Dame Juliana Berners, the famous Prioress of
Sopewell, was a lady of broad views and diversity
of taste. Besides her religious duties, she took
a keen interest in heraldry, on which subject she
is the earliest English authority, and combined
this study with that of two popular sports of the
age. She wrote and compiled her book on fish-
ing, hawking, and coat-armour while Abbess of
St. Albans. The original MS. is preserved in
Mr. William Denison's library at Ossington. The
reverend dame also gives a most instructive and
curious list of beasts of chase {i.e. animals that are
deemed worthy of the distinction of being pursued
with horse and hound). She adorned the end of
the fourteenth and beginning of the fifteenth
centurj', and was the sister of Bouchier, Lord
Berners, who was distinguished as a courtier and
soldier, and also as the author of the first English
translation of Froissart. The British Museum copy
of the Dame's" Bokeof Hawking and Hunting, and
also of Cote Armour," known as the " Book of St.
Albans," has such a strange and varied history that
I venture to quote from the " Ex-libris Journal : "
" The book is dated a.d. i486, and the reprint is
well known to collectors. This particular volume
38 Ladies Book-plates.
was preserved for generations in the library belong-
ing to the Hickman family, at Horrock Hall, near
Gainsborough. When the collection was over-
hauled about the beginning of this century, the books
without covers were cast aside as rubbish, this rare
volume happening to be one. A common gardener
on the estate asked that he might pick out what he
liked from among the 'waste paper,' which request
being granted, he took Dame Berners* volume
home with him. Being a bit of a herald, the old
fellow, it is said, was in the habit of drawing inside
his books what he held to be his coat-of-arms.
After his death, his collection remained in the
kitchen of his cottage, where, wonderful to relate,
this precious volume was not burned, as were some
others, but was sold by the deceased gardener s
daughter-in-law in the year 1844 to a pedlar of
Blyton for ninepence. After several more changes
and sales, each one increasing in value above the
former, the book brought seventy guineas from the
Rt. Hon. J. Grenville, from whom, by his well-
known gift, it became national property."
Such names as Margaret Roper, the learned
daughter of a learned family, and Lady Jane Grey,
are too well known to need recalling. From our
earliest school-days we were taught to regard
them as miracles of learning and wisdom, but in
those days it was only royal and noble women,
who dwelt in high places, that were able to
gratify their taste, and these same women, who
could afford to decorate their furniture with bro-
cades, carvings, and inlays, adorn their books with
velvet and gems, needlework and beaten metal,
Women Bibliophiles. 39
or, in more recent days, with crushed and gilt
morocco, badges and armorial bearings, required
no smaller and less costly marks to identify their
possessions. The book collector then, was only a
noble unit among masses : as books increased, and
learning was no longer confined to the few and the
rich, the engraved coat-of-arms, for armigeri, and
the name label, for the rest of the book-owners,
were invented. This same title-deed to ownership
was a useful as well as ornamental device, and was
adopted by gentle and simple. The coat-of-arms
of the bishop was pasted into his theological
library when his own bindings did not rise to the
cost and grandeur of a super-libros, and when
also his good taste would not permit him to strip
valuable covers with marks of ownership from
the volumes he had acquired. Armorial bind-
ings are both hall marks and pedigrees, and so
also is the small engraving or type-printed name-
label. It is often a history of the existence of
the book, and the different book-plates, pasted
one beside, or one over another, tell the tale of its
various owners and homes. Much has been said
and much has been written about the iniquity
of those who take these small marks of person-
ality out of books ; some have even grown quite
heated and cross about the matter, and voices
have been heard in angry wranglings, calling each
other unpleasant names. The ex-libris, after all,
is not an integral part of the book, it is merely
placed within the covers by the purchaser ; and
the extraction therefrom need in nowise injure the
volume or depreciate the value, although no true
40 Ladies' Book-plates.
book lover removes a plate when it gives addi-
tional interest. Besides, many book-plates are
taken out of odd volumes valueless without their
fellows. Of course there are, and always will be,
unprincipled, vulgar-minded persons, with the
feeling of delicacy sadly deficient, who bother
private individuals for book-plates in the most
barefaced manner, and are capable of committing
any indiscretion for the sake of acquiring a plate.
But these can only be ranked with the autograph
maniac, and the modern interviewer, and are not
admitted to the fraternity of boni-fide collectors.
In these days one hardly dares to breathe the
name of Little Gidding, so closely has the halo of
sanctity been drawn round its pious inhabitants ;
but if we have the courage to peer through the
mist of veneration, in which modern sentiment has
enveloped them, and examine with critical eye
their work, it is questionable whether the Ferrars
preserved more than they destroyed. We may
admire their industry and patience, and the beauty
of the embroidery wrought by the ladies Collet
and Ferrar, and taught them by '*a Cambridge
bookbinder's daughter that bound rarely," but still
it is terrible to contemplate the quantity of valu-
able books that these quiet Anglican nuns, sitting
in the long room in the picturesque old Bedford-
shire manor house, must have cut up to make
one of the scrap Bibles, or "Harmonies" which
pleased Charles I. so much that he ordered one
for his son. Whether the illustrious young man
fully appreciated the gift, is not recorded in his-
tory.
Super-libros. 41
Nobody perhaps, in later times, has been more
abused than Grainger, but, after all, the mischief
he did was slight in comparison with the wholesale
destruction of books at Little Gidding. At his
worst, he is guilty of abstracting, from odds and
ends of volumes, a few old prints and portraits
which, bound together, serve to illustrate some
work. A book often seems to resemble an old
and tumble-down house, the inside of which may
be filled with precious things, — old carvings, finely
wrought iron locks, quaint chimney-pieces, rich
panelling, etc. ; but the outside is rapidly falling
in ruins, and is already too far gone to be
restored. Surely, in such cases, all will agree
that it is better to remove what is of value, and to
place it in new surroundings, away from rot and
decay. It is thus with many of our most beautiful
ex-libris ; they are hidden within the shabby covers
of worthless books, fit only for the waste-paper
merchant.
In the early history of bookbinding it will be
found that the name of him for whom the volume
was bound was stamped on the cover almost as
early as the binder's mark or name; it was not
till the making of books became cheap enough for
ready-bound volumes to be offered for sale that
the necessity of an ex-libris was felt ; we may
therefore fairly claim seniority for the super-Hbros,
which may be expressed in many ways. The
name of the possessor is stamped plainly on the
leather cover of some books bound by J. Ryck-
enbach of Geislingen, dated 1467 and onwards.
One of the earliest attempts at heraldic decoration
42 Ladies' Book-plates.
IS made by Richard Pynson (1493- 1529). He
used a panel which consisted of an escutcheon,
charged with a cypher, and supported by wood
houses ; surmounted by helmet, wreath, mantling,
and crest — a falcon with outspread wings. This
probably did duty as a trade or binder s mark.
Embroidery has been used from early days for
the covering of books ; it was particularly an
English art, and was used chiefly on books of
devotion. The cypher, badge, or coat-of-arms was
worked on velvet, generally in fine gold and silver
threads. There are many excellent specimens
among the books of Queen Elizabeth. An in-
teresting example of embroidery on canvas is that
on the covers of a Psalter in the MS. Depart-
ment of the British Museum. It was probably
worked by, or for, Anne, daughter of Sir Simon
Felbrigge, K.G., a nun of Bruisyard, Suffolk,
who owned the MS. in the latter half of the
fourteenth century. Although there is no super-
libros, it is worthy of notice as being one of the
earliest specimens of this kind of embroidery.
The Annunciation is depicted on the upper cover,
and the Crucifixion on the lower. Again, the
super-libros was often made of enamel, and then
fixed to the binding. In some instances, the
arms of the owner were placed on the clasps.
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, mentions in her
will, in 1339, a book containing the Psalter, Primer,
and other devotions, with two clasps of gold,
enamelled with her arms. Metal bosses were
much used to proclaim the ownership of a volume
in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. During
Super-libros. 43
the Tudor period, bookbinders greatly affected
emblems ; thus we find the badges and devices of
great houses and individuals continually used in
the decoration of books which, in all probability,
never belonged to them. The royal coat-of-arms,
Catherine of Aragon's sheaf of arrows and pome-
granate conjoined with the rose, the portcullis, the
falcon, the maiden's head of Catherine Parr, the
Tudor rose, all appear indiscriminately on books
of this time. In the old Royal Library, British
Museum, we have many examples of Elizabeth's
books. We know how fond this sovereign lady
was of small attentions, and the gift was all the
more pleasing that it cost nothing more than a
smile and a few gracious words. A royal visit to
either university was always an occasion for the
presentation of a book of verses, contributed by
youthful academic talent ; and Elizabeth would
then, with a great show of reluctance, and plead-
ing her want of preparation, deliver an elaborate
address in either Greek or Latin. These pre-
sentation volumes, it need hardly be said, were
always sumptuously bound. The Queen, while
still a girl, translated into Latin, French, and
Italian, a book of prayers and meditations, origin-
ally composed in English by Catherine Parr.
The whole work is written by Elizabeth herself
on vellum, and is bound in silk embroidered with
silver. We have many specimens of her skill
with the needle, not a few in the form of book
covers. Another book in the old Royal Library
is bound in red velvet, and has a gold medallion
enamelled in colours, with the initials E. R. with
44 Ladies' Book-plates.
the Tudor rose and crown. A fine needle-work
cover has the leopards of England worked in silver
thread and colours. Elizabeth's prayer-book is
still preserved. It has a plain binding with gold
clasps, and there are miniatures by Milliard of the
Queen and d'Alenijon. The prayers are written by
Her Majesty in six different languages. A leather
book has the royal arms set in the middle of the
name Elizabetha. Another is stamped with the
crowned falcon holding a sceptre (a device origin-
ally adopted by Anne Boleyn), and Elizabeth's
badges at the four corners. Again, another volume
is resplendent with roses in gold and silver thread,
with an arabesque border ; another, in green velvet,
has the arms on an ornamental cartouche, on which
traces of enamel are seen. The lower cover bears
a similar plate with a crowned Tudor rose.
Mary Stuart's books are not so numerous as
her powerful cousin's, but they are choicely and
rarely bound. Most of them are the work of
French binders. The sombre black covers, re-
lieved by the gold Hon of Scotland, seem to
presage her unhappy fate. On a few are seen the
French lilies and the crowned M. The only
English binding done for her that is preserved
in our National Library, is on a volume of the
Black Acts, Edinburgh, 1556. The arms are im-
pressed in gold, and painted on the centre of each
cover, and the words Maria Regina occur upon
two scrolls. The whole is surrounded by a broad
gold border. Katherine Parr's embroidered arms
bear the date 1544. Queen Mary was also a
great lover of costly bindings ; for her device she
Super-Hbros. 45
used the pomegranate and rose joined together,
showing her descent from York. Lancaster, and
Spain.
In the same way that we haveex-Hbris denoting
double ownership, we have the double inscription
forsuper-libros. "WilliamMyldredCicyll," enclosed
within a decorative border, occurs on a calf bound
book that belonged to Elizabeth's favourite. Lord
Burleigh, and his wife. The books of Sir Kenelm
Digby, many of them bound by Le Gascon, bear
the arms of himself and his wife, Venetia Stanley.
Henrietta Anne, the daughter of Charles I., had an
original border composed simply of her initials
H. A. placed alternately and surrounded by plain
gold tooling.
Queen Anne affected a simple style, red morocco
with the crowned cypher and rich tooled border.
Queen Charlotte's Prayer-book, now in the British
Museum, has the arms in colours on vellum, and
an Etruscan border in blue and gold. This book
is an example of those that have a picture painted
under the gold of the fore-edge.
Many more examples might be quoted from
among our own women bibliophiles, but rather
than risk being tedious, we will pass them by and
go on to our fair French neighbours, whose
libraries far outshone those of any English
sovereign. The French have ever been first in
matters of taste and luxury, and with the New
Learning, fashion ordained that it should be as
necessary to have a fine show of books, as to
have pictures and costly furniture. Still, it must
be said, there are two very distinct types of col-
46 Ladies' Book-plates.
lectors, those who consider books merely as a
fashionable luxury of a certain commercial value,
to be acquired, bound, and put on a shelf to be
looked at, but never opened, whose libraries La
Bruyere compares in contempt to tanneries ; and
the real ** Amateur," the true bibliophile, who
loves his books for their contents, for their rarity,
for the condition and quality of the text and bind-
ing. This difference exists, it must be confessed,
to the greatest degree among women : among all
the great dames whom we can cite in France from
the sixteenth century upwards, there are lament-
ably few who really cared for letters, or who read
and understood the valuable books chosen for them,
and placed in their libraries.
From the ranks of the early French women of
celebrity, Anne, daughter of Louis XL is one of
the first to be noticed. Although she lived just
before the Renaissance, she has left a considerable
collection of MSS. ; but, unfortunately, the original
bindings have, in many instances, been replaced.
Her daughter, Suzanne de Bourbon, the wife of
the Conn^table, followed in her steps. The pious
Duchess Philippa de Gueldres, and Anne of
Bretagne, wife of Charles VIII., were also lovers
of books ; they do not seem to have had any
distinctive mark on their bindings, but were con-
tent to inscribe their names, sometimes with a
quotation in either Latin or French, on the flyleaf.
The illumination of a MS. often took the form of
a dedication, the portrait or coat-of-arms of the
owner, forming part of the decoration. The
execution of some of these miniatures is of the
French Bibliophiles. 47
finest, and, in many cases they are remarkably well
preserved. Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis
I., was the first woman to leave an ineffaceable
mark on the history of letters and art in the
sixteenth century. She wrote several poems and
collected numerous MSS., which all bear her arms
or cypher; in many cases the author is repre-
sented kneeling; and offering the work to the
Queen. Her daughter, " La Marguerite des
Marguerites," is well known to all. Her favourite
binding is dainty and appropriate : it consists of
the letter M crowned with a coronet, within a
cartouche formed of trailing daisies repeated over
and over again. On some volumes the fleur-
de-lys and marguerite appear interlaced. Each
French queen, in succession, had her library. It
would take too long to enumerate all the different
emblems and devices chosen for the purpose of
decoration, so we must pass to the famous Diane
de Poitiers. It was during the reign of Henri II.
that binding is generally supposed to have reached
its highest point. The scroll work, arabesques,
and gracefully curved volutes, which expand with
wonderful boldness and effect, are the creation of
true artists who understand the value of form and
proportion, and throw into their work a personality
unknown among the early Italian Masters, who
served them as models. Diane de Poitiers was a
true book-lover ; her library was mostly covered in
magnificent leather bindings, with her arms, and
her motto as a widow, "Sola vivit in illo" (after-
wards changed to " Sola vivit in ilia"), or orna-
mented with her emblems, the arrow, bow, quiver,
48 Ladies Book-plates.
crescent, etc. Many of the works given her by her
royal lover bear the cypher H and D. On some is
seen the H crowned with a coronet, and surrounded
by the symbols of the chase. The Henri-Diane
monogram has led to a great deal of controversy :
it is not to be believed for a moment that all the
books bearing this stamp belonged to the Duchess ;
the cypher was often appropriated by binders, and
used merely as a decoration. It is also easily
confounded with the two C's and the H of Cathe-
rine and Henri, which were arranged much in the
MONOGRAMS OF HENRI-DIANE, AND CATHERINE AND HENRI.
same manner. Diane's books generally have an
elegantly tooled border; the scroll-work is often
black on fawn or other light colour, the crescents
are nearly always white or silver. In the middle
of the cover is a cartouche, with either her device
or an armorial lozenge bearing her coat-of-arms.
One example, mentioned by M. Bauchart in his
" Femmes Bibliophiles de France " is perhaps the
simplest, but none the less effective. It is bound
in brown calf, with a bold design in light fawn,
cunningly composed of arabesques interlaced with
bows and quivers. The ducal arms are on a
lozenge in the centre of the upper cover, painted in
French Bibliophiles. 49
blue and maroon, and surmounted by a coronet;
on the lower is an arrow, with the motto on a
scroll, also in colours. More ornamental is a MS.
in yellow morocco, with arabesques of red, and, at
regular intervals, the letter H in panels.
Catherine de Medici, another enthusiastic col-
lector of this age, brought to France some of
the MSS. comprising the celebrated library of
Lorenzo di Medici as part of her dower. Widowed
in 1579. she took as her device a heap of ashes,
watered by large tear-drops and the motto,
" Ardorem extinctd testantur vivere flammi,"
Many of her books are resplendent with the royal
arms in gold, interspersed with fleurs-de-lys, ara-
besques, and the crowned cypher. She formed a
most important collection of MSS. and printed
books which, in 1599, reverted to the crown and
was incorporated in the King's Library. At the
present day, the greater part is preserved in the Bib-
liotheque Nationale. Her daughter, Marguerite
de Valois, inherited much of her mother's taste
and appreciation of literature. The graceful flow-
ing flowers which diaper her book-covers are
said to be her own design, but it is chiefly with
the work of the Eves that we associate her library.
One device used by her was the mystic pen-
tagon — i.e,, three triangles joined together, forming
five points, with the word " salus " inscribed at the
angles. Another, ascribed to her, consists of a
shield, with three fleurs-de-lys on a fess, and on
the reverse side a lily, surrounded by the Latin
motto, " expectata non eludet," but this, M. Guigard
thinks, belonged more probably to Marguerite de
50 Ladies' Book-plates.
Valois of Saint- Remy. La Reine Margot showed
a preference for gay colours ; her books are bound
chiefly in red, olive, and citron morocco. She was
an exceedingly well-informed, clever woman, and
a great classical scholar.
The seventeenth century marks a distinct change
of style. The design no longer fills up the whole
cover of the book, but each part is separated and
surrounded by ornamental branches of palm and
oak, etc. This is noticeable in books belonging
to Louis XI IL, and Anne of Austria. The
initials L and A, the crowned double A A, and the
double A with a coronet, occur often. They are
placed in the four corners and enclosed in a simple
frame, in the centre of which is a slight design in
gold tooling. Anne, Duchesse de Montpensier, is
content with a very unpretentious super-libros —
her arms, the lilies of France in the centre on a
lozenge, decorated with palm branches, and, in the
four corners of the cover, her crowned cypher, the
whole surrounded by three gold fillets. De Thou
set the fashion of plain bindings : he used his wife*s
initials joined with his own, and impaled her arms.
Madame de Maintenon, although not a bibliophile
in any sense, is worthy of mention from the high
value set on her books by collectors, and their
scarceness. Her library was small, and consisted
chiefly of religious and moral works brought to-
gether in her latter days. There is a splendidly
bound " Cantiques Spirituels," which was probably
presented to the Marquise. The arms are in the
centre, surrounded by a broad border of gold tool-
ing resembling lace-work. A collector of a very
French Bibliophiles. 5 1
different kind was Madame de Verrue {wife of the
Count de Verrue, 1670-1736). Her house, we are
told, "paraissait un palais heureusement orn6 pour
la gloire et le triomphe de la peinture et du goOt."
•She was a brilliant woman, who showed a keen
appreciation of art in all forms, and round whom
centred all the wit and learning of the day. She
is best known for her collection of pictures and
books. Her library consisted of about 3,000 vo-
lumes, and embraced all subjects ; she bound
chiefly in different coloured morocco or calf, with
her arms in the centre, and often the name of
Meudon, (where she kept her library,) in gold.
Her contemporary, Madame de Chamillart, of
whom Saint Simon speaks as " la meilleure et la
plus sotte femme du monde, et la plus inutile i
son mari," was also a celebrated amateur. Her
books are bound by Boyet and Padeloup, with
her arms in the centre, and two C's interlaced in
the corners.
Madame de Maine, the famous Little Duchess,
known as the founder of the gallant and literary
" Order of the Bee," took for super-libros a bee-
hive with bees flying round it, and the motto taken
from Tasso's "Aminta" " Piccola si, mafapur gravi
le ferite." (" She is small, but she inflicts cruel
wounds.")
The super-libros of Anne Marie Louise de
Belzunce, abbess of Roncerai, about 1 709, is a
good example of the feminine ecclesiastical style.
She came of a family that boasts many famous
churchmen among its members. Her books all
bear her arms on a lozenge, together with the
52 Ladies Book-plates.
pastoral staff and other insignia of Holy Church,
surmounted by a coronet. In the eighteenth
century, the woman who exercised the greatest
influence and gave most impetus to art was La
Pompadour. Under the inspiration of her taste,
Boucher and Carl Vanloo painted, Bouchardon
sculptured, and the great Sevres manufactory was
started. La Marquise herself had a pretty taste
for drawing. Voltaire surprised her one day busy
delineating a head, and on the spot dedicated a
neat little quatrain to her talent. At her death
she left a large and important library, most of
which was magnificently bound in elaborate covers,
richly gilt, and stamped with her coat-of-arms.
The well-known motto, " Menus plaisirs du Roi,"
appears on many of her books. A book-plate
was also engraved for her, but does not seem to
have been used. Of the three daughters of Louis
XV., only Madame Adelaide really deserves a
place among book lovers, but each had her librarj^
Their books were bound by either Fournier or
Vente, the royal binder and librarian, and the
same design was used by all three Princesses, but
with a distinctive colour : Madame Adelaide
adopted red, Madame Victoire green, and the
youngest, Sophie, citron. The super-libros is in
each case the same — the lilies of France in gold
on a lozenge, surmounted by a coronet and two
palm branches underneath. Their books show,
for the most part, a severe and learned taste, well
in keeping with their strict and religious bringing
up. The eldest was undoubtedly the most intel-
lectual, but Madame Victoire possessed great
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personal beauty and charm. Her book-plate is
well known, being the same design as the super-
libros already mentioned. Madame Sophie was
timid and silent, and appeared, to most of the
Court, cold, dull, and shrinking; it was only on
rare occasions that she forgot herself and became
BOOK-PLATE OF MADAME VICTOIRE.
affable. Her favourite books were Lives of the
Saints and moral essays. La Pompadour's suc-
cessor, Madame du Barry, who could hardly read,
and knew even less of writing, followed the fashion
of her predecessors and ordered a library to be
collected for her. Although a few volumes bear
the signature of D^rome, the binding is very inferior.
54 Ladies' Book-plates.
The super-libros consists simply of her arms, sup-
porters, coronet and crest with the motto Boutez
en Avant. The same device serves her for a
book-plate. We cannot conclude this slight sketch
of French collectionneuses, without mentioning three
names to which a melancholy interest is attached
— Marie Antoinette, Princesse de Lamballe, and
Madame Elizabeth. The Queen's library was of
some importance and contained many notable
works — the binding displays a luxury of orna-
mentation quite in accordance with the spirit
of the time. The Princesse de Lamballe's books
are few and of little interest, apart from that
attached to their unfortunate owner. She was an
Italian by birth, and the story of her faithful
attachment to the Royal family is one of the most
touching in the Revolution. She was murdered
amid scenes too horrible for words, in the massacre
oftheprisonersofLa Force in the Septemberof 1792.
The library of Madame Elizabeth ranks next in
importance to that of the Queen. It contained
many works of history and science, especially
mathematics, which had always been a favourite
study with the Princess. The binding is in no way
remarkable. Like all other princesses of France,
she had the fleurs-de-lys on a lozenge, and it is
only by the different ornamentation that her books
can be distinguished from those of Mesdames de
France. They are mostly bound in marbled calf
or morocco. The ex-libris of the Princess is
generally to be found pasted inside the cover, and
on many of the books the name of her favourite
residence Montreuil occurs in gilt letters on the back.
French Bibliophiles. 55
With the advent of the Republic the period of
the Fetnmes Bibliophiles passed away. There were
still many distinguished women who held their
Salons and who played their part in the world of
politics and letters, but the time of the great book
collectors was over. Among the names that stand
out from this stirring period is that of Madame
Roland. As far as is known, she has left neither
library nor book-plate as a witness of her fondness
for books ; but she will be remembered as one of
the greatest students and readers among women.
Her rage for study was apparent from infancy.
At the age of nine, Tasso, F^n^lon and Plutarch
were her favourite authors. Rousseau captivated
her heart at twenty-one. In the present day we
can hardly understand the wonderful influence he
had over his contemporaries ; we also see the
effect of his power in Madame de Stael's writings.
It was during the five months' imprisonment in
the Abbaye Prison that Madame Roland wrote her
famous "M^moires." She was guillotined on Nov.
8th, 1793.
BOOK-PLATE OF S, L. SKEY.
CHAPTER III.
UNDATED LADIES PLATES.
POEM on a slight subject," Pope
, says, " requires the greater care to
' make it considerable enough to be
_^__^ read." And so it is with book-plates.
Women, up till recent years, have formed such
a small part of the the book-world, that at
first it seems as though there would be little to say
about them or their libraries. The reader, how-
ever, will recognize many familiar names among
the undated ex-libris noted in this chapter. Some
of these plates are of interest for their own artistic
merit, others for associations attached to them,
or for some peculiar characteristic.
Some beautiful examples of decorative heraldry
have been preserved in the Countess of PomfreCs
ex-libris. The most remarkable is a large plate of
unusual shape (see Front.). The armorial bearings
occupy the centre, and consist of two shields accole
(for Fermor and Jeffreys), supporters, coronet and
mottoes. On the dexter side, sheltered by a
curtain, is the Fermor crest with helmet, sword.
Undated Ladies' Plates.
57
etc., and on the sinister a boy raises the Jeffreys
crest above his head ; behind him is a garden
background, the motto " POB DAWNE O
DDUW," hangs from the bracket, and there are
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COUNTESS OF POMFRET.
decorations of festoons and branches. The in-
scription reads — The Rt. Honble. Henrietta Louisa
Jeffr^s Countess of Pom/ret, Lady of the Bed-
chamber to Queen Caroline. S. W, Invt. This
court lady was the granddaughter and heiress of
that "monster in ermine" Judge Jeffreys. Her
father was the 2nd and last Baron Jeffreys of
58 Ladies' Book-plates.
Wem — a title conferred by a despicable monarch
as a reward for participation in the cruelties
inflicted on the unfortunate adherents of Mon-
mouth. The title thus acquired did not long
survive, but became extinct in 1 703, at the death
of John, Lord Jeffreys, when all his possessions
passed to his only daughter, who married Thomas,
1st Earl of Pom fret. This lady had three notable
plates; that dated 1733 has already been noticed.
As her duties as Lady of the Bedchamber came to
an end with the death of her royal mistress in 1737,
it is probable that the larger plate was made some
time during those four years.
A plate of a very different type, but interesting
in its way, is the Biblical label oi Johanna Huish,
referred to in another chapter. It is a woodcut,
apparently of an early date, the art being rough
and grotesque. The name, in the middle, is printed
in plain type. The pictures surrounding it show
more power of imagination than knowledge of
drawing. The first represents two angels blowing
trumpets and issuing from a tent, two more
celestial beings hover above with banner rolls, and
the texts, '* Pray for one another," and '' Pray
with fervour," appear in the heavens. Below
these is a representation of the agony in Geth-
semane with the words ** Pray always," and a
picture of the Last Supper, inscribed ** Take and
Eat." Mary Magdalene is also seen anointing
the feet of Our Lord. The words '' Behold, the half
of my goods I give to the Poor," accompany the
picture of Zacchseus climbing in the sycamore tree.
Lazarus is the subject of the last vignette. The
Undated Ladies' Plates.
59
dogs are there, and the angels minister to him
from above. In the left-hand corner is an hour
glass with the sand nearly run out, evidently
pointing the moral of the short duration of all
earthly things. This plate must have been the
mark of some puritan dame's library, but nothing
BOOK-PLATE OF MARY BARBARA HALES.
is now known of Johanna Huish or her books.
To religious fervour of another form we owe a
later bookplate, which marks the extinction of one
of the old Kentish families, that of the Hales of
Hales Place, Canterbury. Mary Barbara, the
only child and heiress of the last baronet, entered
the Romish church and turned her old home into
a convent. On her book-plate are seen the Virgin
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Mother and child, with the inscription " Unum est
Necessarium," "Sf. Maria era pro me."
The name of Walpole often links names and
events together which at first sight seem to stand
liOOK-PLATE OF LADY ELISABETH GERMAIN.
wide apart. We read of him in 1763 visiting
Drayton to see Lady Betty Germain s collection of
curios. When we remember that this lady was an
intimate friend of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough,
it is difficult to realize that she was acquainted with
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the cynic of Strawberry Hill whose " twin wives "
lived to the middle of this century. Lady Betty's
graceful and distinguished plate was made after
the death of her husband in 1718. The lozenge,
bearing the arms of Germain impaling Berkeley,
is surrounded by the widow's knot, and placed
upon a hatched background, rather too dark and
heavy in tone for the delicately engraved shield.
^c^^°"^'"«^c
MART BEHKY
BOOK-PLATE OK MARV BEKRY.
There is much conveyed in the simplicity oi Alary
Berry's little plate. The principal idea, of the
fruit between the leaves, is repeated in the motto
" Inter folia fructus ; " the choice of the strawberry
plant is perhaps an allusion to her home, or is
intended as a playful reference to the family
name.
The unpretentious plate of Lady Blessington
might easily pass unnoticed were there not people
who still remember her home in Kensington Gore,
62 Ladies' Book-plates.
and the numerous models of her beautifully shaped
hands in marble, ivory and wax, that were there.
These same hands may possibly have pasted in
the coroneted initials which distinguish her books.
The Marchioness of Sligo's plate is a simple
engraved label, with the words Louisa Catherine
Sligo. In contrast to this severe taste we have
the Countess of Oxford's pictorial plate, which
combines all the charm of George Vertue's
work with her own pleasant fancy. We cannot
describe the ex-libris better than by quoting Mr.
Hardy : " It represents the interior of the library
at Brampton or Welbeck, probably the latter,
which was Lady Oxford's own inheritance.
Through a doorway, flanked by Corinthian columns,
the curtain in front of which is drawn back, we
obtain a view of a country house, standing back
in a well-kept park ; a river crossed by a three-
arched bridge meanders through this. But it is
the occupants of the room that call for most atten-
tion. The prominent figure is that of Minerva,
who has laid aside her arms, and stands sandalled
and helmeted. She is busily engaged in instruct-
ing six Cupids, who appear to be industri-
ously following her injunctions. One of these is
painting in oils with an easel before him, and a
palet {sic) on his thumb ; the goddess with her left
hand points out some defect in his work, and
apparently explains how it may be remedied.
Another Cupid plays the harp ; two more sit on
the frame of the design, weaving flowing festoons ;
another, also on the frame, near a celestial globe,
copies the picture of a flute-playing satyr, which a
BOOK-PLATK OF HENRIETTA, COUNTESS OF OXFORD.
By George Vertue.
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sixth Cupid holds in position. On the frame
which surrounds the picture sit two more Cupids,
one on the right hand and the other on the left,
who act as supporters to a medallion bearing
Lady Oxford's monogram ; above is an urn, and
from the side fall bunches of grapes. Below the
f M
BOOK-PLATE OF SOPHIA PENN,
design is engraved Henrietta Cavendish Holies,
Oxford and Mortimer. Given me by and then
the donor's name and date filled in by Lady
Oxford herself."
This lady, who recognizes in her books each
gift of her husband as from " my lord," brought
him large estates, among which was Welbeck
Abbey. The property passed into the possession
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of the present ducal family at the marriage of her
only daughter, Lady Margaret Harley, with the
second duke. Lady Oxford was the daughter and
sole heiress of John Holies, Duke of Newcastle,
and married in 1713, Edward, Lord Harley, after-
BOOK-PLATE OF THE HONOURABLE HENRIETTA KNIGHT.
By Worledge.
wards Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. Her hus-
band was a distinguished antiquarian and man of
letters. He spent much of his time in completing
the Harleian collections. At his death, in 1741,
Vertue lost one of his warmest friends and patrons.
It has been noticed how comparatively seldom
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Ladies" Book-plates.
the signature of any celebrated designer occurs
on a woman's ex-libris, except in modern times.
MDarlyfculp
BOOK-PLATE OF MISS DECKER.
By M. Darly.
Even without the initials R. M. on Sophia Pemi's
plate, it would be easy to recognize Mountaine's
distinctive, arabesque style, which serves as a con-
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nection between the free flowers of the Chippen-
dale, and the festoons of the Ribbon and Wreath
period. The well-known Jacobean plate of the
Honble. Henrietta Knight, daughter of Viscount
Bolingbroke, bears the inscription Thos. WorUdge
Fecit. The two shields accol6 are enclosed in a
fish-scale or brickwork frame, with the name on a
ribbon below. The signature, " MDarly sculp.,"
occurs on an anonymous Chippendale plate, be-
longing to Miss Decker. Bartolozzi is known to
have designed four ladies' plates. Two of these
have already been described, the others belonged
respectively to Sophia Merrick Hoare, and Miss
Callender. The Hoare plate represents a library
interior, and must not be confounded with the
supposed portrait plate of Frames Ann Hoare,
whose maiden name was Acland. On F. A.
Hoare's plate a lady is represented clad in classic
draperies, seated opposite her own bust, which is
raised on a pedestal, and screened by the ample
folds of a curtain. Her left hand rests on the
open pages of a book. She married Richard
Hoare of Barn Elms, and became the step-mother
of Richard Colt Hoare, the antiquary. There is
a third Hoare plate, consisting solely of crest and
motto, belonging to July Lucy Hoare. On Miss
Callender s plate the signature reads F, Bartolozzi
invenit, Blyth eng.
The work of Thos. Bewick shows an entirely
different style of pictorial plate, but unfortunately
this " silent poet of the waysides and hedges " was
little patronized by the ladies of his day. One,
Jane Hewitt, was fortimate enough to have her
68 Ladies' Book-plates.
plate designed by him. It is dated April 2^tk,
1800, and represents a river-scene, with a post-
chaise in the distance. Austin, who so faithfully
followed his master's style, designed a plate for
Ann Hill in 1825. The name is here inscribed
on a drapery suspended from an old tree, and up-
held by a seated figure. By her side is a small
shield : on one side is a watermill, with a windmill
on the height above, and on the other, a distant
port and ships. The lithograph landscape plate
of Mary Sntirke has the name on a rock in the
foreground. Herfatherwas Robert Smirke, R.A.,
who designed a series of illustrations to Don
Quixote. His daughter, Mary, translated the
work and published it in 18 18, the object of the
edition being to bring out her father's drawings.
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He is supposed to have designed her book-plate,
A plate of lesser art but of no less interest is the
armorial achievement of Selina, Countess 0/ Hunt-
ingdon. Although we do not doubt this good
lady's knowledge in matters spiritual, her artistic
taste leaves much to be desired. The ex-libris is
BOOK-PLATE OF MARY SMIRKE.
a poor specimen in every way, and is only sur-
passed by that of Mrs. Whitby, Newlands, 1832.
which is, without exception, the worst we have ever
seen. Lady Selina Shirley was the daughter and
co-heir of Washington, Earl Ferrers, and married
the ninth Earl of Huntingdon in 1728. She was
celebrated for her religious enthusiasm, and pat-
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Ladies Book~piates.
ronage of George Whitefield. After his death, his
followers were known as " Lady Huntingdon's
Connexion." She distributed large sums in chari-
ties, and founded many schools and colleges.
The widow's knot in English use has no
cordeliere slides or beads between the true lover's
BOOK-PLATE OF SELINA, COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON.
knots, but resembles the plain cord used in France
to encircle the arms of a married woman. Lady
Charlotte Schreiber's plate is one of the few-
examples where the complete cordeliere is seen.
The ex-libris was made in consultation with the
British Museum authorities. The shield is oval,
and divided into three impalements of equal size.
In the centre are the battering rams for Bertie
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quartered with the fretty of Willoughby de Eresby.
This arrangement is unusual, but it is quite correct
on the authority of Rouge Dragon. On the dexter
side is the Guest coat-of-arms with the baronet's
Ulster Hand in chief. The sinister impalement
SCHREIBER.
contains the griffins' heads of the Schreibers. No -
tinctures are Indicated. The inscription Lady
Charlotte Schreiber is below. She was the daughter
of the ninth Earl of Lindsey, and married, first,
Sir Josiah John Guest of Dowlais, who died in
1852, and secondly, in 1855, Charles Schreiber,
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Esq., who died in 1884. Lady Charlotte died
eleven years later, at the age of eighty-two. An
exceedingly well-informed, clever woman, untiring
BOOK-PLATE OF HENRIETTA, DUCHESS OK tlORDON.
in antiquarian research, she translated the Mabi-
nogion from the Welsh with scholarly annotations
to the text. Her various collections were made
with the idea of illustrating the decorative arts
which have been pursued in England. She pre-
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sented her collection of porcelain to the South
Kensington Museum, and her English fans to the
British Museum. Drawings of these and .foreign
fans were published in 1889 and 1890, and her
English and foreign playing cards have also been
BOOK-PLATE OF LADY
,OTTE FINCH.
illustrated. Lady Charlotte used another book-
plate before her marriage. It is a geometrical
device, with various monograms and shields intro-
duced in the compartments.
The Arms of Her Grace Henrietta, Dutches of
Gordon, are also surrounded by the knot, but in
this instance it is formed by a plain cord. Another
74 Ladies Book-piates,
example of this means of denoting widowhood is
seen in the plate of Lady Charlotte Finch. This
lady was the second daughter of Thomas, first Earl
of Pomfret (her mother being Henrietta Louisa,
HOOK-PLATE OF JOHANNA COCK.
Countess of Pomfret, who owned the fine armorial
plate shown in the frontispiece), and married in
1726 the Rt. Hon. William Finch, second son of
the sixth Earl of Winchilsea, envoy extraordinary
to the court of Sweden. Lady Charlotte was his
second wife, and died in 1813. Her son succeeded
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as Earl of Winchilsea. Tlie plate is very rare,
and must have been engraved after her husband's
death in 1766. Johanna Cock's ex-libris also bears
the lozenge encircled by the English widow's knot.
G/eza/eiL^i/m
BOOK-PLATE OF ELIZABETH PALMER.
A cock stands on each end of the ribbon, whereon
the name is inscribed.
The dragon on Elizabeth Palmer's plate is a
favourite Chippendale decoration. Catherine
Thistlethwayte adopted the Chinese style, so
much in vogue at one time. Her lozenge ex-
hibits an Oriental taste, and is surmounted by a
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Ladies^ Book-piates,
The Chippendale plate of Elizabeth
Smith is even more elaborate in its adornment.
The stock pattern of the boy and bale and the
sheep, are introduced on either side of the escut-
cheon. In the ex-libris of Lady Lombe, the fine
Chippendale lozenge is placed among landscape
Gata. ^a^tuf^mfii
BOOK-PLATE OF CATHERINE THISTI.ETHWAVTE.
surroundings: in the foreground is running water,
with plants growing on the bank.
There are a great many varieties of the Wreath
and Ribbon style ; Mary Homers book-plate is
one of these, and a fair example. The lozenge is
adorned with festoons of flowers tied with ribbons
and knots. The design of J/wj W^/ic/fy'j ex-libris
closely resembles this older plate. The effect of the
lozenge set with pearls, and hung from a ribbon.
Chippendale Plates. 77
as in Elizabeth Bradbumi s plate, is good.
Amelia Darley hangs her shield on the stump of a
tree, as if to challenge all comers ; above is the
BOOK-PLATK OF lj\DY LOMBE.
crest, and below the family motto, "Dare" In
every respect this is heraldically similar to a man's
plate. Arabella Watsons ex-libris, which is known
to exist in three sizes, consists of a plain armorial
shield, pendent from a knot of ribbon. A good
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Ladies Book-plates.
modern example of the locket is shown in Mrs.
Napier s plate.
Miss Mary Lillias Scott has a handsome Jaco-
bean lozenge, with mermaids as supporters and
|f^^:^5^^!^^?^l
'^f?fZ^
BOOK-PLATE OF ELIZABETH BRADBURNE.
the figure of a woman as a crest. The lady is clad
in garments so like the fashion plates of the period,
that if this crest were not well known, it might be
supposed that Miss Scott herself had adopted it
as an ornament. These are the arms of Lord
Polwarth s family. The Hofible. Ann North, by S.
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Gribelin is a contemporary plate. The decoration
is composed of cornucopiae and foliation, and is
surmounted by a cherub and a crown of roses.
The achievement of Mary Talbot, wife of the
Qi-4L£.^.
BOOK-PLATE OF AMELIA DARLEV.
second Baron Talbot of Hensol, consists of
shield, supporters and coronet, placed upon a
scroll, the top of which is in folds resembling a
curtain, while the lower part is rolled like paper or
parchment. Her husband was Lord Steward of
the Household to George III., and was created
BOOK-I'LATE OF ARABELLA WATSON.
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Earl Talbot in 1761. After this date, another
plate was made for her ladyship in the Chippendale
style. A word here may not be out of place con-
cerning a plate that some authorities include among
PLATE OF MISS MARY LILLIAS SCOTT.
dated ex-libris — that of Mrs. Frances Burroughs,
In point of size it may be compared to Mrs.
Combridgis plate, and measures 15 in. x iij.
The arms are on a lozenge, surrounded by fine
mantling, with a cherub below the escutcheon.
The inscription, "Died 5th May, 1767, aged 76
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years," appears to have been added by hand. One
of the smallest armorial plates is the tiny lozenge
inscribed 5. Z. Skey, Spring Grove {^^^.<^i). The
BOOK-PLATE OF THE HONOURABLE ANN NORTH.
Jacobean plates of theTownshend family are too well
known to need either description or reproduction.
Many peeresses use simply a coroneted cypher
to mark their books. The Countess of Vcrulam
has her initials C. V. and the coronet ; Lady Roden's
BOOK-PLATE OF LADY TALBOT.
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cypher, J. A. R. (Julia Anne) is similar. The
armorial lozenge of Lady Burdett-CouHs with
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COUNTESS OF VERULAM.
BOOK-PLATE OF LADY ANNE MURRAY.
supporters and coronet is inscribed, like a peer's
plate, with the initials of the surname only. Lady
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Anne Murray's cypher bears her name in full,
written across the thickness of the letters. Eliza-
beth Ring Jun'., Bristol, is engraved on a ribbon
ENGRAVED LABEL OF ELIZABETH RING, JUNE., BRISTOL.
scroll, decorated with a branch. This same design
is used as a label by several members of the Ring
i^
sgKgaza
.^.
%S^SSMeUEk
BOOK-PLATE OF ELIZABETH SMITH.
family. There is a plate of Sophia. Ring of Bristol,
of Rebecca Ring of Worcester, and of Rebecca Ring
of Bristol. The engraved label of Elizabeth Smith
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Ladies' Book-plates.
has a small crest introduced on the frame. A
border of fleurs-de-lys surrounds the printed name
label of Elizabeth Obee. The emblem of France,
in this case, is probably a sign used by the com-
positor as a mark of punctuation, and employed
here in place of the repetition of a letter — once a
favourite way of forming a frame round a plate.
I*
PRINTED LABEL OF ELIZABETH OBEE.
Elizabeth Obee
Her BOOK.
It will be noticed that other stops, such as the note
of interrogation, colon and semi-colon, have also
been inserted. An old printed gift label bears the
quaint inscription : The Gift of the Right Honour-
able Lady, the Lady Alice, Countess Dowager of
Darbie. There is no decoration and no date. A
plate with a naval trophy is hardly appropriate
for a woman, unless she has some good reason for
adopting this style of decoration. We have not
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been able to ascertain GracUla Boddingtons claim
to this distinction.
The names of three celebrated women, Mrs.
Elizabeth Carter, Mrs. Jameson, and Mrs. Morton,
next require comment Elizabeth Carter was the
BOOK-PLATE OF G8AC1LLA BODDINGTON.
daughter of a clergyman at Deal, and was bom
in I7I7. She was famous as a classical scholar,
and is renowned for her translation of Epictetus.
She was a friend of Dr. Johnson, Sir Joshua
Reynolds, and others, and was a frequent visitor
at Althorp. It is believed that she was governess
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for some time to one of Lady Spencer's daughters,
probably Henrietta Frances, afterwards Lady Bess-
borough. Mrs. Carter's Memoir has been written
by her nephew, the Rev. Montagu Pennington.
Her book-plate represents a landscape with an
C. Carter: b^ea/^ZA^nt^
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. CARTER.
owl perched on a tree. This is surrounded by a
ribbon with the motto: "Ask it of God." The
book-plate of her friend the first Lady Spencer, is
known in two varieties ; both are anonymous, and
consist of the armorial lozenge with supporters and
coronet. Mrs. Morton is chiefly known by her
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■' Life of Mary Queen of Scots." On her ex-libris
the name, M, A . Morton, Sheffield, appears on a
palette encircled with rays ; Cupid, with a basket
of flowers, floats above. The plate of the authoress
of "Sacred and Legendary Art" is also pictorial.
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.^6IB»a» *-
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BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. MORTON.
In it a figure is seen reading under a palm tree,
with a distant view of the Pyramids. Mrs.
Jameson's maiden name was Anna Murphy, and
she married Mr. Robert Jameson in 1823. She
wrote a great deal, not only on art, but also on
the social position and characteristics of women.
Amongst the illustrations Frances Margery
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Hexfs ex-libris is reproduced, being a fine example
of the modern armorial plate.
A few remarks on the ex-libris of ladies' colleges
are added as a fitting conclusion to this chapter.
BOOK-PLATE OF FRANCES M, HEXT.
The plate of Scmerville Hall, executed by Erat
Harrison from a design made by Miss Shaw
Lefevre, the first Lady Principal, and a committee
of students, exhibits the characteristics of his dis-
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. JAMESON.
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tinctive style. The mighty serpent of wisdom,
winding itself round the briar stem, seems to terrify
Minerva's bird, which stands on the end of a
branch with outstretched wings. It is signed just
below the dove in the
left-hand corner of the
scroll, whereon the
motto " Die . Sapien-
tiae . soror . mea , es "
is written. When the
name was changed to
Somerville College the
I coat -of- arms of the
Somerville family was
adopted, and the stu-
dents expressed a wish
to bear it on the book-
plate. The Library
Committee and council
of the College have
acceded to their re-
quest, and Professor
York Powell, who
takes much interest in
the library, has offered
to give the college a
BOOK-PLATE OF CIRTON COLLEGE, SCCOnd platC.
CAMBRIDGE. Newnham College,
Cambridge, uses a label
of no artistic merit or interest, of which there are
four varieties, and an armorial gift-plate, recording
a legacy in 1887 from Coutts Trotter, A.M., Fellow
of Trinity College, Cambridge.
JpTf^euted^ bp^
book-pijvte of somervii.le hall, oxford.
Designed by T. Erat Harrison.
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The pictorial plate belonging to Girton College
issigned Harry Soane, London. Itgivesa view of
the college tower inclosed in a pointed oval frame.
The Royal Holloway College, a spacious building
situated in the middle of Surrey, and not far from
Virginia Water, has a large and well selected
library, and an engraved circular label for its book-
liOOK-Pl.ATK OF HOLl.OWAY COLLEGE.
plate. The motto " In Nomine Dei Nostri Mag-
nificabimur " adorns the frame.
A simple monogram plate, the work of Thomas
Moring, is used in Queens College Library, London.
The letters V.R. are surmounted by the royal
crown, and the words "presented by ,"with
a space left for the donor's name, are placed at the
bottom of the plate. There is little further to say
about Ladies' College plates. They have been
made, for the most part, not for decoration, but
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with a view to practical use, and, as it is possible to
combine both these excellent qualities, doubtless
more thought will be given to the selection of
appropriate and artistic ex-libris, as the increase
of places of learning for women, and the growth
and development of existing libraries, progresses.
As Victor Hugo said, " To be useful is to be only
useful; to be beautiful is to be only beautiful ; to
be useful and beautiful is to be sublime."
yVoALe^
PLATK OK MRS. NAWEB.
CHAPTER IV.
WOMEN S HERALDRY.
JLTHOUGH heralds claim a great anti-
fflf^SH quity for their science, nothing has been
j at all definitely stated about its origin ;
I but there is Httle doubt that the goddess
Minerva instituted armorial bearings when she
placed the Medusa's head on hersgis. After this
beginning, the custom soon spread among the
Grecian heroes. Ulysses adopted the dolphin for
his device. On the ancient painted vases we find
the fighting-men of Greece depicted bearing some
charge or representation upon their shields and
breastplates ; those of the Amazons were decorated
in a similar manner ; we see a cantharus, or two-
handled drinking vessel, painted on the shield of
one Amazon, whilst a iion adorns her cuirass. So
the practice grew, initiated by a goddess, and
followed by both men and women, and is traced
down through the badges of the Roman legions,
and the devices carried by them on their shields,
through the bucklers of the fighting Franks and
Norman knights on the Bayeux tapestry, down to
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the times of chivalry and coat-armour, and to its
use on carriage panel, silver spoon, and book-plate,
in our own day. The Medusa's head may, there-
fore, be recognized as the primeval charge in
heraldry, and the great Goddess of Wisdom, the
protectress of all women's works, be revered as its
initiator.
The Pelta, a small, light shield used by the
Amazons, and mentioned in the ^neid, " Ducit
Amazonidum lunatis agmina peltis," was crescent-
shaped, and was generally covered with the hides
of beasts. This graceful shape of shield might
be adopted upon ladies' book-plates in our own
day with some title of ancient use for its appro-
priation. Our present system of heraldry probably
dates from the Crusades. Hereditary arms of
families were first granted in the twelfth century.
Joan of Arc is not the only woman that
history tells us wore a helmet, and rode out to
war. Eleanor, heiress of Guienne, Gascony,
Poitou and Aquitaine, led the van of the army
of the Second Crusade in Asia Minor, for her
first husband, Louis VII. of France, and donned
the surcoat and breastplate of the warrior. She
was surrounded by a brilliant troop of ladies, and
doubtless she and her Amazons bore their crests
and coat-armour as bravely as other crusaders.
This beautiful and accomplished princess, when
wife of Henry II. of England, still indulged in the
pageantry and romantic episodes which she loved,
and her cognizance was worn by knight and
troubadour at the Courts of Love over which she
often presided.
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Ladies' armorial plates, from the heraldic point
of view, are occasionally failures. This proceeds
either from a simple ignorance of the rules of the
science, or a fine disregard of its requirements.
Sometimes the adoption of the plate seems to have
been suggested by an economical motive, and the
desire to make use of materials which were already
at hand. The plates of men and women ought to
be essentially different. A spinster bears her
paternal arms on a lozenge, a married woman
bears her paternal arms impaled with those of her
husband on a shield, or, if she is an heiress, or co-
heiress, her husband marshals them upon his
shield charged as an escutcheon of pretence ; a
widow bears the same, but on a lozenge instead of
a shield. In no case has a woman the right to
the crest, helmet, torse and mantling of a man's
armorial bearings, but nevertheless they are con-
stantly exhibited upon the plate with the lady's
name. The mantling was a covering for the
helmet, to preserve it from rust. It hung from the
wreath or torse, and was generally made of leather.
In battle it became much hacked and cut by the
sword. These incisions were honourable marks
of glory, and gave rise to the curlings of mantlings
now used. Mantlings are now composed of argent,
and the principal colour of the coat.
In the case of a man being twice married, he
may either place his own coat in the middle of the
shield with his first wife's on the dexter side, his
second wife's on the sinister, or he may part the
shield per pale, and place the arms of the first
wife in the sinister chief, those of the second in
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the sinister base. Guillim marshals the coats of
three wives of Strutt in the sinister impalement;
the first in chief, second in fess, and third in base.
A certain Sir Gervase CHfton had seven wives.
It is recorded, but upon doubtful authority, that his
arms were arranged in the following order: —
Clifton in the centre impalement, the first four
wives bar-wise on the dexter side, the first in chief
and the others in regular gradations downwards,
and the last three in the sinister impalement.
Some authorities say when a woman has been
married twice, she places her paternal arms in the
centre, those of her first husband in the dexter
impalement, and those of the second in the sinister,
while Boutell, in his ** English Armoury," states
that, should a widow marry again, she ceases to
bear the arms of any former husband, but if her
former husband had been a peer, she would con-
tinue to bear his and her own arms marshalled as
before, but on a lozenge instead of a shield, and on
a separate shield her present husband would
marshal her arms with his own. The shield and
the lozenge would be grouped together, the shield
having precedence.
The emblazonment of the arms of prelates and
their wives is more elaborate, for prelates impale
their arms differently in giving the place of honour,
that is the dexter side, to the arms of their see, while
their paternal arms are on the sinister ; they bear
their arms thus impaled in order to show that they
are joined to their see in a sort of spiritual marriage.
The arms of a married prelate are placed on two
shields accol6 : on the first are impaled the arms
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of the see with those of the archbishop or bishop ;
on the second the archbishop or bishop impales his
own and those of his wife. Should the lady survive
the husband, she still has a right to bear the epis-
copal arms. In drawing the arms of a widow, the
late Father Anselm frequently enclosed them in
a lozenge-shaped frame with a dark background,
strongly suggestive of a hatchment ; these curious
funereal relics, now so rarely in use, are of great
interest to the heraldic student. When the sign
of mourning appears above the doorway of some
old-fashioned town mansion, it is eagerly scanned ;
the sable hue of the background round the arms
of the deceased bears a record that all may read.
The arms of the wife of a King of Arms should
be borne on a separate shield in the same way as a
bishops wife. The wives of Knights of the
Garter, Bath, Thistle, and other Orders, follow the
same rule. The dexter shield contains the man's
paternal coat encircled by the ribbon or collar of
the Order, and the sinister shield impales the wife's
arms, but the supporters annexed to the dignity
are borne on either side of the shields accol6.
A woman has a right to emblazon all that will
honour her husband ; if he has a right to supporters
and coronet they also appear on her plate.
Supporters and coronet are also used by peeresses
in their own right. A peeress in her own right, if
married to a peer, has both her own arms and
hose of her husband fully blazoned, the lozenge
nd the shield with all their accessories are
larshalled to form a single united group, the
:hievement of the higher rank having the
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precedence. By marrying a commoner, a peeress
in her own right loses none of her dignity, nor yet
confers any upon her husband ; therefore their arms
cannot conveniently be joined together on one
escutcheon, they are usually placed on separate
shields by the side of each other and placed on
a mantle ; each has a right to all the ornaments
incidental to his or her rank. The husband, who
only ranks as a commoner, exhibits the proper
helmet, wreath and crest, while the wife, having a
right to her father s arms, has his supporters and
coronet, but the husband marshals her arms en-
signed with her coronet in pretence on his shield.
In the days of joust and tournay, heraldic
emblazonment was not alone confined to the use
of knight and squire ; ladies often appeared wear-
ing the cognizance of their lords or their own
paternal coat-of-arms. The early illuminated
MSS. and pedigrees, stained glass windows and
monumental brasses, bear record of the heraldic
devices which formed part of a lady's costume.
A married lady or widow had the charges of her
paternal arms emblazoned upon her kirtle and the
arms of her husband on the mantle, that being the
outer and more costly garment. In some instances,
where the figures of husband and wife are both
represented, the lady is seen without a mantle and
wearing only her paternal bearings on her kirtle,
and her husband is portrayed in chain armour, over
all a surcoat on which his arms are fully emblazoned.
On some of the later brasses the arms of female
figures are rather differently arranged. Those of
the husband appear on the outside of the mantle,
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105
which is hung over the dexter shoulder, while the
paternal arms are displayed on the lining.
In the early days of book-plates, that is to say
in Queen Anne's time and a little before, it has
been ascertained, by Sir Wollaston Franks, that the
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SURNAME ONLY.
copper was, in several cases, first inscribed with
the lady's name, and when a limited number of
impressions, sufficient for her expected use, had
been struck off, the plate was altered, in so far as
the inscription went, to her husband's name, to be
kept thenceforward for his use. Book-plates, con-
sisting simply of the family arms with the surname
io6 Ladies Book-plates,
inscribed beneath, are not uncommon. On some
of these plates the Christian name of any member
of the family, man or woman, has been added in
writing for individual appropriation, as in the case
of {EHz. 5.) Willis. This is a Chippendale shield
with the arms of Willis, and neither crest nor
motto. Dalian is another plate which has the sur-
name only, and underneath is written "Jane iSio; "
this plate has a crest. There is a spinster's plate
oijane Dalton, but the arms are of another family.
Sisters do not differentiate their arms with marks
of cadency, except in the case of royal ladies.
" La Grande Demoiselle," Anne de Montpensier,
bore the royal arms with the label as her father
bore them. This is shown in the arms on her
book-covers. The same plate, therefore, is heral-
dically right for all the sisters in a family, and
anonymous lozenges were often engraved for the
daughters, under which each could write her name,
as in the Downing plates. Others had the same
plate with the difference of the name or initial
engraved, as in the plates of S. Rodbard and
E. Rodbard. The label is sometimes seen in a
widow's plate on the husband's arms, when he had
been an eldest son and had died in the lifetime of
his father. The anonymous book-plate of Mrs.
Hill is a case in point. The label on the Honble.
Mrs. Russell Barriiigiou's plate is an integral part
of the arms of Barrington, and is, therefore, borne
by the widow with the other charges. The
cordeliere, or widow's knot, which encircles the
lozenge of the widow, is an ornament especially
appropriated to women's plates ; being a French
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107
device it is more often made use of in that country
than in England. Anne de Bretagne, the wife of
Charles VIII., instituted the mode. St. Francis
was the patron saint of her father, and after her
husband's death she encircled her arms with the
Cord of St. Francis. She afterwards created an
BOOK-FLATK nF V-. RODBARU.
Order for widow ladies, and its badge, a silver
cord of true-lovers' knots with a bead or slide
between each, was placed round their escutcheons.
" Les Chevalieres de La Cordeliere," were insti-
tuted in 1498, and the honour was only conferred
upon ladies of the nobility, and of irreproachable
conduct. The motto, Mrs. Palliser tells us, in
her " Badges, Devices, and War-cries," was a
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rebus on the word, " J'ai le corps d^Ii^," When
Anne married ^^in, the cordeliere still encircled
her escutcheon, and on her death, the black
hangings of the chamber in which she lay are
described as enriched with " les cordeliires de sa
devise." In France, lacs d'amour surrounded a
married woman's coat-of-arms ; these are looped
cords with tassels, but without the slides of the
cordeliere, and resemble somewhat the cord and
tassels dependent from the heraldic hats of car-
dinals, bishops, and abbots. The accompanying
illustrations are taken from an old French heraJdry
book, which gives the following description : " Les
femmes environnent leur ^cu de lacs d'amour. Les
veuves prennent une cordeliere qui est une espece
de collier entrelac^ de lacs d'amour, Les fiUes
mettent autour de leur ^cu, des palmes ou des
guirlandes de fleurs."
The crest alone is used on some ladies' book-
plates, with the name underneath ; some have
crest and motto. Others have tried to solve
the difficulty of the forbidden crest by enclosing
it, wreath and ail, in a lozenge-shaped frame.
Several plates have been designed for American
ladies, in which the crest is utilized to support the
staff from which depends the banner with the
ladies' arms. This may be a pretty device, but
it is heraldically impossible, and ridiculous, for it
must be remembered that crests were first used
merely to distinguish different knights in battle, or
at the tournaments. The origin of supporters is
also supposed to have been that knights caused
their shields to be carried for them at tournaments
Women's Heraldry. 109
by pages disguised as lions, talbots, etc., who
held and guarded their escutcheons, which were
exposed to public view for some time before the
lists were opened. However this may be, it is
certain that ladies are now heraldically debarred
from the use of crests ; but undoubtedly the crests
borne by many old EngHsh families were origin-
ally the family badges, and the use of badges is as
LAC-D'AMOUR. cor deli feRE.
heraldically legitimate to women as to men. Joan,
the Fair Maid of Kent, had for cognizance a white
hind. Margaret of Anjou. the daisy, with the
motto, " Humble et loiale." Elizabeth of York,
wife of Henry VH., had for her motto, " Humble
and reverence." Queen Elizabeth's favourite
motto was "Semper Eadem." Thus, although
some heralds deny that a woman has any right to
a motto, it was constantly used by ladies in former
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days. The Bohun Swan was used by Eleanor
Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, for the ornamenta-
tion of her books. This device was inherited by
the Bohuns from Maud Mandeville. Badges are
very appropriate to women, and our English
Queens used them up to the reign of Queen Anne,
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after which time they appear to have been discon-
tinued.
For diversity of decoration, women have a large
field open to them. The Jacobean frame, with
salmon scale, diaper, or brick-work background, in
Louis XIV. style, with the shell and face intro-
duced at the top and bottom of the plate, was that
most in fashion in Queen Anne's reign. At the
IVomen's Heraldry. 1 1 1
foot of Mary Clarke's plate there Is a face with a
head-dress of pearls and feathers ; and on Catherine
Combe's a Chinaman appears with pendent mous-
tache and mandarin hat In the Chippendale or
Louis XV. plate, the dragon appears with flaming
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breath, or the sheep and boy and bale, together
with flowers and palms, torches and quivers, and
the shell and scroll work which are essential to the
style. The Ribbon and Wreath decoration was very
generally adopted by ladies; the knot of ribbons
gracefully supplied the place of the crest which
112 Ladies' Book-plates.
had been filled in before with a shell, or an urn, or
perhaps a pitcher. Ladies rested their shields
against picturesquely decaying trees, or had them
sustained by Cupids or whatever was in vogue.
Military trophies are occasionally seen on their
plates, but in most cases, these can be traced to
the economical utilization of the husband's plate,
and are not to be considered a personal distinction.
During the Chippendale period there was an in-
discriminate use of objects in decoration which
had little to do with appropriateness, and had no
personal relation to the owner of the plate. Men
occasionally made excursions into the unusual, or
borrowed, from their pastimes or professions, illus-
trations which were not adapted to the more limited
sphere of women's lives. Now the latter are In-
vading wider ways and making their presence felt
in departments where it had not been known be-
fore, we can at least hope that it will not express
itself in the remarkable accessories that adorn
the Chippendale plates of Matthew Turner and
William Sharp. Here we see the youngest of
medical students assisting at occupations and
duties which no artist, however skilful, can depict
without a shudder. Medical women of our day
will doubtless confine themselves in more pleasant
and artistic lines for the design of book-plates for
their professional books. Rumour is about that
the inevitable bicycle has made its appearance
upon a lady's book-plate ; let us hope that nothing
so incongruous will be used in any library, although
the fleet wheels symbolize in perfection the pro-
gressive spirit of the hour. Men continually adorn
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their plates with the figure of a woman, but women
have seldom returned the compliment.
Art in heraldry has become so entirely symbolical,
that the relative size of objects is completely ig-
nored. The eye has become so accustomed to
this conventional treatment, that no surprise is felt,
BOOK-PLATE OF THK WREATH AND RIBBON STYLE.
and no inconsistency perceived, when crests of the
same size are seen in juxtaposition, though one
perhaps may represent an elephant, and the other
a squirrel. This custom has been introduced in a
certain degree into non-heraldic pictorial plates, and
in some cases the effect is embarrassed and a little
bewildering. The number of properties of various
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sizes that are accumulated without apparent con-
nection, look like a heap of objects in a sale room
or bric-a-brac shop. Busts and maps, musical
instruments and pet-dogs, palettes and inkpots,
sporting accessories, and classic objects are thrown
together in curious disorder. Science lends her
instruments, art her examples, nature her produc-
tions ; and there appears to be pictorial effort to
describe, in one small vignette, the varied tastes of
the owner, and the miscellaneous contents of the
volumes in her library. Nothing is too hetero-
geneous for the designers of these plates. The
objects that are to be depicted are assimilated into
the design, not merely exhibited, as in an Egyp-
tian hieroglyphic.
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CHAPTER V.
LADIES BOOK-PLATES BY MODERN
DESIGNERS.
30 many artists m the present day have
] made a study of book-plate designing,
that at first it seems a difficult task
] to select examples from the mass of
material at hand, to represent modern designers.
Mr. Sherborn, however, holds such a prominent
position as an ex-libris engraver that his work
merits separate and special consideration. His
designs carry out the original idea of a book-plate
as it was conceived in the time of Albert DUrer. A
thorough appreciation and assimilation of some of
the best forms of the early German artists can be
traced in his productions. The small heraldic plates
of Beham seem to reappear with all their careful
and graceful engraving, but adapted both in feeling
and subject to the tastes and wants of our century.
Sherborn's plates, although they fulfil the require-
ments of little pictures, and are works of art, in
their special province, never obscure their purport.
They are always book-piates pure and simple, and
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can be recognized as such without the " ex-libris "
identification. The distinctive treatment he has
developed for ladies' plates has resulted in a singu-
larly appropriate and varied style, which has been
so well appreciated and is so attractive that men
also have adopted it. The attention bestowed on
the shading is a distinguishing feature of Sherbom's
work. In cutting the smallest copper the masses of
light and shadow in the original design are faith-
fully followed. Mr. Sherborn regards the preser-
vation of the half lights and tones as essential to
true decorative work. He has engraved perhaps
more ladies' ex-libris than any other artist.
Among these there are many which merit special
description : Lady Elizabeth Taylor's plate, in-
scribed simply Bettine, is a pictorial design repre-
senting her favourite dog, books, and a jar of
lilies of the valley, with the well chosen motto,
" Mes amis fideles." The Duchess of Portland' s
e.x-libris, engraved in 1889, shows in the fore-
ground books and a lamp, above is the coronet
amidst flowers and foliage, with the motto, " Here
may I rede all at my ease. Both of the Newe and
Olde," taken from the familiar old verses, beginning
" O for a Booke and a shadie nooke. " A plate with
the name Hermione, also surmounted by a ducal
coronet, and somewhat similar in design belonged
to the beautiful Duchess of Leinster. The Irish
harp in the middle of Mrs. Bourke's plate is sur-
rounded by graceful festoons and wreaths; books
and music proclaim the owner's tastes, while the
sentiment of the true book lover is expressed in
the motto : " Un livre est un ami qui ne se trompe
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Modern Designers. 117
jamais ;" the name Gwendolen is the sole inscrip-
tion. On Agnes R. Wharton's plate a classic
lamp is burning among roses, and on the open
page of a book a representation of the sun is
seen. " In libris lux," is written on the opposite
leaf. A finely-engraved floral design, composed
principally of white marguerites, is reproduced
here through the kindness of the owner, Margaret
White. Rftoda Broughton's pug-dog presides over
the books placed in front of him. and honey-
suckle, the novelist's favourite flower, is re-
presented among the foliated decoration. The
motto is " My never failing friends." In Lady
Northcote's plate, a faithful friend and companion
is again represented ; this time a canny little
Scotch dog, as a " page in waiting," bears a letter
in his mouth for his mistress. In fact, the pet
dog has become quite a feature in Sherborn's
designs. In an elaborate plate engraved in 1893
for Miss Edith Joseph, a poodle is sitting upright
with a guitar and a volume of Chopin's music on
one side, and an ex-libris album and other books
on the other. This is an hexagonal plate with a
landscape vignette of Richmond Castle in the
centre, surrounded by cornucopix, birds, etc.
The beautiful plate executed for the late Lady
Henry Grosvenor in 1894 has a view of Wemyss
Castle on the open lid of a spinet ; the decoration
is formed of tulips, narcissus, auriculas, and carna-
tions, with the motto : " In good books you have
man's labour and God's truth." The ex-libris of
Mary Edwards is remarkable for its detail and
the fineness of the engraving. In each comer
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there is a different shield of arms and in the centre
are two ovals containing vignette views of the
owner's residences, one on the Thames, and one
at Birmingham. In the foreground of one picture
two children, Margaret and Mary Edwards, are
seen, their names being represented by appropriate
flowers in the decoration. Etnily Anna Gibbs,
Barrow Court, Flax Bourton Co. Somerset is in-
scribed on a plate intended for a collection of reli-
gious books. The works of Thomas k Kempis
and other divines are represented, and the eu-
charist lily is introduced into the foliation. The
circular floral design used by Lady Battersea is
known in two varieties. In the first, dated 1885,
the initials " C. F." [Constance Flower] are inter-
twined in a conventional decoration composed of
lilies of the valley. This plate was altered and
the coronet added, after the creation of the title.
Mr. Sherborn has also engraved many purely
armorial plates. In these he seems especially
lo favour the Chippendale style for ladies ; but in
Margaret Scott's ex-libris the armorial lozenge has
a Jacobean frame with a decoration of marguerites,
and that of the Honble. Frarues G. Wolseley is an
adaptation of an old Wreath and Ribbon design.
The fine Chippendale plate engraved for Dame
Alice Jane Chetwode is dated 1891. The Honble.
Mrs. Meynell Ingram and the Countess of Radnor
have also adopted this style. Lady Anne Dick-
Lauder's plate is a plain armorial lozenge sur-
rounded by the widow's knot arranged so as to
form a decoration in the four corners of the square
frame. Two little labels in Chippendale frames
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were engraved for Laura and Nettie Joseph. An
ex-libris used by Princess Mary^ Duchess of Teck,
and reproduced here by special permission of
Her Royal Highness, may be mentioned as an
example of a successful monogram plate. It
consists of the initials ** M. A." in a frame sur-
mounted by a coronet. Several plates with legends
denoting double ownership, by the same artist, are
described in a later chapter on "Joint Plates/'
It is with regret that the work of a very dis-
tinguished heraldic artist, Mr. G. W. Eve, is
unrepresented here save by a process-block from
the copper- plate for. Elizabeth Anne Bostock,
which, it need not "be said, reproduces very faintly
the exquisite craft of the original. Mr. Eve, who
is officially comifected. with Heralds College, has
achieved some very notable heraldic plates, and
may be looked upon as the one Englishman who
will sustain the future of the armorial plate after
the most distinguished traditions of the past. His
plates (chiefly etched) may compare with those of
Sherborn and Mr. E. D. French for delicacy of
detail and strength of line. But he has a style
of his own, well marked and masterly, which this
reproduction hardly suggests.
From these masters of minute and elaborate
detail, we turn to a designer of an entirely different
school, Mr. R. Anning Bell. This artist's work is
now so well known that it is unnecessary to de-
scribe it at great length. He aims principally at a
broad and striking effect. The thought, pictorially
expressed in bold black and white method, is
especially appropriate for an ex-libris. The black
I
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EIX LIBRIS
CmiSTABCL
A fRAnTTON
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. GEORGE FRAMPTOH.
By R. Anning Bell
?oS> ^t^
IIOOK-PLATE OF VOLANDE S. N. N. PVM.
By R. Anning liell.
BOOK-PLATE OF JULIET CAROLINE FOX PVM (CAROL).
By R. Anning Bell.
Modern Designers.
125
background in Nora Beatrice Dicksee's plate throws
up the figure of the ^irl reclining lazily in a garden
chair, while the border of trailing plants is decora-
BOOK-PI.ATE Of NORA BEATRICE DICKSEE.
By R. Anning Bell.
tively and originally treated. The two girls in
Christabel A. Framptoii s plate are simply drawn
and look well, especially when the plate is printed
in red. Geraldine, Countess of Mayo, also uses an
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ex-libris by Anning Bell. It was designed in
1894. The two figures, one playing a 'cello and
the other holding a music-book, denote Lady
Mayo's musical talents ; the shamrock and spring
flowers composing the frame, allude to the family
nationality and show her favourite blossoms.
Music again is the subject oi Juliet Caroline Fox
Pynis {Carol) plate; but in that of her sister,
Yolafide Sylvia Nina ^odle Pym, two angels are
depicted reading as they walk, with the mottoes,
** We bid you to hope," and "Via." A plate, used
for music books only, has a lady playing the guitar
on it, and belongs to Jane Pattersony who also
possesses another ex-libris by this artist, on which
Prose is represented by a girl seated at a table
reading, and Poetry by another figure, winged,
and with musical instruments. The kittens play-
ing in the foreground suggest frivolity and youth.
Mr. Anning Bell has also designed plates for the
Honble. Mabel de Grey^ Cecilia, Lady Glamis, and
others, but as these are more or less obedient to
the suggestions of the owners, they do not exhibit
so fully the special features which elsewhere
distinguish his work.
Mr. Alan Wright, another prolific modern de-
signer, has done several book-plates for ladies.
Like the last-named artist, he rarely introduces
armorial bearings into his ex-libris, but makes
frequent use of allegory. Mrs. Meade, the popular
editress of the **Atalaiita Magazine,*' has a plate
on which an open book is represented, supported
by a tree. The name L. T. Meade is written
between its thick, twining roots, and on one side
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COUNTESS OF MAVO.
By R. Anning Bell.
C-PLATE OF E. LILIAN WISE.
By Walter J. WesL
Modem Designers.
131
is the figure of Atalanta. An apple is seen at the
bottom of the plate. Above is the motto " Tou-
jours Prest." A double-headed eagle and the
signature " A. W. mdcccxci " are on the open
leaves of the book. An engraved label, with the
BOOK-PLATE OF L, T. MEADE.
By Alan Wright.
familiar words, " Un livre est un ami qui ne trompe
jamais," bears the inscription Marion L. Leigh.
A. W. '91. The plate of Florence Campbell
{known in the musical world as Madame Perugini)
is described by Mr. Egerton Castle as "plainly
musical and literary, besides being a pleasing and
inspiriting kind of device to meet constantly in
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favourite books. The lesson it aspires to teach is
that, were the book closed and the inkpot dry, the
span of life would be death-like. The staves,
partly hidden by the Death's Head, show a few
bars of a favourite air." A landscape plate with
the sun low down
on the horizon and
a stream winding
through a meadow is
inscribed ''A. Ger-
trude Orchard,'* and
signed ''A. W. 1895."
The ex-libris of Ethel
M. Boyce has also the
gruesome emblem of
death, on which
stands a figure bear-
ing emblems of music,
painting, tragedy and
comedy.
Walter West, who
designed the book-
plate for Her Ma-
jesty's library at
Windsor Castle, has
also drawn some
pleasing pictorial plates. One showing a girl in
a garden of lilies, reading a book, belongs to E.
Lilian Wise, Only one lady's plate is known by
the celebrated designer, Laurence Housman. It
is a curious plate to which some deep meaning may
be attached. It represents two trees entwined,
and fastened together by ribbon. On either side
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. GERARD
LEIGH.
By Alan Wright.
BOOK-PLATE OF MAV MORRIS (MRS. SPARLINU).
By Walter Crane.
Modem Designers. 135
stand two figures, exactly alike, also fastened to-
gether. They are reflected in water, in which
the name Hannah Brace appears. Can the he-
raldic definition of "braced," i.e., two figures of
BOOK-PLATE OF A. GERTRUDE ORCHARD.
By Alan Wright.
the same form interlacing each other, have sug-
gested this design ?
The plate drawn by Mr. Walter Crane and en-
graved on wood by W. Hooper for May Morris
(Mrs. Sparling), is interesting, both as a work of
136 Ladies' Book-plates.
art, and for its association. It was originally made
and placed in the volumes of the 1830 edition of
the Waverley Novels presented to Mrs. Sparling
on the occasion of her marriage, by her fellow-
BOOK-PLATL OF ETHEI. M. BOYCE.
By Alan Wright.
members of the Hammersmith branch of the
Socialist League. It consists of a rose-branch,
with the portrait of the owner in an open flower.
In the corner of the plate Mr. Crane has placed
three caps of liberty, and the initials are " H. S. L."
with the motto " From the Branch to its Flower,
June, i8go." The Socialist League" no longer
BOOK-PLATE OF HANNAH BRACE.
From the woodcut by Laurence Housman.
BOOK-PLATE OF
By H. GranviUe Fell.
Modem Designers, 141
exists; when it disintegrated, the branch at Ham-
mersmith became the " Hammersmith Socialist
Society," of which Mrs. Sparling is still an active
member.
A locket containing initials surmounted by a
crest was designed by Mr. Harry Soane for Mar-
got Tennant (Mrs. Asquith).
Mr. Margetson, a well-known exhibitor at the
Royal Academy, and one of the most rising of the
younger painters, has designed several ex-Hbris.
On mat for Bessie Lyle Hatton, a lady in Venetian
robes is reading from a ponderous volume ; she
stands by the sea shore ; passion flowers and
anemones form the border at either side. A Joint-
plate by this artist is noticed elsewhere. The
design for a lady's book-plate by H. Granville
Fell, which was exhibited in the Royal Academy,
1895, represents figures of Truth and Wisdom
crowning the student, who sits surrounded by folios,
ink-pot, hourglass, and skull. The thorny branches
in the foreground symbolize the difRculties and
hardships that beset the path of intellectual life.
The book-plate of Lilian Moorat by Paul
Woodroffe, appears to be the only ladies' plate, so
far, by this young artist, who has decorated a book
of Old Nursery Rhymes, set to music of Mr.
Joseph Moorat, which is a distinctly notable
work. The individual style of this plate is pecu-
liarly noticeable, as it is not inspired by the work
of Walter Crane, Beardsley, or Anning Bell, nor
has it any kin with the Birmingham School, but
represents an adroit use of conventional line, with
naturalistic grace.
142 Ladies' Book-plates.
The plate for Florence A. Roe, by Arthur Maude,
is the only example of a lady's ex-libris by a
BOOK-PL.\TE OF BESSIE LVLE ^
By W. H. Margetso
clever young Leeds artist, whose work at the
recent National Competition at South Kensington
BOOK-PLATE OF LILIAN MOORAT.
By Paul Woodroffe.
BOOK-PLATE FOR CICELY ROSE CLEESON WHITE.
By Harry Napper.
A LADVS BOOK-PLATE.
By Harry Napper.
Modern De signer s* 147
included several plates for men. The two plates
by Starr Wood are excellent examples of the
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individual touch, and in fact shows a distinct
sense of humour, especially in several plates for
men, which it is out of our province to illustrate
here. Several plates by Harry Napper deserve
mention, among them are, one for Cicely Rose
148
Ladies' Book-plates.
GleesoH White, here illustrated, and one that bears
no legend ; one for Fanny Hayward, and another
BOOK-PLATE FOR A LADY (EDYIH),
By Starr Wood.
also un-named, not reproduced, with several for
men, bear witness to very fluent imagination, and
BOOK-PLATE OF LOUISA ADELAIDE WAY.
From the lithograph by T. R. Way.
BOOK-PLATE OF SOPHIA ELIZABETH HALt.
By John Williams.
Modern Designers. 155
a strong sense of decoration. Mr. Napper is
chiefly occupied with designs for the applied arts,
hence doubtless the strength of his conventional
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foliage, and his sense of balance throughout.
The two ex-libris, here reproduced, by John
Williams are typical of his work. Always large
in size and bristling with allusions, that are some-
times not quite easily interpreted by strangers.
156 Ladies' Book-plates.
they are capital examples of a class very popular
to-day. Without straining after originality, they
show a certain individuality of treatment, so that
EX LIBRIS
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each new one by the author needs no glance at
the signature to identify it.
The two plates by C. H. B. Quennell call for
no interpretation. The one for Catherine Moore
has honourable place in The Studio prize competi-
tion. Both have some personal quality that
BOOK-PLATE OF MARV L. OLDFIELD.
By Harold Nelson.
158 Ladies Book-plates.
promises well for the young artist's future. The
ex-libris of May Haslam, by R. W. Jarvis.
although, like most modem pictorial plates, full
of symbolism, has steered clear of skulls, and
BOOK-PLATE OF MAY HASLAM.
By R. W. Jarvis.
other too common properties of the designer. In
the foliage of the tree and the whole composition
one is less reminded of the work of a few leading
artists than in the general run of modern plates.
The most notable designs for ex-libris by Harold
Nelson of Hatcham, are undoubtedly his armorial
BOOK-FLATE OF ELLEN MAGUIRE.
By Harold Nelsoa
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Ladies' Book-plates.
compositions, which are singularly good, but the
two ladies' plates, although not his finest, by any
means, are gracefully conceived. The strength
of line that marks Mr. Nelson's best work is con-
spicuous in some recent heraldic plates for men.
Although American book-plates have been so
fully described in Mr. Dexter Allen's work, this
chapter would be incomplete without some no-
tice of two notable transatlantic engravers and
designers — Messrs. French and W. F. Hopson.
The work of Mr. French is perhaps as well
known and as much appreciated here as in the
States. The plate (page 165) Colonial Dames of
America, a beautifully engraved fan with ribbons
and the motto " Colere Coloniarum gloriam," is
by him, and he also designed the pictorial plate
of Alice C. Holden, on which musical instru-
ments and books of music are represented amid
floral decoration, the name being inscribed on
a flowing ribbon. The ex-libris of Helen Elvira
BOOK-PLATE OF HELEN ELVIRA BttAlNERD.
From the engraving by E. D. French.
1 62 Ladies' Book-plates.
Brainerd with the vignette of the house, flowers,
and scroll-work, resembles the work of Mr.
Sherbom. The true spirit of the student is con-
veyed in the motto : " Otium sine Uteris mors est,"
which adorns an engraved label with ornamental
scroll-work border inscribed Cora Artemisia
Leggett,
BOOK-PLATE OF CORA ARTEMISIA LEGCEIT.
From the engraving bj' E. U. French.
The plate designed for Mrs, Porter's books on
costume is a good exampleof Mr. Hopson's work.
It represents a lady in full court dress, with a pea-
cock in its splendour at her side. The oval frame
is decorated with roses among which the motto,
" Praeterit enim figura hujus Mundi," appears. It
is inscribed Ex-libris Josephine E. S. Porter,
IV. E. Hopson, N. H. 1895. In the ex-libris of
May Peabody, an armorial lozenge is introduced
164
Ladies' Book-plates.
at the bottom of the pictorial plate which depicts
a pile of books with the owner's name, and the
motto " books bring books," on the open page of a
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. PORTER.
By W. F. Hopson,
volume. The whole is surmounted by a crest-like,
winged hourglass, and encircled by a wreath of
leaves and acorns ; it is signed " VV. F. Hopson,
N. H." and dated 1893.
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA.
By E. D. French.
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CHAPTER VI.
LADY DESIGNERS.
is the history of painting in the past con-
tains few names of women who have
become famous, so, among designers
I and engravers, women do not seem to
have filled any important place till the present
century. Unfortunately, we know of no ex-libris
traced by the facile pencil of Angelica Kauffmann,
and, on the continent, Adela Wolfsen, Netcher's
celebrated pupil, is only known by a few rare and ■
highly prized portraits. Agnes Berry's skill as a
draughtswoman is exemplified in Mrs. Darner's
pictorial book-plate, mentioned in a former chapter.
It is to be regretted that this is the only ex-libris
that can be certainly ascribed to her. M. Poulet-
Malassis mentions several ladies in his list of book-
plate designers and engravers of the eighteenth
century. Among these, the name of Louise du
Vivier is noticeable as occurring on a plate dated
1737. Madame Louise Le Daulceur, at one time
the centre of a small artistic circle, engraved many
plates for Bonchardon. Pierre, Gravelot, and Eisen.
Lady Designers, 167
Her work, as far as we know, bears no date, but
is generally signed Louise le D. Sculp. This occurs
on several ladies' plates. (See Foreign Plates.)
Th^rese Brochery, Charlotte Nonot, Mdlle.
Fonbonne, Madame Jourdan, and Madame
Moyreau are all known to have signed ex-libris.
Since the revival of the fashion for book-plates, a
new field has been opened to women, and both
here and in the United States, lady designers
have come to the fore. It is gratifying to notice
that many of the great artists of our day have
turned their attention to this minor art. The
possessor of a copy of the Sykes ex-libris by Sir
John Millais, E. A. Abbey's plates for Aitsiin
Dobson and Mr. Brander Matiltews — or of many
others, including the Seaman plate which Randolph
Caldecott drew for his friend, must be proud to
include representatives of such distinguished
artists in his collection. Miss Kate Greenaway,
perhaps the most widely known of lady artists,
has drawn four dainty little plates for members of
the Locker-Lampson family. On Miss Maud
Locker-Lampson' s engraved label, the family motto,
" Fear God and fear Nought," is encircled by a
wreath of flowers. Her sister's plate is somewhat
similar, only the wreath differs. Frederick Locker's
plate is distinguished by two child-figures seated
under an apple-tree from the boughs of which the
armorial shield is suspended. I n the distance, a city
is seen, and an owl sits on an adjacent rail. It is
signed " K . G." in the left-hand corner. The fourth
plate, reproduced in Mr. Castle's book, belongs to
Godfrey Locker-Lampson, and represents a stu-
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Ladies' Book-plates.
dious little boy with a book under his arm ; the
coat-of-arms is placed in the sinister chief, the
motto, " Fear God and fear Nought," is written on
a ribbon scroll. We are kindly allowed to illustrate
Miss Locker-Lampson's plate and another charm-
ing design for Sarah Nickson. It is greatly to be
BOOK-PLATE OF MISS DOROTHY LOCKER-LAM PSON.
By Kate Greenaway.
desired that more of this talented lady's work should
be applied to the decoration of the lining of our
books, and not confined to the illustration of the
text.
That prolific designer, Miss Edith Greene, fol-
lows the prevailing taste for pictorial ex-libris.
She is the inventor of many prominent and well-
known plates, representing, generally, the home,
BOOK-PLATE OF SARAH NICKSON.
By Kate Greenaway.
L lady's I'LATE liV MARV SAKGKNT KLORENCK.
Lady Designers. 1 7 1
tastes, or family history of the possessor. That of
Anne E. Greene {}l[rs. Walter Greene) has a view
of Nether Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, the interior
of the Hall is shown in Agatha Greenes plate.
Miss K. F. Townky Balfour uses three ex-libris.
One is a sketch of Fairy Hill, Rostrevor, the sea-
side residence of the Balfours, the arms are on a
lozenge in the foreground, together with the motto,
"Suscipiant montes pacem." The second, also
executed in 1893, shows the interior of the Town-
ley Hall Library, Drogheda. The third is an
anonymous joint plate, and represents a studio
interior with a quotation from Claude Tillier, " Le
temps le mieux employ^ est celui qu'on perd,"
Miss Greene has also designed several plates for
the O'Brien family. One represents a library in-
terior in the olden time. There is a blazing fire
on the hearth and a little figure warms himself in
the cheerful glow. Another draws a curtain on
which is written, "Who draws comforting curtains
knit of Fanny's yarn nightly between them and the
frosty world." The whole is inclosed in a frame-
work of bold Saxon pattern, the armorial lozenge
being placed like a postage stamp in one comer.
The name, Cojistance OBrien, is inscribed below.
The ex-libris Mildred Constance OBrien, repro-
duced here by kind permission, needs no further
description. A view of the rocky coast of Clare
illustrates Miss Florerue O'Brien's plate.
Mrs. Gaskin, the designer of the plate on page
173, is a worthy exponent of the Birmingham
School. She has designed many ex-libris, several
of which have been illustrated in various places.
1 72 Ladies' Book-plates.
Two book-plates used by Mr. Castle, the recog-
nized specialist in the science of fighting, bear the
signature "Agnes Castle 1892." One was designed
specially for his collection of books on the " Art
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Dimicatorie," and represents an interior with a
figure in antique costume carrying a foil. The de-
scription is given in his own words — " It has
seemed suitable to select as emblematical of the
Art of Fence, an ideal view of the Inner Sanctum
of that sublimely confident expositor of the ' philo-
f'^^x!^
BOOK-PLATE OF A LADV.
By G. C. France (Mrs. Gaskin).
174 Ladies' Book-plates,
sophy of arms,' Master Girard Thibault of Ant-
werp, who flourished in the days of the ' Three
Musketeers' — that dread room where, with the
help of diagrams, logical, anatomical, and geo-
metrical, the author of that astounding work,
" L' Academic de I'Ep^e," professed to teach any
number of ineluctable and infalHbly mortal strokes.
Thibault undoubtedly held the highest grade in the
legion of theorists who during the last three cen-
turies have ' anatomised ' the art of fight, and he
may therefore fitly be taken, on his own ground,
in his own costume and attitude, as a sumciently
Allegorical figure. The motto inscribed on the
beam overhead, ' Nostrum de Armis quEerere/ is
that of the Kernoozers' Club, a close and select little
body of connoisseurs in Arms and Armour, and in
antiquarian matters connected therewith ; whilst
the sentiment ' Qui porte Esp^e porte Paix,' is
meant to qualify what might be held as -too pug-
nacious and sanguinary in an excessive devotion to
cold steel." The other plate delineates much that
is homely and peaceful. In a comfortable library
a man reclines before the fire in a wide armchair.
The book he has been reading lies open at his feet,
and the wall behind him is lined with well-filled
shelves. The Castle coat-of-arms is introduced at
the bottom of the light Chippendale frame, which
incloses this graceful picture. The plate designed
for Eli-nor Sweetman is worthy of some old German
artist — a lady in fantastic dress holds aloft a pen-
nant with the motto " Spera in Deo," while with
the other hand she supports the shield on which
are impaled armorial bearings.
\4BUnov StBcctmai).
t-PLATE OF ELINOR SWEETMAN.
By Agnes Casile.
€UBRis neuuie Rencon
BOOK-PLATK OF MRS. HEATON.
IJy H. Isabel Adams.
neuue nencon
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. HKATON.
By H. Isabel Adams.
A A
178 Ladies' Book-plates.
Mrs. Percy Adams (H. Isabel Baker) has drawn
four book-plates, of which two are for her sister,
Mrs. Heaton; both are reproduced in these pages.
She also designed her brother's plate, and that of
Mr. Alfred Armitage. Mary Annette HatnePs
plate by Miss Lister is allegorical. The explana-
tion given is that it symbolises Christian life sur-
rounded by Evil. The monk, MSS., oak-chest,
etc., represent the owner's studies in ecclesiastical
history and archaeology. Her tastes are exhibited
in the other accessories. The armorial lozenge is
in the dexter chief, and the motto is " Loyale, fidfele,
et droit en avant." Miss C. Armytage is chiefly
known for her armorial plates. A library interior,
with the lozenge introduced in the glazing of the
window, is inscribed Margaret Walpole 1 894.
The fine armorial plate of Isabel Jane Harpur-
Crewe is by M rs. Swynnerton H ughes. The
ancient cross of the Harpurs is introduced on a
shield in the centre of the border of the plate, the
arms of the Crewes — Baron Crewe of Stene —
■represented by the family of Harpur-Crewe — are
on the left, and the arms of Harpur, as now borne,
are on the right.
The design for a plate reproduced on page ] 70
is by Mary Sargent Florence. Mary Byfield en-
graved West's design for Her Majesty's Library
at Windsor. Miss Katherine M. Roberts of the
London School of Art has designed a portrait-
plate for the Rev. John W. Crake, of Liverpool.
It was fully described in the "Ex-libris Journal"
for July, Miss Celia Levetus, of the Birmingham
School, has produced good work. In Violet
Lady Designers. 179
Holdens plate a girl is represented studying a
book. The sentiment is expressed in the motto
" Laborare est orare;" it is signed " C. A. L."
BOOK-PLATE OF ISABEL JANE HARPUR-CREWE.
By Mrs. Swynnerton Hughes.
Ex libris Jennie Cohen, Sibiet Amicis A. D. 1S94, is
the inscription on a plate which depicts two girls
seated at a table, one reading to the other. This
is signed " C. A. L. a. d. 189]." Another for
Florence Levetus, also reproduced here, may be
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fairly considered a typical example of a very
graceful class of designs. The influence of the
modern decorative school is also seen in the
ex-libris of Ada Hamilton Wellesl^, by Mrs.
Dearmer, who has won much praise for some
striking posters. This effective plate is simple in
design, strong in suggestion, and 6rm in execu-
tion. It represents the sun setting in the sea with
birds flying past; scollop shells are in the fore-
ground, and the motto, " Da molte slelle mi vien
questa luce." is between two grasshoppers. The
" Grilli " on either side of the motto are probably
used as amulets to avert the evil eye and protect
the book against jettatura. Another plate by the
same artist, designed for Richard Le Gallienne,
has a hansom cab for its subject — in allusion to his
popular poem, "A Ballad of London."
The single plate designed for a lady's use by
Alice B. Woodward is reproduced on page 185.
Miss Woodward's clever inventions for Christmas
cards, and other decorative items, have been
frequently reproduced in The Studio and other
illustrated magazines. Her style betrays peculiar
force, and a certain diablerie, which would hardly
be imagined, judged by the one example we can
illustrate.
Miss Marion Reid, a clever draughtswoman,
whose design, reproduced in the chapter on
mottoes, gained the first prize in The Studio com-
petition for ex-libris, is represented by four others.
The Beatrice Morrell plate has since been some-
what modified, and reproduced by photogravure,
for Mr. Herbert Denison of Leeds, so that it
BOOK-PLATE OF
By Celia
BOOK-l'LATK OF JENNIE COHEN.
I(y Celia Levctus.
LIBRIS
F12ReNCE.
Lever.vs.
BOOK-PLATE OF FLORENCE LEVETUS.
r.y Celia Levetus.
184 Ladies Book-plates.
ceases to be used in the form given on page 201.
The ex-libris for Alison Johnstone, Alexandra
Grace White, Julia Cameron Reid, and Florence
Woollan, represent Miss Raid's work too fully
for further description to be needed.
Among successful amateurs we note the name
of Miss Margaret Orde. She is the designer of
several appropriate and skilfully-drawn ex-libris.
Her heraldic plates,chiefly for the masculine library,
are bold and effective. Maria Frances Orde's plate
represents a summer-house in a garden ; the ar-
morial lozenge is tied to a tall and, we hope, strong
hollyhock, and books, a mandoline, and hunting-
crop, denoting the owner's tastes, are grouped to-
gether in the foreground. The Bowen plate is
purely decorative. The xiz.m&% A l/reda Emestina
Alberta Bowen form a square frame inclosing an
orange tree, above which two amorini hold a rib-
bon scroll. In the delicate little plate belonging
to Belly, two little cupids are seen in a swing sus-
pended from a bow of ribbon, and holding a large
open book before them. The whole is inclosed in
a heart-shaped frame. The design iox Lady Fitz-
hardingis plate has been suggested by Jacobean
art. The initials G. F. are in a cartouche guarded
on either side by amorini, one holding a book, the
other a palette; a third stands on the top of the
frame, blindfolded, and holds the scales of Fortune
in his hand. The date 1895 '^ introduced into
the scroll-work below the initials. The ex-libris
of F. Isabel Orde, Orde House, 18S6, shows an old-
fashioned gateway. The impaled coat-of-arms is
placed as central ornament on the bars of the gate,
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By Alice B. Woodward.
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Ladies' Book-plates.
which is half opened, and the initials "F. I.O."are
formed by the iron-work. The late Lady Henry
Grosvenor drew two little child book-plates for her
daughters. On one there are some books and a
mouse, with the motto, " Faithful and True." The
BOOK-PLATE OF ALISON JOHNSTONE.
By Marion Reid.
names Dorothy, Alice, Margaret, Augusta, form the
frame. The other is a decorated label belonging
to Millicent Consiatice Grosvenor, and bears Kings-
ley's well-known words, " Be good, sweet child,
and let who will be clever." Both plates are
signed " D. H . G. ," and dated 1 894. M rs. Thomas
Grosvenor's plate was designed by herself and her
Ijidy Designers.
187
sister-in-law, Mrs. Norman Grosvenor. It is de-
scriptive of this lady's favourite occupation — book-
binding. The press and tools are surmounted by
an owl, and the motto on the square frame is " Of
e OF ALEXANDRA GRACE WHITE.
By Marion Reid.
making many books there is no end." It is signed
"C. G. 1892" on the back ofone of the books, and is
engraved by Harry Soane. Lady Mayo is another
distinguished amateur, but she has done more in
the way of reviving and adapting old armorial
1 88 Ladies Book-plates.
or decorative plates than in creating original de-
signs. Her husband's book-plate is an adaptation
of an old Jacobean ex-libris. Her own label has
the conventional decoration of the Wreath and
BOOK-PLATE OF JULIA CAMERON RtlD.
By Marian Reid.
Ribbon period executed with firmness and preci-
sion. The two plates inscribed respectively Clare
Castletown of Upper Ossory, and Co?istance Phelips.
Montacute are also pleasing renderings of the
eighteenth century label. A small plate drawn
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for a child depicts a little winged elf playing among
ribbons and festoons.
In Germany, Fraulein Bertha Bagge has de-
signed and etched four plates : two of these
cJnana. ofran^&s (Jrde
BOOK-PLATE OP MARIA F. O
By Margaret L. Orde.
are for ladies — one for Miss R. Livingstone, in
Frankfort, executed in 1894, the other, a pictorial
plate, belongs to the artist herself It gives a
view of the Eschenheimer Tower at Frankfort,
and in the foreground are books, drawings,
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Lady Designers.
191
palette, and brushes. The inscription reads ; Aus
der BiUfiersammlung von B. Bagge. There have
been many lady designers and engravers since
the time of Johanna Dorothea Phihppin in the
last century. Among the names of living artists
t-PLATE OF EHNESTINA nOWEN.
Hy Margaret L. Orde.
may be mentioned : Fraulein Emma Berkham,
Madame C. von Biedermann, Frau Olga Schramm
{«/.? O'Swald), of Hamburg, Frau Kathinka Ochs-
Schlenker, of Frankfort, Fraulein Hedwig Koer-
ting, Frau Engel Reimers, Fraulein AnnaKessler,
Madame Th. von Pommell-Dentz, Fraulein Lina
192
Ladies' Book-plates.
Burger, and others. The last-named lady has
recently designed a book-plate for Prince Bismarck.
It is an armorial shield ; the trefoil and oak
decorations appear to have been suggested by
the charges on the escutcheon.
BOOK-PLATE BY MARGARET L. ORDE.
CHAPTER VII.
MOTTOES ON LADIES PLATES.
j'ART Heraldique," a curious old French
j (seventeenth century) book on heraldry,
gives the following definition of the
I motto, " La devise, que Ton confond
quelquefois avec le cry de guerre, n'est qu'une
simple sentence qui tombe, ordinairement, sur le
nom de la personne ou sur ce qui est dans I'^cu."
This, of course, refers to the family motto, which,
although occurring on many ladies' plates, some
heralds aver, does not correctly form part of a
lady's achievement, and, however interesting these
mottoes may be to the herald and antiquarian,
they do not appeal to the student of ex-libris like
the pious adage or doggrel rhyme expressing
some favourite maxim, so often found on book-
plates of the last century. A well-chosen and
appropriate motto has become almost a necessity
to the modern ex-libris, but unfortunately the
ladies of a bygone day do not seem to have dis-
played much originality or ingenuity in their selec-
tion. Perhaps it was not deemed consistent with
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194 Ladies' Book-plates.
her dignity for a dame of high degree to stoop to
humorous rhymes or punning couplets ; a book-
plate then was a serious thing. There certainly
is an old-world stateliness about the simple inscrip-
tions, ''The Arms of Her Grace, Henrietta Dutches
(sic) of Gordonl' the ''Most Noble Ann, Duchess of
Southampton^ or " E. B. Cotton, Her Book.**
The borrower has always been the curse of the
book-collector. " Next to an umbrella," Lord de
Tabley says, " there is no item of personal property*
concerning the appropriation of which such lax
ideas of morality are current, as a book." Mottoes
directed against borrowers are common, and in the
" Guide *' he gives us many amusing examples.
Lady Dorothy Nevill protects her possessions
with the words, "Stolen from '* placed
before her name. An old German plate of the
last century is guarded by the same remark. A
text from the Psalms, ** The ungodly borroweth and
payeth not again** is frequently seen on book-
plates. Mary Schimmelpenninck, the authoress, a
descendant of an old noble Dutch family, used the
same words, with slight alteration, on her label. It
also occurs on the pictorial plate of Emily Cold well.
"Fidelity is tlie proof of Virtue*' is another friendly
hint to the would-be borrower. It is found on an
anonymous plate with the Colt arms on a Chip-
pendale escutcheon. The following well-known
rhymes, addressed to the book, are constantly met
with on the plates of both men and women :
** If thou art borrozoed by a frie7id,
Right welcome shall he be
^
Mottoes on Ladies' Plates. 195
To ready to study, not to leftd.
But to return to me.
" Not that imparted hiowledge doth
Diminish learning's store.
But Books, I find, if of ten lent,
Return to me 710 more!'
then follows some good advice in prose : " — Read
slowly , pause frequently , think seriously, keep cleanly
and return duly with the corners of the leaves not
turned down!' This appears on the plates of
Ann Duggan, Harriet Farrance, also on the old
American plat6 of Elizabeth Unsworth, and others.
'^ Pray return this book to Ellen Devis " is the mild
request of another book-owner.
The inscription, '' Sibi et Amicis," is frequently
seen both on book-plates and on binding3, but the
per se of Lady Gregory's old Italian initial letter
shows a spirit of egotism that few plates exhibit.
It IS rare to find such a generous invitation as that
conveyed by "one of Lena Milman's books" —
** Come and take choice of all my library, and so
beguile thy sorrow!' This is written on a ribbon
scroll which surrounds a view of the Tower of
London, Miss Milman's home.
''Ex Bibliothecae Elisae Annae Mackworth " is
the ambitious inscription on an armorial plate.
This way of identification is rare in England ; it
is generally ex-libris, or One of books, or
Rachel Smith's book. Catherine Ralston Home of
that Ilk, adorns another armorial plate.
Some of the early labels bear pious texts and
196 Ladies' Book-plates.
platitudes which have little reference to the book
or the owner. ** God's providence is mine Inherit-
ance'' occurs on a label belonging to Elizabeth
Pindar, dated 1608. Jane Brand aspires to verse :
" Pleasures unmixed your happy hours beguile.
And love and friendship ever on you smile!'
This poetic efifusion, worthy of the Christmas
cracker, is printed on a label, dated 1754. Eliza-
beth Pierson adds to the text, " God is love!' her
own comment, " That's a mercy," Two verses
of a hymn distinguish the books of Elizabeth
Bissurer :
" Thou art my ocean. Thou my God;
In Thee the Passions of my Mind,
With foys and Freedoms unconfn'd
Exult and spread their Powers abroad,
" My Soul aspires to see Thy Face,
Tho' Life shoud for the Vision pay :
So Rivers run to meet the Sea,
And lose t/ieir Nature in tJi Embrace'.'
Books are constantly compared to friends. On
Marion L. Leigh's (Mrs. Gerard Leigh) engraved
label, the motto is, " Un livre est un ami qtii ne
trompe jamais," Rhoda Broughton expresses the
same sentiment in English, ''My never-failing
friends," Minnie Vosburgh also testifies to the
true friendship she found in books : ** He tJiat
^•m:-
BOOK-PLATE OF AGNES J. RUDD.
By Warrington Hogg.
198 Ladies' Book-plates.
loveth a good book will never want a faithful friend^
a wholesome counsellor^ a cheerful companion^ an
effectual comforter^ This is on an American
armorial plate. A quotation from Wordsworth,
" The ever-welcome company of books'' adorns a
pictorial plate, designed by Warrington Hogg for
Agnes J . Rudd ; it is an effective design. The
initials are on a palette, above which is seen a
flight of birds. The artist's paraphernalia is com-
pleted by the paint-box and brushes in the fore-
ground. This, and a joint plate (illustrated else-
where), are by a talented young artist who died a
few years ago.
''A book for a thought a book for a rest'' is
Mysie Robinson's motto. Her plate represents a
lady sitting on a window seat with a mandolin,
etc. On Mrs. Hoskyns' handsome engraved
plate we read ''Book openeth Book'' A line that
may well have been penned by Geoffrey Chaucer,
''On bokes for to rede I me delyte^' accompanies the
books, china jar, etc., engraved by Sherborn for
Mrs. Gerard Leigh.
In the ex-libris of Ethel Selina Clulow, the
lamp of learning illumines a table spread with
books, pens, and ink-pot ; the fruit of knowledge
fills the upper part of the plate, and the initials
** E. S. C." are formed by the fantastic curls of the
scroll, on the end of which is written the short and
concise motto — ''My Books, My Worlds
" With the heart as well as the head, books luorth
reading mtcst be read," is written on the sail of a
ship steered by Cupid. On Adela H. Codrington's
plate a quotation from Byron is inclosed in a
/^
Mottoes on Ladies' Plates.
199
Chippendale frame, with books and amorini in
the foreground : "Remnants of things that have
passed away, fragments of stone raised hy children
of clay." This plate is signed "K. M. Skeaping, 94."
A graceful girl-figure, surrounded by a whirl of
BOOK-PI-\TE OF ADEI^ H. CODRINGTOS.
By Kenneth M. Skeuping.
pansies, illustrates the motto " A thought is a
thought be it expressed in marble or in words."
In the foreground are books, a diminutive black
knight resting his arm on his shield, and palette
and brushes.
200 Ladies' Book-^plates.
We will conclude with a few specimens of verse
found on ladies ex-libris. The following lines
are familiar to many :
" O for a booke and a shadie nooke^
Eyther in a-doore or out :
With the grene leaves whispering overhede.
Or the Streete Cryes all abouty
Where I maie Reade all at my ease.
Both of the Newe and Olde,
For a jollie goode Booke whereon to loke
Is better to me than Golde''
This is taken from Dorothy Furman s plate, con-
sisting of the name written on a garter.
The next example is recommended to the
attention of all aspirants to the Laureateship.
It is written on the open leaves of a book and
belonged to M. Oppenheim. The meaning is
somewhat obscure, but careful reading does much
to lessen this.
" Or soon or late decays, alas !
Or canvas, stone, or scroll
From all material, for 7ns must pass
Toforfns afresh, the Soul.
*' ' Tts but in that zvhich doth create.
Deviation cafi be sotight ;
A worm can zoaste the paper ; Fate
Neer swept from Time a Thought,
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BOOK-PLATE OF BIIATRICE MORRELL.
By Marion Reid (see page 1 80).
202 Ladies' Book-^plates.
It IS a relief to turn to the fanciful French
stanzas, printed on a German plate belonging to
Marie Joseph Weigel, in which the book addresses
the mistress —
^* De plaire a ma chere Maitresse
Pour moi est un sort bien charmant ;
Et plus fidele qtCun amant,
J'ai plus de droit a sa tendresse.
^* Lu de ma maitresse avec zele
J'aime mon Hre tel quit est ;
Si jamais elle me perdait,
Je pcrdrais encore plus quelle.
** Perdu, si vous me retrouviez,
Menez moi vers celle que faime,
Si Von ni avail don7i6 des pieds
J'y relojirfierois de moi-7ncme.
** Voudrois'je etre a d' autre s ? O, non !
De peur d'un nouvel esclavage
Je veux que toujour s son Nom
Brille sur ma premiere page T
'' Truth is the hiest thing that man may kepe'^
is the apt motto on Edith Goodniaiis plate, de-
signed by Violet M. Holden, an artist of the
Birmingham School. And on another ex-libris.
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204 Ladies Book-plates.
by a member of the same school, Miss C. Levetus
(whose work is represented in the previous
chapter), we find the motto " Without knowledge
love is vain, tuithout love knowledge is vain."
This plate belongs to the daughter of Mr. Edward
Taylor, the head master of the Birmingham
School.
BOOK-PLATE OF EDITH HOOLIMAN.
By Violet M. Holden.
CHAPTER VIII.
FOREIGN ladies' BOOK-PLATES.
goOK-PLATES for ladies, from one
I causeoranother,neverseem to have been
J pAvR quite so popular on the Continent as at
USaffla home. The earliest plates appear in
Germany. The rare and interesting coat-of-arms
known as the Eggenberger Plate is perhaps the
6rst with which a lady's name is connected. It
consists of a shield with four quarterings ; the
armorial charges are typically German ; first, or,
a man's bust gules, for Gossenbrott, second and
third, argent, three eagles sable, crowned or,
supporting a crown of the same, for Eggenberger ;
fourth, azure, a T or Tau argent, probably the
arms of some family unknown, connected with
that of Gossenbrott. The arms, as was usual in
the fifteenth century, are printed in black, and
then coloured by hand. The inscription is in
mediaeval Latin, with many abbreviations : Liber
Cartusiensium in Buekskaim prope Meiningen con-
tinens libros proverbiorum Solomonis conseriptos cum
Postilla Domini Htigonis Cardinalis, donaltts a
2o6 Ladies' Book-^plates.
Nobili Domina Radigunda Eggenbergeren^ de
Fressen relicta Domicelli Gossenbrott de Hochen-
friberg. Oretur pro ea et pro quibus desideraviL
Thus It will be seen that Radigunde Eggen-
berger von Fressen, the widow of the Junker
Gossenbrott von Hochenfriberg presented certain
volumes to a Carthusian monastery at Buckshaim,
near Meiningen. The absence of crest and
helmet makes it a very possible woman's plate,
although it may have been used first by her hus-
band, and have come into her possession only at
his death. It dates probably from the end of the
fifteenth or beginning of the sixteenth century.
Dated plates are extremely rare out of England,
but there is a German ex-libris belonging to
Christiana Aschenbrenner n£e Musculus, 1588.
Beyond the fact that the plate exists, little is
known about it. Some nine years later (1597)
we have record of the books of Anna vander
A a. Her book-plate is a label with a woodcut
border of Renaissance design with wyverns, bears,
fruit, and flowers among heavy scroll work. The
name is printed in moveable type, and the date is
in old Roman figures,97 being expressed as 100— 3.
The Vander Aas are an old Dutch family, known in
Delft in the fourteenth century, whither they came
from Antwerp. Another branch of the family
settled in Leijden and followed the trades of print-
ing and engraving for over two centuries. It is
not an uncommon thing to find the name of Van-
der Aa on the title-page of a seventeenth-century
book. Anna was probably the wife or daughter
of one of these wealthy burghers, and the book-
t
OhnS^ Lhfof YlckVi Cot ajMoiPMiri)t><^U S*>
COPY OF THE MS. INSCRIPTION ON THE EGGENBERGER PLATE.
2o8 Ladies' Book-plates.
plate may have been made fronl the block for a
title-page, to celebrate some special occasion. Ex-
libris never came into general use in the Nether-
lands. It seems odd that in a country where
trade cards, title-pages, printers' marks, and every
kind of ornamented record abounded, that the
ownership label should scarcely have existed.
The seventeenth century, as far as is yet known,
only provides one dated ladies' plate — an old
Swedish label belonging to Anna Gustasz Dotter^
in 1688, of which Mr. Hamilton gives an illustra-
tion in his " Dated Plates." I nan old Dutch mathe-
matical book of the period, which also gives a
description of the making of telescopes, there is a
label with the name Pieternclla Winninx. It is
printed in large plain type, and appears to be of the
same age as the work which was printed in 1659.
Margareta von Dassel, 24 Dec. 1769, is the in-
scription in odd indistinct letters on a fine armorial
plate consisting of shield, helmet, mantling, and
crest, inclosed in an oval conventional wreath.
An anonymous German plate used by the Gra/in
von Wartensleben is dated 1 784.
The interesting old Jacobean label here repro-
duced is the silent witness to a romance more than
a century and a half ago. It was the property of
Luise Dorothea^ Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha. She
was the daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Herzog von
Sachsen-Meiningen, and was born in 1710. At
the age of nineteen she married Friedrich, third
Duke of Sachs-Gotha, but all her life she showed
the greatest admiration for the king, Frederick the
Great. Among his correspondence are several
French Ladies' Book-plates. 209
letters addressed to her. Her devotion to his
majesty went so far that she even labelled her
books F. R. (Fredericus Rex) Vivai.
Octave Uzanne has said somewhere, that he
believes there is no profound sympathy between
a woman and a book, but this opinion will scarcely
hold good against the evidence in book-plates
which can be brought forward. In modern times
Frenchwomen have not been so quick in adopting
the fashion in ex-libris, but we have numerous
examples of those of the last century. Margueritte
Genevieve de Labriffe, Conttesse de Choiseul, pos-
sessed a fine armorial plate. Although the dif-
ferent styles are not so easily defined in France,
this plate is a fair example of Continental Jacobean.
The name is inscribed on a substantial bracket, on
which the whole achievement rests. The two
2IO Ladies' Book-plates.
shields accol^, it will be noticed, are surrounded
by the lac d'amour, which comes from behind the
coronet. This is the plate of a married woman,
while her husband is still living.
L.\TE OK THE COMTESSE DE CHOISEUL.
Another handsome armorial plate is that of the
Comtesse Chastel de la Howardries. It consists
of two shields accole, coronet, and crest, with
the family motto, " Porte en soi Honneur et Foi ; "
and is known in two varieties. The second has no
inscription, and the arms are placed on a mantle.
French Ladies' Book-plates. 21 1
Ex libris a Mad', de Beaumanoir is again a typical
French plate. Here the shields are inclosed in
an urn-shaped frame, and the cord in its conven-
tional loops and knots is arranged as a decoration.
The plate of La Baroune Lerchenfeld Siesbach
ilOOK-PLATF. OF M.\r)AME l)K BF.AUMANOIR.
is given to illustrate the heavy monumental style
which was modish in France in the reign of
Louis XIV. In the next plate the decoration is
lighter and more delicate, and belongs to the time
of Louis XV. The name L. E. Gttenet Delouye is
inscribed on an ornamental foliated bracket. The
cordeliere encircles the lozenge, themotto, "Justitia
212 Ladies' Book-plates.
et pax osculata sunt," is written above on a ribbon,
in the centre of which is an ornament that at first
sight might be taken for a crest, but which is the
head of an arrow-like shaft or sceptre, which pro-
trudes again below the lozenge. With regard to
the somewhat unusual marshalling of the arms on
this plate, Mr. Ellis gives it as his opinion that
the lady was married twice, and that the larger
shield is that of her second husband, M, Guenet,
French Ladies Book-plates. 213
her arms being impaled with those of her first
husband on the escutcheon of pretence, because
she inherited his fortune. The anonymous plate
of the Duckesse de Berry has the shields framed
PLATE OF MADAME GUENET DELOUVE.
in with branches of conventional lilies twined and
tied with the lac d'amour. The plate from which
the illustration is taken has Bibliolkcque de Resney
inscribed below the arms, but it is also known
without these words.
It seems necessary here to mention three plates
214 Ladies Book-plates.
which owe their origin to the career of one of the
most remarkable women that have lived. Though
the French heroine of battles cannot claim, in any
way, a place beside her learned sisters, yet it is
interesting to find three book-plates extant bearing
her arms. The special device borne by the Maid
was a hand holding a sword, and her motto was
•* Consilio firmata Dei " (" Strengthened by con-
sent of God "). Her arms, said to have been
composed by Charles VII. himself, were : azure, a
sword paleways, point in chief argent, hilt or,
crowned with a coronet of the same between two
fleurs-de-lys in fess. The three ex-libris that
remain to us belonged to descendants of her third
brother. Pierre, who was made Chevalier du Lys,
Seigneur de rile-aux-Boeuf, etc. They are fully
described in a little pamphlet, entitled ** Les Ex-
libris Anciens aux Armes de Jeanne d*Arc/* by
Mons. A. Benoit. The first is an anonymous
plate, consisting of two shields accole, bearing
the arms of Gauthier and Hordal du Lys, sur-
mounted by helmet, crest, and mantling. It is in
the German style. The second, that of Claud
Francois Pagel de Vautoux, dates from the time
of Louis XVI., and is a rare plate. This family
was connected by marriage with that of the Maid.
The arms of the two families are quartered on a
rococo shield, supported on the dexter side, so
M. Benoit tells us, by the king, Charles VII.,
and on the sinister by Jeanne d*Arc herself, hold-
ing a banner-roll, but as the figures are almost
replicas of one another, it is difficult to imagine
that one is meant to represent a damsel and the
Huguenot Ladies Book-plates. 215
other a monarch, as there is nothing to distinguish
them. The arms are ensigned by the coronet of
a marquis and the crest. The family motto,
"Consiiio Firmata Dei," is on a scroll above. At
the base is a landscape, with a castle and trees in
the distance. The third plate is that of Nicolas,
BOOK-PLATE OK THE DUCHESSE DE BERRV.
Francois, Alexandre de Haldat du Lys, and is
simply the Du Lys arms surmounted by a coronet.
The end of the eighteenth century also pro-
vides many interesting plates in France. Among
Mr. Carson's special collection of Huguenot plates
is that of Madame Roland, of the noble Huguenot
family of Roland de Ckallerange. The arms are on
2x6 Ladies Book-plates.
two shields accoM, surmounted by a coronet, and
leaning against a pyramid surrounded by cupids.
On the right is a figure of Justice with the scales,
and on the left. Religion with a cross. Above
the pyramid are two hearts and a celestial crown.
To those interested in the French refugee families
Huguenot plates are a great attraction. The
bearing of a hand as a charge points to a family
coming from the south of France. The oak tree,
or branch, is often seen on arms granted to
families who had settled in England, and whose
own armorial bearings could not be registered in
this country, being perhaps already borne by some
English family. The ex-libris of Miss Roullieu
may have belonged to some refugee lady, but it is
impossible to say for certain. The name occurs
among the registers of the parish of St. Giles-in-
the-Fields for the year 1717, but the plate, from
its style, is of much later date. The letter R is
on an oval shield or locket, surrounded by hearts
and torches chained together, and upheld by two
little birds. Another refugee plate, but of a
different kind, may also be mentioned here. It
was etched by the Comte de Bizemont Prunele
for his wife, Marie CatJurinc d'Hallot, in the
year 1781, and represents the husband standing
amid ruins, and carving their arms on a broken
column. The Revolution sent this noble family
into exile not many years after, and the count
earned his living in London as a drawing-master.
One of the best-known names connected with
French ladies ex-libris is that of Madame Le
Daulceur, celebrated both for her designs and for
French Ladies' Book-plates. 217
her engraving. Her signature lends distinction to
many plates. The ex-libris o^ Madame d'Arcon-
ville is given as a specimen of her work, it is
typical of the extreme classical, allegorical fashion
that pervades the decoration of her time. Minerva
.jr^ J.
is represented floating upon clouds, and bringing
some of Madame d'Arconville's favourite volumes
with her. It is signed Louise Le Daulceur, Sculp,
et inv. C. Eison Del. Madame Le Daulceur was
herself the possessor of two plates, one drawn by
Bouchardon, the other, possibly her own work.
2l8
Ladies' Book~piates.
She also engraved plates for the Comtesse de
Mellet (2), Madame du Tailly, Madame d'Alieray,
and others. The delicate little pictorial plate
belonging to Mademoiselle d'Alieray may also be
her work, but it is not signed. The arms are on
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IKXJK-PLATE OF MADAME D'ARCONVIU.K
By Louise Le Daulceur.
a lozenge, supported by a wild rose-bush, with the
motto, " Piccola si ma Studiosa," on a ribbon. The
ex-libris de Marie Georgel illustrates a modem
literary group. The floral initials M . G . are seen in
the middle of a heap of books and artistic parapher-
Charlotte Corday.
219
nalia. Marie Costa de Beauregard shows a severe
simplicity of taste in her tiny plate.
As Cardinal Wolsey's unengraved book-plate
is generally alluded to as the first English ex-
libris, so we may draw attention to Charlotte
Corday's MS. plate. The inscription, C. Corday
d'Armont, Sainte TriniU de Caen 20. DScembre
BOOK-PLATE OK MAKIK GEORGEL.
1 790, together with the name " Charlotte " in
monogram, is written in one of the few books
belonging to her that is still preserved. The
book was probably acquired soon after she had
taken up her residence with old Madame de
Bretteville, from whose house she set out to do
her terrible work. It was in the autumn of the
year 1790 that she came to the Grand Manoir,
220 Ladies' Book-piates.
During the three years of her quiet life in Caen
she had plenty of leisure for meditation and study.
She possessed many books at that time, though
she distributed them all among her friends before
her departure for Paris, except one odd volume of
her favourite Plutarch, In her own circle she was
always known as Marie {Marie Anne Charlotte),
and in the few letters of hers that are known, she
^__^___^ signs herself Marie de Corday.
j^^^\ It is not quite clear why her name
A/^^^rift has been handed down to history
•j/^Ksaafrrtl as Charlotte, nor why her books
should have been thus inscribed.
She was a granddaughter of the
great Corneille, and, as a child,
was taught to read from an old
copy of his works.
A crest is rarely seen on French
armorial plates, either of men or
women {that of Afadamc du Barry being an ex-
ception) ; but in German blazonry, it is usual to
bear as many crests as there are different quarter-
ings, the charge and the crest being often the
same. Great importance is attached to it, and
it is often larger and more prominent than the
shield itself. The accompanying modern plate of
Elise Frciin Kocnig is selected to exhibit this
peculiarity. In the Grajiti I'on MirbacKs plate
cupids seem to be Hying away with helmet and
antlers, also possibly heraldic. In a Swedish plate
belonging to Wilhclmina Stael vo?i HoUstcin, we
have another heraldic curiosity. The escutcheon
is surrounded by clouds, and upheld on one side
BOOK- PI. AT K OF
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222 Ladies Book-plates,
by a parasol — a truly feminine supporter. The
arms of the Baroness George de Renter are effec-
tive "armes parlantes" — azure, the globe, light-
ning flashes in saltire. The Comtesse de Noi's
plate exhibits a Noah's Ark floating on a waste
of waters, and the dove flying in the distance — a
pleasant conceit invented and drawn bv Bouvenne.
The arms of Catcrina Dolfino are azure, three
dolphins proper. The coronet as in many foreign
plates, is drawn so as to show the complete circle.
This line bold specimen of Italian work is a con-
School Prize Plates.
223
trast to the poor little label used as a gift plate by
Pauline Burghese, Napoleon's sister, as she proudly
states on her plate in the year 1825,
An old printed label, that was used more than a
hundred years ago to advertise Madame Bollen's
circulating library at Spa, is chiefly distinguished
for its lengthy inscription. The public is informed
twice, once in French and once in English, where
the best sealing-wax, writing paper, etc., is to be
Ex LEGATO
SORORIS NAPOLEONIS
PAULLINAE BURGHESIAE
A-.D. MDCCCXXV.
BOOK-PLATE OF PAULINE BURGHESK.
had. The good lady was quite up to date, she
had a complete assortment of French and English
books, and received foreign newspapers twice a
I week, which were lent out to subscribers. This
label bears the date in MS., 1770, and is adorned
with a simple woodcut border. (For full inscription
see Bollen in the list of foreign plates.) The school-
prize plate is another form of label often met with
in France. The inscription is generally in the
pompous, formal language adopted by the French
Lycces and in Pensionnatsforyoung ladies. Here
w^ '^%|lple : " Ce livre a iti meriti par M"' A.
^'ia^tS donntf dans la 3'*" Division, pour
224
Ladies' Book-plates.
^omt pyix d'Ecriture dans la Distribution solen-
nelle, qui a eu lieu dans unedes Sallesdu Pensionnat
des demoiselles Podevin, le lo Sepiembre 1823.
VAbbi Podevin ei Soeurs. This brings vividly to
mind scenes described in "Villette."
Two ladies of the Russian imperial family used
a crowned cypher amid clouds and rays — Alex-
andra Nicolaievna, eldest daughter of the Czar
BOOK-PTJ\IK OF
QUEEN av WURTTF.MBERG.
Nicolas, and Olga Nicolaievna, her sister, who
married Charles I., Kingof WUrttemberg, in 1846.
The middle letter of the cypher in the plate here
reproduced is the Russian equivalent for the
ordinary European N. There is a fine plate
belonging to a countess of the old Hungarian
princely house of Esler/iazy, and another belong-
ing to the Grdfin Prczehorsawsky {tide Palffy).
This is a striking Jacobean achievement. The
arms of the two families are on shields, in separate
Russian Ladies' Book-plates. 225
frames, tied together by a ribbon attached to the
drapery, on which is the inscription. Dorothea,
Duchesse de Courlande {nie Comtesse Medem), used
a simple armorial plate. The Princess Tatiana
BOOK-PLATE OF THE GRAFIN
Gagarina, maid-of-honour to the Czarina, has an
anonymous plate, with the initials T. G. in mono-
gram. The end of the letter G bears an armorial
charge.
Ladies' Book-plates.
226
Book-plates are much used in Germany at the
present day, from royalty down to the child in her
nursery. The ex-libris of H.I.M. the Empress of
Germany represents an angel bearing two shields ;
the dexter side is occupied by the arms of the
Fatherland, the sinister has England in the first
and third quarters. The armorial plate belonging
to H.M. the Grand Duchess of Sachs-Weimar is
an interesting souvenir of the golden wedding
ai^j/./
BOOK-PLATE OK THE DUCHESSE l)E COURLANDE.
celebrated on October 8. 1892. It is printed in
black and gold, and adorned with portraits of
Goethe and Schiller. Grdfin von Lciningen-Wes-
terburg has kindly lent her copper for the repro-
duction of her fine plate. The circular plate of
the Comtcsse Seinshehn depicts a female figure
holding a wreathed locket on which the name is
inscribed. An elaborately decorated plate bears
the cypher L. M. S. (L. M. de Stolberg. Comtesse
d' Albany) on a lozenge surrounded by rose
German Ladies' Book-plates. 227
wreaths, ribbons, and doves, and supported by
a cupid kneeling upon clouds, A medley of books,
arrows, globe and lighted torch (in dangerous
proximity to the oval, on which the lozenge is
placed), completes the group.
H.I.M. EMPRF^S OF GERMANY.
Joseph Sattler, the artist, holds such an unique
place among book-plate designers, that his remark-
able work has become world-known. His style
reminds us of the best mediieval productions, but
executed in an entirely original manner. His
designs are printed in subdued tones, with here
228 Ladies^ Book-plates.
and there an effective touch of a brighter colour.
Several of his ex-libris are for ladies. One,
whereon children are represented with books, as
at school, is inscribed Mathilde Abel. That of
Rosa Saltier depicts a winged child reading, and
that of Hedwig Warnecke a man reading in the
BOOK-PE.ATE OF THF, COMTESSE SKINSHEEM.
open air. We are fortunate enough to be able
to reproduce the library interior drawn for Use
Warnecke. T)ie plate is signed with a capital S
in the right-hand corner. This lady also uses an
armorial plate with a decorated frame and a view
of a castle in the distance, by Otto Hupp, like-
wise printed in colours.
Professor E. Dopier is another German designer
German Ladies' Book-plates. 229
of celebrity. He has drawn several plates for ladies
of the Bachofen family. {Mr^) Albertine BacAo/en
von Echi's plate represents a lady in the costume
of the time of the Emperor Maximilian standing
f \. ^ /?"
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BOOK-PLATE OF WALTRUD SCHULTE VON BRUHL.
between two shields, which rest on books ; the
plate was designed in 1893. FraUUin Bachofen von
Edit is the owner of an elaborate armorial plate
with a mediseval lady holding the lozenge-shaped
shield ; it is signed and dated 1891. In the first
230 Ladies' Book-plates.
number of the " Ex-libris Zeitschrift" there is an
error noticed in the inscription on this plate, the
name "Albertine" having been accidentally changed
to "Adolphine;" in all subsequent copies the
mistake has been rectified.
Gertnan Ladies' Book-plates. 231
Aus Waltrud Schulte s Jugend-Bibliotkek is In-
scribed on a plate signed " Sez von Papa" It was
drawn by a gentleman in Wiesbaden for his little
girl, aged twelve, and vividly denotes a child's
library. With the youthful owner's permission we
reproduce it from the original block. The convent
of Notre Dame in Offenburg has just acquired a
or OUSTAFVA MAGDALENE ARNKLL.
new plate, also by Herr Schulte v. Bruhl. It is
appropriate, and drawn with feeling. The figure
of the Virgin is well posed, and full of grace.
We are indebted to Sweden for several pictorial
plates. The anonymous ex-libris of Gustafva
Magdalene Amell is a good example ; it is signed
C. Ji. Wrangel pin. M. Heland fee; the initials
G. M. A. are distinguishable on the shield above
232
Ladies' Book-piates.
the doorway. As a specimen of modern Dutch
art, the plate inscribed Ex-libris W. M. is given.
This is of double interest. It was designed by
Mrs. Darkinderen, the wife of an eminent artist
5f5x-'r:'m'Kr^'
■■ WAl.l.Y MOES.
famous for his decorations in churches, town-halls,
etc., for Miss IVally Macs, another lady artist who
lives and paints in Laren, where a small coterie of
artists form the Dutch Barbizon. The plate repre-
Foreign Ladies' Book-piates. 233
sents a hart drinking from a stream with the sun
in his glory behind. Ex libris V'"". de Bonnemains
is a good example of a modern French armorial
plate. The shields accol6, supported by crowned
lions, stand on a bracket, with a coronet above.
The whole is inclosed in a circle, the dark back-
BOOK-PLATE OF THE GRAFIN VON MIRUACK.
ground of which is sprinkled with the devices of
Diane de Poitiers, so well known on her book-
bindings. It is said that had it not been for the
Vicomtesse's influence on the life of General
Boulanger, that the Comte de Paris might have
reigned in France. The book-plate of the Cheva-
lier d'Eon may perhaps be mentioned, as this
234 Ladies' Book-plates.
extraordinary man assumed, for so many years, to
be a woman. The arms are on an oval, and are
borne quarterly. A decoration (the cross of some
order) hangs from the shield, which is supported
by two human figures dressed in skins, one with
spear and cutlass, the other with bow and quiver.
The shield is surmounted by a helmet, and above
is the motto, " Vincit Amor PatriEe,"
The little plate below belongs to a Brazilian
lady. It is one of the few ladies' portrait plates
that are known.
Ex-LlBRIS
A.DE Cavalcanti
UOOK-PL,\TE OF A. I>E CAVALCANTI.
CHAPTER IX.
JOINT BOOK-PLATES.
iLA'l'ES on which the names of husband
n and wife are both mentioned are known
by various names, all equally unsatis-
^_J factory. The Connubial, Matrimonial,
Family, Collective, and Double plate have each
been tried in turn, but after all, the unpretentious
name of Joint plate, although leaving much to be
desired, seems to be most generally adopted.
These ex-libris are placed by some collectors
with men's plates and by others with those of
women ; it is perhaps better to consider them in
a class apart, although it will form a very small
one. To hold these plates as entirely the man's
property would scarcely be keeping abreast with
the present wave of public and legal opinion, and
would be a relic of the past. Their value would
be only as carrying the courteous flavour of the
Church of England marriage service, where the
wife is endowed, in a perfunctory manner, with all
the husband's worldly goods, while at the same
time, it gave him, in former days, a legal claim to
236 Ladies' Book-plates.
the whole of her belongings, without the grace to
acknowledge that little fact. Judging from this
precedent, it seems probable that the library was
principally the previous property of the woman,
and the joint plate of ownership thus made a
record of the fact, and gave a courtesy title to the
property.
But it is more to the present purpose to notice
the style of book-plates which was adopted by
these joint proprietors. The result is seldom
good ; there is a want of individuality about them,
and the double proprietorship has obliterated dis-
tinctness of style, instead of increasing any exhibi-
tion of talent or invention. The larger portion of
them merely consist of a plain shield impaling the
coat-armour of the two families. In some cases
the arms are placed in oval shields side by side or
accol6. This is necessitated when the husband is
the bearer of the collar or badges of any dignity
which cannot, of course, be shared by the wife or
vice versa, in the case of dignities that cannot be
imparted to the husband. On a modern plate by
Thomas Moring, inscribed, Herbertus Robertson
et Helena ux : et Alex fil : nat: max: the record
of ownership has been extended to the eldest son.
This treble partnership has involved the armorial
bearings in a difficulty, which would have been
troublesome of solution ; therefore, it has been
ignored, and the shield in no way adapted to the
heraldic use of the son. Books, although often
labelled **sibi et amicis," are essentially personal
property and ought not to be regarded as family
chattels. No real book-lover, however unselfish.
I
Early Joint Plates. . 237
likes to share the ownership of precious volumes
with another, even when that other is a beloved
and esteemed companion.
Although most of our examples are taken from
the present century, Lord de Tabley makes men-
tion of several old dated joint plates. That of
Zacfiarias Geizkq/ler and his wife Maria is dated
1605 ^^d signed either S. C. or C. S. Z. Geiz-
kofler von Gailenbach was Grand Treasurer of the
Holy Roman Empire in the reign of the Emperor
Rudolf II. ** There is a notable genealogical ex-
libris,'' he continues, ** of Wilhelm Kress, son of
Johann Wilhelm Kress and his wife Clara Geborne
Viatissen, dated in 1645. This is interesting as
giving, among other escutcheons in the pedigree,
one labelled Margretha Rieterin, with the charge
of the crowned double-tailed mermaid, as on the
Pirckheimer sinister shield. This lady appears
as the second wife of one Peter Haller, whose
first marriage is dated in 1387. She was, doubt-
less, sister to the grandfather or great-grandfather
of Pirckheimer s wife."
But there is a still earlier plate given by Mr.
Hamilton, on which the books oi Johannes Heller
and Anna Gnoellinger are recorded in 1593. One
of the Dukes of Bavaria, living in the seventeenth
century, used a plate inscribed with the initials
M, Ph. D, B. repeated twice. This stands for
Max. Phil. Dux Bavariae, and his wife, Mauritia
Phebronia Ducissa Bavariae. Another early plate
belonged to Hans Rudolf von Erlach and his wife
Edith (circa 1650). It is a fine anonymous armo-
rial ex-libris, signed H. W. f, and consists of two
238 Ladies' Book-plates.
shields accol6, with crests, in a frame decorated
with masks and cherubim. The initials HRVE
and EVE occur on it A Swiss plate, consisting
of two armorial shields with supporters, is dated
1 71 5, and inscribed Ursus Josephus Valier de
Vendelstorf, etc., Maria Johanna Zurmattin sein
Ehegemahlin. The earliest (yet known) dated
record of double ownership in England is a printed
label belonging to Mr. Thos. & Mrs. Anne Paine,
1737. Among the numerous plates of the Cullum
family, there is one of Sir John and his wife Dame
Susanna, dated 1 760. This is also a printed label,
with a border of ornamental type. The Revd.
John Caulfieldy D.D., & Eupftemia Gordon of
Kenmure, is the inscription on an armorial plate
with shield, crest, motto, and conventional wreath
decoration ; below the escutcheon is written Arch-
deacon of Kilmore, 1776.
A Chippendale plate bears the impaled arms of
H'. & M". Berens, the crest, a bear couped,
surmounts the shield. The plate of Will'*'. &
Mary Hopkins is a fair example of the pictorial
combined with the armorial style of the end of the
last century. The shield whereon the arms are
impaled is propped up on one side by a cupid,
the background is formed of bushes and flowers.
The inscriptions on the armorial plates of the
early part of this century were often in the set
Latin phrase, [Arma Edwardi Patten Jackson et
Margaretae A^inae Uxoris Ejus) which was a
witness of the owner's education and accomplish-
ment as a gentleman, or else the ownership was
proclaimed with all the bareness and coldness
Sherborns Joint Plates. 239
of a visiting card — Sir C/mrtes & Lady Fox.
Among the more interesting plates of recent years,
attention is directed to four joint-plates designed
and engraved by Mr. Sherborn. That designed
for Mr. & Mrs. Humphry Ward (the authoress)
BOOK-Pl.ATE OF H'* AND M" BERF.NS.
represents books and an hour-glass with foliated
decoration, and the Chaucerian motto, " On bookes
for to rede I me delyte." Alfred Cs" Alice Gilbert
is the inscription on the pictorial plate used by
Mr. Gilbert, R.A., and his wife. It is in the great
engraver's characteristic style. The third plate,
for Benjamin & Amy Elkin, is dated 1892, and
240
Ladies' Book-plates.
depicts flowers and books, with the motto, " O
mes livres chiris" Curt & Lilli Sobernheim
1894 and Backer Vereinigen Gedanken is inscribed
on the last plate. It consists of the figure of a boy
seated among books, with the lamp of knowledge.
BOOK-PL,\TK OF WILLIAM AND MARV
flowers, and a bust of Hermes. An owl is seen in
the shade of the floral decoration.
The pleasing plate given as an illustration is the
work of Mr. W. H. Margetson, the artist. A
female figure representing music or song stands
with an open volume in her hand. It is in-
scribed Ex libris Alarion & Edward Margetson.
BOOK-PLATE OF MR. AND MRS. MARCETSON.
By W. H. Mar^etson.
Joint Book-plates. 243
There is a curious instance of a portrait joint plate
in that of yohn & Caroline Anne Smedley. The
owners are here represented by a plate reproduced
from a full-length photograph and engraved by
J. H. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Smedley were well-
known Derbyshire colliery owners. They used
CHARLES H. HODGSON.
M.LOUISA KODCSON.
BOOK-PLATE OF MR. AND MRS. HODGSON.
another plate with initials and crest, and the motto :
" Truth is great and will prevail." Round the
plate, inscribed on ribbons, appears the following :
" Wood-Wirksworth a.d. 1507. Wood-Winster
A.D. 1 58 1. Bright-Staveling A.D. 1595. Smedley-
Wirksworth a.d. 1654. Ridgway-Wirksworth,
A.D. 1670."
244 Ladies' Book-plates.
The book-pile style of ex-libris has not been
adopted to any great extent by women. The
heap of books forming the "literary" plate of
Charles H. Hodgson M. Louisa Hodgson is a
modem variation of the conventional form. The
owl, although only an heraldic ensign, is true to
life, and might be taken for a living bird perched
on the top of the books. The arms are those of
Hodgson, the lady's coat [Haddock] not being
impaled.
The fine plate of W. & M. Cave-Browne-Cave
includes seventy-two quarterings, and belonged to
a member of the old family of Cave, whose lineage
extends to the time of the Norman kings of
England. Another handsome armorial plate was
used by the Comic de la Fcld and his wife Lady
Cecil Jane Pery, daughter of first Earl of Limerick,
The count resided at Prince's Terrace, Knights-
bridge, and was a British subject. Whether this
plate is to be classed as EngUsh or not is open to
doubt. When Sir Thomas Arundell of Wardour
was created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire
by Rudolf II., Queen Elizabeth decided the dis-
pute whether foreign titles or decorations could
be worn by Englishmen by saying, " No foreign
shepherd should brand her sheep," therefore " no
subject of Her Majesty can be allowed place,
precedence, or privilege in this country from a
dignity conferred by a foreign potentate without
Her Majesty's permission, signified by a warrant
under her sign manual." The ex-libris in ques-
tion, whether English or foreign — it is of no great
moment — was engraved some time before 1866, in
llOOk-PLATE OF W. ANI> M. CAVE-DROWN E-CAVE.
246 Ladies' Book-plates.
which year the count died. Lady Cecil lived till
1888. The shield rests upon a double-headed
eagle with outspread wings, surmounted by a
coronet. Motto, " In cruce spes mea," and the
word '' Fest'' above.
The arms of Ernest^ Chevalier de Chatelain^
& of Clara his wife, is again an example of an
English-Foreign Joint-Ex-libris. The armorial
bearings are on a mantle surmounted by a coronet.
In the Annals of Dunmow it is recorded that
the Chevalier de Chatelain and his English wife
were awarded the Flitch of Bacon on July 19,
1855, after having satisfied a jury consisting of
six bachelors and six maidens that they had spent
the first year of married life in perfect harmony,
and had never, at any time, repented of their
choice. Let us hope the book-plate is another
record of this perfect, but rare, harmony of mind
and spirit.
The pictorial plate, a library interior, of James
& Mary Tregaskis, represents a pleasant old
room, with three figures in appropriate costume
gathered round a table. The ex-libris of Florence
& William Parkinson is also a pictorial plate.
It is by Mr. Anning Bell. A girl is depicted
reading near a stream, with a musical faun piping
on the bank. On an American plate belonging
to Charles William Burrows & Lottie Thomas
Mott Burrows the tree of knowledge is seen,
with its roots on an open book, and Eve picking
an apple. The Ex libris A. G. and N. Bell
is by the late Mr. Warrington Hogg. The little
bells are a playful allusion to their children, whose
BOOK-PI^TE OF THE COHTE AND COMTESSE DE LA FELD.
248 Ladies' Book-plates.
initials they bear. On the top of the plate is the
old Dutch motto, " Door teyd und vleyd " (through
time and tide), and below is written, " Ring out
the False, Ring in the True."
R
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£
s^^M
ExLibils CKarles William
Bvrt&ws, ai\d Loffie iKorrvas
Motr BvrtOws i<? Clevelarvd
1-PLATE OF MR. AND MRS. BURROWS.
The circular plate of R. H. & Evelyn Benson,
by Laurence H ousman, reproduced here, is a
typical example of the artist's earlier manner.
These last three ex-Ubris bring the joint plates
BOOK-PLATE OF MR. AND MRS. BELL.
2SO Ladies' Book-piates.
quite up to the present time, and are excel-
lent specimens with which to conclude these
remarks.
F ROBERT AND EVELYN BENSON,
By Laurence Housman.
LISTS OF ENGLISH, FOREIGN, AND
JOINT PLATES.
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COUNTESS Of ALUEMARLE.
ALPHABETICAL LISTS.
ENGLISH LADIES' BOOK-PLATES.
AfiADAM. Edilh Abadam, Mid-
dUion Hall, Carmartkinshire,
1861. Lozenge in strap, 12
quarterings named : 1. Aba-
dam and Vermandois ; 11.
Milo, Earl of Hereford; HI.
Bltthir Bradskaw ; \y.Gtver-
din, DDW ; v. Cournay;
VI. Inge; vii. Foiuell; vin.
Stebbing; IX. Squirt; X.
Walroiid; xi. Maxwell.
Abdy. C. E. Halch Abdy (Clay-
bury Hall). Printed label.
Abercokn. Attne Jane Aber-
«im (Marchioness). She was
the daughter of the 3rd Earl
of Arran, and died in 1827.
Armorial shield with coronet,
helmet, supporters and ribbon
of the garter (husband's
plate).
ACKLOM. Esther Acklom. Ar-
morial.
Adams. Hannah Adams, Med-
Jield, 1 79--
Sarah Adams, Maiden-
head, Berks. Printed label.
AddingtON. Mary Addm0on
(ff/f Unwin, wife of Rt. Hon.
J. Hiley Addington, brother
of the 1st Lord Sidmouth).
Armorial.
Addinoton. Mary Addington
{u/e Unwin). Engraved label.
Mary Addington, jun.
Engraved label. Daughter of
the above.
ADeaNE. Jane Henrietta
Adeane. Armorial, by //.
Soanr, 1 8B3. Name on ribbon
in frame, loienge in upper left
hand comer of plate.
Agar. Property Lvdia Agar,
1 806. An eagle bears a broad
ribbon on which the word
" Property " is written. An
oval frame incloses what re-
sembles a row of eggs. U.S.A.
Agnew. Madeline,Lady Agnew
of Lochnaw. Armorial plate
with supporters, W.H. Uiari,
sculpt.
AiLESBUKY. Maty Caroline,
Mitrckioness of Aitesbury,
AiRLiE. Blanche Airlie(^Co\mt-
ess). Monogram and crest.
Albemarle. Countess of Albe-
marle. {See page 252.)
254
Ladies' Book-plates.
ALBEMARI.K. Caunteis of Aide-
tnarle. Engraved label.
Aldborough. Anna Elixa,
Counttsiof Aldborough. Skel-
toa Sc. //ay-Marie/. (Sec
Alexander. Mary Jam AUx-
ander. Armorial ; modem
Chippendale with border.
Malilda AUxander. En-
graved label. Name encircled
AJ>rjVE EZIZA
BOOK-I'I-ATK OF THE COUNTESS OF ALDnOROUGH,
illustration.) She was the
dauyhtcr of Sir John Hen-
nikcr, Hart., and second wife
of 2nd Karl of Aldborough,
Ai.KXAMiEK. Eliza AUxander.
Pictorial. (See pajje 257.)
Elizabeth Alexander. En-
graved label.
by wreath of roses, thistles
and shamrock.
Marion Alexander. Pic-
torial (See page 259.)
Alforu. Alford House
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS. CAMPBELt.-PERUClNI.
By Alan Wright.
BOOK-PL.«TE OF ALICE MARIA JACKSON.
By T. G. Jackson, A.R.A.
/. English Ladies' Plates, 257
Allan. Dorelhy Allan. Armo-
rial ; Chippendale.
Allen. Framu Louise Allen,
1891. Pictorial ; cupids sup-
porting ribbon and flowers.
E libris Mary E. Allen, of
Duffield (see page 149).
Signed S. W 95- Pictorial.
AlLGOOD. Jane Alleaod. Ar-
moriaL Shield and crest.
Alsop. Mrs. Alsop, Lilchford
Hall. Armorial, impaling
frame, behind which the sun
rises, trees in foreground.
U.S.A.
Angelica. Angelica. Crest,
above a wreath of olives, in
which is the name.
Anneslev. Frances Annesley.
Armorial. Shield and crest.
Antwerp. Maria van Ant-
werp. Label. U.S.A.
(Appleby.) Anonymous. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale,
HOOK -PLATE OF ELIZA ALEXANDER,
Bradock, ornamental floral
and scroll lozenge.
Amcotts. Lady Amcotls.
Printed label.
America. E libris Colonial
Dames of America, 1890, by
French. {See page 165.)
Ames. Mary Ames. Armorial i
very small lozenge.
Anderson. Miss Anderson,
The Elms, Wavertree. En-
graved label.
Anderton, Francesco Aiider-
lon, Agry Cr. Paris. Ar-
morial.
Andrews. Elixa Andrews.
Pictorial. Name in oval
Armitage. Eleonora Ami-
lage,iSg2. Armorial ; lozenge
pendent from bow.
Army'IAGE. Mrs. Armyiage.
Armorial. Shaped lozenge.
Arnold. Henrietta Jane Ar-
nold. Armorial ; pendent
lozenge.
(Arnold.) Anonymous. Same
plate as above.
Arthur. Agnes Arthur, of
Arthur's Lodge. Armorial ;
lozenge with scroll border.
Arundell. Lady Arundell of
Wardour, Dowager. Ar-
morial. Shaped lozenge and
supporters.
258
Ladies' Book-plates.
Arundell. Lady Arundell^
Dowager, Armorial ; sup-
porter. Signed W. H,
( ) Anonymous. Signed
ASHBURNER. EiiModetkCAsh-
burner. Armorial.
ASHBURTON. Anne Louisa Ash-
burton (Baroness). Seal, with
shieldfCoronet, and supporters.
Louisa Ashburton, Mel-
chet Courts >?<7/;tr^ (Baroness).
Armorial.
Lady Ashburton. Ar-
morial ; coronet supporters.
ASHFORD. Ex libris Maud
Ashford^ 1891. Pictorial ;
figure with hands outstretched,
holding wreath, from which de-
pends an unrolled scroll bear-
ing the inscription. U.S.A.
ASSHETON. Emily Aujrusta
Assheion, Armorial ; pendent
shield.
Mrs, Assheion, Armorial ;
Chippendale.
ASTELL. Mrs. Astell. Ar-
morial ; pendent lozenge.
ASTLEY. Lady Astley. Red
leather label.
Mary Astley^ Neelc^ Sc,
^62,Sirand, Armorial; shield,
with festoons.
(Mary Dorothy Astley.)
Anonymous, signed " Mar-
garct Esie, direxit 1774."
Pictorial. (See page 19.)
Atholl. Charlotte Duchess^
Doivager of Atholl^ Baroness
Straui^e, Armorial ; coronet
and supporters.
Attwooi). Elizabeth Attivood.
Armorial shield.
Austen. Elizabeth Matilda
Austen, Engraved label.
Ayles ford. Countess of Ayles-
ford. Engraved label.
AvLMER. Emma Maria Ayl-
mer. Armorial ; shield, crest,
and motto.
A, M, A, Viscountess* coronet
[Agnes Margaret, ist Vis-
countess Anson.]
Dijiana) A(dair), Wife of
Charles Clavering. Cypher.
/. A, (Duchess of Argyle).
L, C, A,y Melchety Romsey (Lady
Ashburton). Armonal ; lo-
zenge and coronet.
M, A, and coronet (Duchess
of Abercom).
M,F,A, (Anstruther). Armorial.
R, G. A, (Garrett Anderson.)
Pictorial ; dormer window,
with the initials in the glazing.
Mrs. Garrett Anderson, the
celebrated lady doctor.
Bacon. Elizabeth Bacon, Ar-
morial.
Bagwell. Margaret Bagwell,
2 vars. Printed label.
Bailey. Eadgyth Bailey, Ar-
morial ; modem ornamental
lozenge.
Hilda Bailey, Armorial ;
modern ornamental lozenge.
Sarah Bailey^ Ipswich^
1 769. Armorial.
Baillie. Elis^^, Baillie, Ar-
morial. The lozenge has a
border of small leaves.
Elizabeth Baillie, Printed
label.
Isabella Baillie of Polkem-
met. Crest and motto.
Lady Baillie^ Ross, En-
graved label.
Miss Baillie, Printed
label.
Bairnsfather. Meta Bairns-
father, Leather label. U.S.A.
BOOK-PLATF. OF MARION A1.RXANDER.
Dy Mabel Dearmer.
26o
Ladies' Book-plates.
Baker. Ann Baker, 1824.
X^eather label.
Arabella Baker, Armorial.
Jacobean shield, helmet, and
crest.
Charlotte Amelia Baker,
Armorial, pendent lozenge.
Emily Anne Baker, Pen-
dent lozenge ; armorial.
- Henrietta Juliana Baker,
Armorial.
Juliana Baker, Armorial
shield.
— Mary Anpie Baker, Ar-
morial ; pendent lozenge.
— Martha Baker, Armorial.
Rocaille.
Bakewell. Emily M, Bakewell,
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Balfour. Kathleen F, T. Bal-
four y 1893. Pictorial ; library
interior ; lozenge on scroll, by
Miss E. Greene. (See page
171.)
K. F, Townley Balfour,
1893. Pictorial ; by Miss E.
Greene. (See page 171.)
{Kathleen Townley Bal-
four and Edith A, Greene.)
Anonymous. Pictorial plate
by Miss E. Greene. (Sec
page 171.)
Mrs, Balfour. Jacobean
frame, lozenge on diaper back-
ground.
Ballard. Melicent Ballard.
Pictorial.
Bampfyle. C, Bampfyle. (Baro-
net's wife.) Oval shield.
Ban DON. Countess ofBattdon,
Armorial ; supporters.
Barathy. Maria Barathy,
Bar BE. Frances Sarah Barbe,
Armorial.
Barcock. Mrs. Mary Barcock,
Aug. 24///, 1700. Printed
label.
Baring. Emily Baring, by
C. W. Sherbom. Monogram
in frame, foliated decoxa*
tion.
Barkly. Justina D, Barkfy.
Armorial lozenge in frame.
Barker. E. H, L, Barker,
Armorial, designed by J, M,
N, Stauffer, The crest is
used as a supporter for the
staff, from whicn the armorial
ensign hangs. U.S.A.
Frances Barker, ArmoriaL
Barlee. Frances Sarah Barlee.
Armorial. Warwick, 145,
Strand.
Barnard. Sarah Eli: Bar-
nard, Armorial ; shaped lo-
zenge.
Barnett. E. H, Bamett,
Engraved label in form of
lozenge ; ribbon bow and fes-
toons.
Barrett. Harriet Barrett,
Armorial ; lozenge suspended
by ribbon.
Barrington. The Honble.Mrs,
Russell Barrington. Annorial.
(Marion, only daughter of
John Lyon of Durham.)
Miss C. M, Barrington,
Engraved label.
Barritt. Harriett Barritt,
Armorial.
Eleanor Barritt. Armorial.
Bartlett. Martha Bartlett
Her Book, Oct. ^th, 1729.
Oxford University printing
press. Label.
Barton. Elizabeth Barton,
Engraved label.
Bateman. Mary Bateman,
Armorial.
Bath. Ex Dono Rachael Comi-
tissce Bathon Dotariae, An,
Dom. MDCLXxr. ArmoriaL
(See pages 6 and 23.)
.1
/. English Ladies' Plates. 261
Bayliss. Mary Bayliss, Chip-
pendale. U.S.A.
Bayly. Anna Bayly. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
Beach. Beach, Mantle.
Beare. Beare,
Amelia Beare, Crest and
motto.
Beatrice. Beatrice' (Princess
Beatrice of Battenburg). Ar-
morial. Six coats combined.
Reauchamp. Countess of Beau-
champ, Coronet and crest.
Beaufort. Elizabeth^ Duchess
of Beaufort. Armorial shield ;
supporters, coronet, and motto.
She was the daughter of Ad-
miral the Hon. John Bosca-
wen, wife of the 8th Duke of
Beaufort, and died in 1828.
{Elizabeth Beaufort,)
Anon. Armorial ; lozenge,
coronet, supporters,and motto.
Arms : Somerset impaling
Berkley. She died in 1799.
The Most Noble Rachel
Dutchess of Beaufort^ 1706.
(See page 7.)
Beaufoy. Mrs. Beaufoy. En-
graved label.
Beaumont. Lady Margaret
Beaumont. Cypher.
Beck FORD. Elizt^. Beckford.
Armorial ; Chippendale.
B ED FO RD. ^ nna Maria^ Duchess
of Bedford. Armorial ; shield
and coronet. She was a
daughter of the Earl of Har-
rington, and wife of the 7th
Duke, died 1857.
Georgiana Bedford {DvLch-
ess). Armorial; shield with
coronet on a mantle. She
was a daughter of Alexander,
4th Duke of Gordon, and
second wife of the 6th Duke,
died in 1853.
Bedingfeld. Sarah Beding-
feld. Very early label.
Written thus :
Sarah
Beding
feld.
Bell. Emily H. Bell, Ar-
morial; shield, helmet, crest,
and motto.
Elizabeth Bell. Armorial.
Mrs. Bell. Armorial.
Sarah Frances Bell. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Belper. Emily Belper. Baron-
ess' coronet.
Bennet. Eliza Bennet, Ar-
morial ; Adam style.
- Gertrude Frances Bennet.
Engraved label.
Benson. Esther Mary Benson.
Label; name in wreath of
flowers and ferns.
Margaret Benson, Label ;
name in wreath.
B enti nc k. Lady Frances Ben-
tinck. Armorial ; coronet and
supporters.
Harriet E. Bentinck. Ar-
morial; coronet and sup-
porters.
Harriet E. Bentinck. Ar-
morial.
Beresford. Louisa Beresford,
Viscountess' coronet.
Berney. Elizabeth Berney^
Relict^ Bracon Ash^ Norfolk.
Armorial ; with motto.
Berry. Mary Berry. Pic-
torial. Sir. H. Englefieldy
invt. (See page 61.)
Bessborough. H. F. Bess-
borough^ G. B. Cipriani
inv.^ F. Bartolozzi^ sculps.,
lygb, R.A, London, Pubd.
Deer. 30, 1796, by F. Bar-
tolozzi. Pictorial. (See
page 20.)
262
Ladies' Book-plates.
Best. Design for Lilian Best
by Thomas Moving. Lilies.
Betham. Elizabeth Betham,
Engraved label.
— Mrs, Betham, Engraved
label.
Bettine. Bettine (Lady Eliza-
beth Taylor, daughter of the
Earl of Wilton), by C. W.
Sherborn, Pictorial. (See
page i6i.)
Betty. Betty^ by Miss Mar-
garet Orde. Pictorial. (See
page 192.)
BlBBY. Ellen Bibby, Armorial;
and motto.
BiLEY. M, S, Biley, Armorial.
Birch. Sarah Birch, Ar-
morial. (The lilies of France
with a canton argent.)
Bircham. Anne Bircham,
Hack/ordyiZoj. Printed label.
Bird. Ex libris Alice Bird.
Doe the next thynge. Pictorial
label. (See page 155.)
BiRLEY. Margaret Birley,
Printed label.
BiRRELL. Charlotte E, S, Bir-
rell. Armorial.
B I RT. Ex libris A rabella Birt,
Pictorial ; boy pointing to the
musical notes A. B. ; conven-
tional lilies and sunset. Motto
"-fj/ meruisse satis y^ written
on the space for the name,
whereon is also depicted a
fish, shell, and coral.
Bishop. Caroline Bishop, Ar-
morial ; palms, etc.
Mary Blackabee Bishop,
Mill Stairs, Rotherhithe.
Printed label in ornamental
frame.
BiSHTON. C, S. Bishton (Char-
lotte Sparrow).
BISSURER. Elisabeth Bissurer,
Printed label with verses,
" Thou art my Ocean^ Thau^
my God^^ etc. (See page 196.)
BlACKBURN. Mary Blackburn,
Shield and crest.
Blackie. Mrs, A, Blackie^
Hartwhistle,
BiJVCKMAN. Anna Maria Black-
many byy. Brooke,
Blagden. Kitty Blagdeny Chi-
Chester, Printed label ; 2 vars.
Blair. Eliza Hunter Blair,
Armorial ; ornamental shield.
Blake. (Blake.) Longmaid
Uskeard, Armorial. Anony-
mous.
Blakey. Susanna Blakey,
Printed label in black letter.
Blicke. Mrs, Blicke, Armo-
rial shield and crest.
Block. Susan Elizabeth Block,
Printed label.
Boc k ett. Julia Rebecca Bockett,
Armorial.
Boddington. Gracilla Bod-
dington. Pictorial. (See
page 89.)
Boland. Frances Boland^
Mountmelick. Printed label.
Bonar. Mary Bonur, Ar-
morial; shield.
Bonchier. Alethea Bonchier,
Armorial.
Bond. Sophia Bond, Carra-
nnre. To Letitia Rose, 1864.
Gift plate. Crest and motto.
Booth. {Booth.) Anonymous.
Armorial ; Jacobean lozenge.
Lady Mary Booth, Armo-
rial ; Jacobean. Only daugh-
ter and heiress of George,
Earl of Warrington, after-
wards wife of Henry Grey, 4th
Earl of Stamford, married in
1736, died in 1772. Arms of
Booth on a lozenge.
Borrett. {BorrettofShoreham
Castle, Kent.) Anonymous.
i
/. English Ladies' Plates. 263
Armorial; lozenge in Jaco-
bean frame.
BORTON. Hannah Dorton,
Printed label.
BOSTOCK. Ex libris Elizabeth
Anne Bostock, by G. W. Eve.
(See page 1 19.)
Boston. Lady Boston. Ar-
morial ; shield, supporters,
helmet, crest, and motto.
BosviLLE. Frances Bosville,
Printed label.
BOULTON. Sophia Boulton,
Armorial ; ornamental shield.
BOURKE. \de Burgh) Bourke,
Armorial.
Florence Bourke^ 1888.
BOWATER. Emilia Mary Bo-
water. Shields accoM, helmet,
and crest, in oval frame.
TheHonble.Mrs.Bowater,
Armorial ; shield on mantle.
Bow EN. Ex libris Alfreda
Ernest ina Alberta Bowen.
Pictorial; by L. M. Orde.
(See page 191.)
Sarah Bowen. Engraved
label.
{Sarah Bowen.) Anony-
mous. Armorial.
BowES. Jane Bowes, White-
haven. Printed label; orna-
mental border.
Juliet Foord Bowes. Ar-
morial ; shield, crests, and
motto.
Bowles. Frances Bowles, War-
wick sc, 145, Strand, Ar-
morial ; shield.
Bow LEY. Violet M. Bowley.
armorial ; lozenge ornamented
with violets, motto on ribbon
with bows.
BowMANN. Anne Bowmann.
Armorial ; shield, and crest in
ornamental circle with motto.
BoYCE. Ex libris Ethel M,
Boyce. Pictorial. (See page
136.)
BOYD. E libris Juhanae Boyd.
J. H. Le Kaux, 1877. Ar-
morial ; lozenge in ornamental
circle ; seal.
Boyle. {Boyle.) Anonymous.
Armorial. Fine Jacobean
plate, consisting of lozenge,
with supporters and motto.
C. Boyle. Armorial ; stamp.
Catherine F. Boyle, En-
graved label.
Cecilia Georgina Boyle,
i^rmorial.
Boys. Elizabeth Boys, Armorial.
Brace. Hannah Brace. Pic-
torial. By Laurence Hous-
man. (See page 137.)
Brack LEY. Mary Louisa
Brackley. Armorial; shield
and coronet.
Bradburne. Elizabeth Brad-
bume. Armorial. (See page
78.)
Bradford. Helen, Countess oJ
Bradford. Cypher.
Anna Amelia Brcuiford,
Armorial ; vesica.
Bradshaw. Anne Amelia
Bradshaw. Armorial; circular.
Bragg. Philippa Bragg, 1639.
Gift-label.
Brainerd. Ex libris Helen
Elvira Brainerd, 1893. Pic-
torial, by French. 2 vars.
(Sec page 161.)
Braithwaite. Maria Braith-
waite. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
Branca. Branca {Pinto) of the
Portuguese Embassy. Pic-
torial. By C. W. Sherborn.
An owl is under the shade of
carnations, violets, and other
flowers, and a lamp with books
is seen in the foreground.
264
Ladies' Book-plates.
Brand. Jane Brandy 1754.
Printed label.
Brandling. Mrs, Brandling,
Engraved label.
Brassey. Isabella Annie Bras-
sey. Armorial.
Braybrooke. Jane Braybrooke
(Baroness). Armorial; coro-
net and supporters.
Charlolte Braybrooke
(Baroness). Armorial ; shield,
supporters, and coronet.
B RE w ES. Anonymous. A r-
morial. (Probably Brewes.)
Festoons and palms tied with
ribbon.
Brewster. Miss Jessie Brew-
ster, Armorial; U.S.A.
Bridoer. Lady Bridger, Ar-
morial; Rocaille.
Brodripp. Hester Brodripp.
Armorial; Jacobean.
Bromhead. The Handle. Lady
Bromhead. Armorial ; shield.
Bromley. Ann Bromley, En-
graved label.
Brooke. Jane Brooke. Armorial.
Lady Brooke. IJy Forbes
Nixon.
Mary Susanna Brooke,
Engraved floral label.
Mrs, Brooke. Annorial ;
crest and motto.
Brookholdino. Ann Brook-
holdimr. Pictorial.
BroUcjhton. Lady Broitghton,
Armorial; shield with bow.
Mary, daughter of Thomas
Hill, of Tern, Salop, widow of
Sir Brian B. D. Broughton,
Bart.
Laiiy Broui^hton. Printed
label.
Lady Delves Broughton.
Engraved label.
— Rhoda Broughton^ 1889. By
C. W. Sherbbm. Pictorial;
Motto, " My never-failing
friends,^ (See page 117.)
Brouncker. Mary Brouncker,
Annorial; lozenge.
Brown. A, T, Brown. Ar-
morial; clouds.
Amelia Brown, Vase.
Browne. Miss Browne, Ar-
morial ; Jacobean ; cupids,
mask, etc., surmounted by a
basket of flowers. Motto,
** De decorant bene nata
culpaeP
Brownlowe. Dame Alice
Brownlowe^ 1698, etc, etc. 2
varieties. (See page 23.)
Bruce. Ann Bruce, Armorial;
Chippendale ; lozenge, with
crest, supporters, and motto.
Lady Ernest Bruce^ Mar-
bella^ Biarritz. Engraved
label with two crests.
Brydgks. Augusta Anna
Brydges, 1 766. Armorial ;
Chippendale. (See page 11.)
I he Bight Honorable
Lady Isabel la Anne Brydges.
Armorial. She was the
daughter of the ist Marquis
of Waterford, and widow of
Sir W. H. Br>'dges, M.P. for
Coleraine.
Buckley. Arabella Burton
Buckley. Pictorial; a bee
within a circle on which the
name is inscribed.
BUCKSTONK. Frances Ash-
bourne Buckstone. Label.
BUDGETT. Mary B. Budgett.
With crest and motto, ^^ Hoc
Etiam Pneteribit." H. S.
M[arks]. 1895. (Seepage 265.)
BULKELKV. Viscountess Bulke-
ley. Grave' par Seraphin J
Rome. Pictorial.
Bull. {Bull.) Anonymous. Ar-
morial.
BOOK-PLATE OF MRS, BUDGETT.
By H. S. Marks, R.A.
266
Ladies' Book-plates.
Bull. K.{Bull\Ongary Essex,
Armorial.
BURDON. Miss Sarah Bnrdon^
Her Book^ 1747. Printed
label.
BURDER. Mary Russell Burder,
Label; name encircled with
snake, sun rays, and clouds.
Motto, " Che sara sara^
BURGES. M.Burges, Armorial;
lozenge on vase.
— ^ M, A, Surges, Armorial ;
shield on urn.
Margaret Smith Burges
(Lady), Armorial ; lozenge,
ribbons, and initials.
BURGHLEY. The Right Honble,
Elizabeth Bur^hle^^ etc., 1 700.
Armorial; oval shields, accold.
(See page 23.)
Burn A BY. Lady Bumaby,
Engraved label.
BURRISS. Hariet Burriss
Printed label.
Burroughs. Mrs. Frances
Burroujrhs. Armorial. (See
page 81.)
BURSLEM. Catharina Burslem.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Burton. Katherine Burton,
Armorial; Chippendale.
Henrietta Burton. Ar-
morial shield.
Bute. Frances^ Marchioness
of Bute, Armorial supporters.
Sophia Frederica Christina
Hastings^ Marchioness of
Bute^ Countess of Dumfries,
Armorial; lozenge and coronet.
She was the daughter of the
1st Marquis of Hastings, and
second wife of the 2nd Mar-
quis of Bute, died in 1859.
Butler . Lady Eleanor Butler.
Engraved label.
Mary Butler, Crest and
name within a garter, on
which is the motto, " Timor
Domini Fano Vitae,^
Butler. Mary Butler^ 1703.
Annorial. (See page 25.)
Bu
Lady Sophia Sutler^ dei
Conti di Lemesborough^ Pari
d^Irlande^ Marchesa Maris-
cotto. Armorial ; coronet
supporters, and motto.
B,'C, (Lady Burdett-Coutts).
Armorial. (See page 85.}
A, B, (Duchess of Bedford).
C. B, (Catherine, Countess of
Beauchamp). Coronet.
C, B, Chippendale; loz-
enge, arms, azure, nine stars.
Motto, " Quid clarius astrisJ'
C, S. B, (Duchess).
E. B. (Viscountess Barrington).
E, B. (Countess of Berke
ley).
E. B. (E. Bradford). Ar-
morial ; two vars. Jacobean.
E. A. B. (Eleanor Agnes,
Countess of Buckingham-
shire). Initials on mantle;
coronet. She was the daughter
of William, ist Lord Auckland,
and second Avife of Robert,
4th Earl of Buckingham-
shire.
E. /\ B. (Duchess of Beaufort).
Initials on mantle and coronet.
G. E. B. Floral letters.
H, F. B. (Henrietta Frances
Bessborough) Countess. Ini-
tials on mantle.
L. B. (Lucia, Baroness Bagot).
L. B. Viscountess* coro-
net; stamped label.
M. B. (Lady Blessington). (See
page 61.)
M. A. B. Cypher. (Mary
Aston Blount.)
S. B. (Sophia, Baroness Ber-
wick).
BOOK-PLATE OF JOANSA CAMKRON.
From the eiching by D. Y. Cameron.
268
Ladies Book-plates.
S. E, H, B. and C, (Duchess
of Hamilton, Brandon, and
Chatelherault).
Cairnes. Lady Elizabeth
Caimes, Armorial ; amorini
support the oval Jacobean
shield and sustain the ribbon
above -it, on which the name
is inscribed. This fine old
plate was designed and en-
graved by Lud: du Guernier,
Caldwell. Anne Marsh Cald-
well, Two vars., one armorial.
Ka Caldwell. Two vars.,
pictorial.
Callender. Miss Callender,
Pictorial ; /^ Bartolosziy in-
venit^ R. Blyth^ sculp.
Cameron. Joanna Cameron.
Pictorial. Etched plate by
D. Y. Cameron. Motto, Cum
Deo Omnia sine Deo nihil,
(See face 267.)
Katherine Cameron, Pic-
torial. D, Y. Cameron^ Sculp-
sit, 1 89 5 . Ars Celare A rtcm.
(See page 268.)
Campbell. Augusta Campbell.
Elizabeth Campbell, Ar-
morial ; shield.
Florence Campbell. Pic-
torial ; by Alan Wright.
Motto, " Vita sine libris mors
est?^ (See page 255.)
J, Campbell. Name in
wreath.
Jane Charlotte Campbell,
Armorial ; shield.
Mary Elizabeth Campbell.
Armorial shield.
Mrs. Campbell oj Stone-
Jield. Engraved label.
Miss Campbell^ Monzie.
Engraved label.
Canning. Viscountess Caft-
ning. Armorial ; with scroll at
base.
Cannon. Ann Cannon^ ^7(^7-
Label.
Cardigan. The Right Honble.
Elizabeth^ Countess oJ Cardi-
gan^ 1715* Armorial. (See
page 17.)
Carington. Augusta Caring-
ton (Baroness). Armorial.
Carleton. Elizabeth Carleton,
Armorial ; shield in oval with
festoons and crest.
Carnarvon. The Right Hon-
ble, Afaryy wije of Charles
Earle of Carnarvon^ and
sister of James Earle of
Abingdon, Armorial shield
and supporters.
Carnegie. Frances Carnegie,
Armorial shield ; Chippendale.
Caroline. Caroli?te (Vis-
countess Gort). Armorial ;
shield and supporters.
Carpue. Miss Anne Carpue^
Printed label.
Carr. Isabella Carr^ 1795-
Printed label.
Carr. Isabella Carr. Armo-
rial. (See page 269.)
Carry. Carry. Pictorial; cupid
in a ship ; with verses, ^^with
the heart as well as the hecu/^
books worth reading must be
reculP (See page 199.)
Carter. Anne Carter^ East
CoweSy Isle of IVight^ 1795-
Printed label.
E. Carter^ Deal^ Kent,
Pictorial. Motto, ''''Ask it oj
God.'' (See page 90.)
Carv. Miss E. Cary. En-
graved label.
Castletown. Augusta Castle-
to7vn of Upper Ossory (Baron-
ess). Annorial ; shield, sup-
porters.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 2.(31^
Castletown, Clnre Castletown
of Upper Ossnry, Label; name
on shield with festoons signed
G.M. (Lady Mayo) 1892.
Cave. {Maria Cave.) Anony-
mous cypher in fine old
Chippendale frame.
lozenge in left hand cor-
ner of plate with the
motto '^ Prodesse quam con-
spici." By R. A. Roben-
Chapman. Sarak Chapman.
Armorial ; Chippendale.
•^■/^i/cm. 'i)a/y~^
BOOK-PLATE OF ISABELLA CARR.
Cecil. Elhabelh Cecil. Ar-
morial Jacobean.
ChaLONER. Mary Chalouer.
Printed label.
Chamberlain. Mary Cham-
berlain. Printed label.
Chamberlayne. Ex Ubris
Emmae C. Chamberlayne
1889. Pictorial ; armorial
Sophia Chapman. Ar-
morial ; very small loieng'e.
Charleville. Emily, Count-
ess of Charleville . Armorial ;
loienge surmounted by coro-
net, foliated decoration. H.
R. Headlamfecit, 1895.
Charlotte. Charlotte. Pic-
torial tomb and weeping willow.
270
Ladies Book-plates.
Charlotte. Princess Char-
lotte,
(Queen Charlotte,) Anony-
mous ; armorial ; shield on
mantle surmounted by coronet.
She was Sophia Charlotte,
daughter of Charles Frederick,
Prince of Mecklenburg-Stre-
litz, and wife of George III.
Another plate belonging to this
royal lady consists of the letter
S in an oval surmounted by
the crown.
Charnel. a, ChameL Ar-
morial Adam style.
Chauncey. Ann Chauncey
1748. Printed label.
Chaworth. Elizabeth Cha-
worth. Printed label.
Cheape. {Cheape,) Anony-
mous ; armorial.
Chester. {Chester.) Anony-
mous ; armorial.
Chermside. {Louisa W.)
Chertnside, Engraved label.
Chetham. Mary Chetham Her
Book 1760. Printed label.
CHET^voDE. Datne Alice Jane
Chctwode 1891. By C. W.
Sherborn. Armorial ; Chip-
pendale.
Chetwvnd. H. Maria Chct-
wynd. Armorial (baronet's
widow). She was the daughter
and co-heiress of J. Sparrow,
Esq., Bishton Hall, Stafford,
and wife of Sir George Chet-
wynd, Bart., of Grendon. Died
in i860.
Chetwynd, Crest and
coronet (Viscountess).
Chevelev. Jane Cheveley,
Armorial; Jacobean.
Child. Sarah Sophia Child
(Countess of Jersey). Armo-
rial ; supporters, crest, and
coronet. She was the daughter
of the loth Earl of Westmore-
land, and married George
Child, 5th Earl of Jersey.
Christopher. Mrs, W. T,
Christopher, Crest.
Chudleigh. (Chudleigh,)
Anonymous. Armorial ; Jaco-
bean, lozenge, supporters, and
motto.
Churchilu Jennie Spencer
Churchill, Pictorial; repro-
duction of an old enp;raving
by Bartolozzi. Amonni with
music books, etc
Chute. Mrs, Chute, Shell on
festooned bracket
Clare. Anne Clare^ Devizes,
Armorial ; shield.
Clark. Hannah Withers
Clark, Armorial.
Clarke. A^fies Maria Clarke,
Armorial.
Ann Clarke^ 1766. Leather
label.
Eliza Clarke, Engraved
label, name on book in oblong
lozenge shaped frame.
— Elizabeth Clarke, Ar-
morial shield.
— Mary Clarke, Armorial.
Mary Clarke, Armorial;
Jacobean.
Mrs, Clarke, Engraved
label.
Clayton. Catherine Clayton ^
4, Gloucester Terrace^ Re^enfs
Park, Label, name within an
oval ribbon on which is the
address.
Ellen Clayton, Armorial.
Clement. {Clement.) Anony-
mous armorial lozenge sus-
pended from a bow of ribbon.
Clifford. Mrs, Clifford,
Printed label.
Clith e ro w. Mary Clitherow,
Armorial.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 271
Clitherow. Rachel Clilherom.
Primed label.
Clui.OW. Ex libris Etkel Selina
Clulotu, 1894. Pictorial.
Motto, My books my world.
(See page 198.)
CoAPE, MariaCoape. Pictonal.
(See illustration.)
plate used for music books
only. Interior with classic
figure playing on a lyre.
Cohen. Ex libris Jennie
Cohen, Sibi it Anticis, a.d.
■ 394. Pictorial ; signed
C. A. L. (See page 182.)
Coke. Cary Coke, Wife gf
MARIA CO.APE.
Cock. JohannaCock. Armorial ;
(See page 74.)
CODRINGTON. Adela H. Cod-
ringion, by A', M. Sktaping,
94. Motto, Remnants of
things that have passed away.
Fragments of stone raised by
children of clay. Pictorial.
(See page 199.)
Miss Charlotte Codrington.
Engraved label.
Coffin. Ex hbris Julia Derter
Coffin (of Windsor Locks,
Conn., U.S.A.). Pictorial
Edward CokeofNorfolk,Esg.,
1701. Armorial.
Margaret Coke, Label.
Miss Coke. Armorial ;
Chippendale, with motto.
CoLDWELL. Emily Cold,
■well. Pictorial, Motto,
" The wicked borroweth and
payeth not agai?t." (See
page 194.)
Cole. {Cole.) Anonymous ;
armorial.
Cole. {Cole, Hon.) Anony-
mous ; armorial.
272
Ladies' Book-plates.
COLEGRAVE. Mrs, Colegrave,
Armorial; shield.
Coles. Lucy Coles, Label.
Margaret Coles, Pictorial;
figure holding a ribbon with
name.
S, Coles. Armorial ; floral.
COLKINS. Ann Stacey Colkins^
C Mosley^ sculp. Armorial;
Chippendale.
Collins. Margaret CollinSy
MDCCCXCii, Armorial; shield,
helmet, crest, and motto, in
an oval set with pearls, with
the inscription, " The Arms of
Collins of Wythally Co, Here-
ford,
COLLINGWOOD. Anne Colling-
wood. Armorial; shaped lo-
zenge.
Colt. (Colt.) Anonymous. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; motto,
^^ Fidelity is the proof of
Vertue:'
Grace Colt, Crest.
Sarah P. Colt, Shield
and crest.
Combe. Catherine Combe, Ar-
morial. (See page no.)
COMBRIDGE. Mrs, Margaret
Combridge of Penshurst^ in
the County of Kent, Her Book^
Presented to Her by Mr.fohn
Thorpe, Student in Physick of
University College in Oxford,
Anno 1 701. Armorial. (See
page 12.)
COMPTON. Lady Frances Comp-
ton. Armorial.
CONOLLY. Anne Conolly. Crest.
CONSTANTI A. Constatitia. Brook
sc.^ 362, Strand. Annorial;
shield in oval.
Convent. Convent of Notre
Dame, Clapham, Day School,
Miss Teresa Bonnei'ialle. Prize
plate. Engraved label.
CoNYERS. Mary Conyers. Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Mathilda Conyers. Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Sophia Conyers. (Hughes.)
Armorial shield.
Cooke. Ann Cooke. Armorial;
shield; Chippendale.
Sarah Isa Cooke, Pictorial ;
urn and willow tree.
Cooper. Helen Malet Cooper.
Eng^ved label.
Corbet. Katherine Corbet. By
C. W. Sherbom, 1891. Pic-
torial; in the centre is the
Raven of the Corbet family
standing on a ribbon with the
motto, ^^Che Sara SaraJ^ a
pug dog with collar and bells
sits on a portfolio, and there
are books, a palette, etc.,
under the foliated decora-
tion.
Corder. Rosa Corder. En-
graved by Thomas Moring.
Rose in horseshoe.
Rosa Corder. The same
design as the preceding, but
engraved by C. W. Sherbom.
Cornwall. The Honble, Susan
Hall Corfrwall. Armorial ;
shaf)ed lozenge.
CORNWALLis. Elisabeth Corn-
wallis. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
fulia Maria Cornwallis,
Shaped lozenge.
Laura Cornwallis, Armo-
rial supporters.
Louisa Cornwallis (Count-
ess). Armorial ; shield, coro-
net, and supporters. Twovars.
Louisa Cornwallis. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Cotes WORTH. Henrietta Cotes-
worth. Armorial. (See page
273.)
/. English Ladies' Plates. 2J2
Cotter, Thomasina CotUr.
Primed label.
COTTERELL. Maria Cotterill.
Warwick sc, 145, Slranii.
Annorial ; shaped lozenge.
Cotton. E. B. Cotton, Her
Book. Pictorial.
COWPER. A. C. Cowper. Coronet.
{Countess Cowper), Wrest
Park. Armorial ; lozenge and
coronet on double headed
eagle, royal crown above.
— — The Honble. Mrs. Cowper.
Armorial ; RocaJlle.
BOOK-PLATE OK HENRIETTA COTESWORTH.
Philia. L. Cotton. Armo-
rial ; pendent lozenge.
Miss Cotton^ Slrelton, Bed-
Jordshire. Armorial ; Chip-
pendale.
COURTENAY. (jJ/rj. Courtenay.)
Anonymous, ArmoriaL
Coventry. Mrs. F. Coventry.
Pictorial ; a greyhound run-
ning wiih a ribbon in its mouth
on which the name is inscribed.
Berrington sc.
Cox. iCoz.) Anonymous. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
C. Cox. Shell and roses.
Mary Cox. Printed label.
Mary Cox. Engraved
label; name within garter;
she was the sister of David
Cox, the artist.
CraUford. Florence Ethel
Crau/ord. By Harry Soane,
London, 1894. Name on rib-
bon, with roses in a circular
274
Ladies Book-plates.
frame set with pearls, and a
lighted lamp
Craufurd. {Craufurd,) Anony-
mous. Armorial; lozenge with
scroll frame, by S, Burden,
Bridget Craufurd, Armo-
rial; shield.
Creaton. Mary Elisabeth
Creaton, Armorial ; lozenge
with mantling.
Crofton. Honble, Caroline
Cro/ton, Scroll.
Cuff. A, B. Cuff, Armorial ;
urn.
CULLUM. Anna Cullum,
Mary Anne Cullum, Ar-
morial; shield. She was the
first wife of the Rev. Sir T. G.
Cullum, /f/^Eggers; died 1 88 1.
Cum MING. (Cumming,) Anony-
mous. Armorial ; Adam's
style, pendent from bow with
initials above.
CUNINGHAME. Margaret Nic-
holson Cuninghame, Core-
house, Initials.
CUNLIFFE. Charlotte Cunliffe.
Armorial ; decorated with oak
branches, etc.
Emma Cunliffe. Armorial ;
same as the preceding.
Curling. Mary Ann Curling.
Engraved label, name in
wreath.
Currer. Frances^ Mary^ Rich-
ardson Currer (of Eshton
Hall, Yorks.). Armorial. She
was the friend of Dibdin, the
bibliographer, and collected
her famous library with his
assistance.
Curry. Louisa H. Curry.
Armorial shield and crest.
Curtis. Ann Curtis, Armorial ;
shield.
Anna Maria Curtis. Ar-
morial ; modem Chippendale.
CUSHMAN. {Charlotte) Cush-
man. Pulini inv. Armorial ;
motto " HabeoprojusfasqueJ*
The famous Amencan actress,
U.S. A.
CUST. Violet Cust, Armorial
CUSTANCE. .Frances Custance,
Armorial; shield.
CUTHBERT. Alice Burn Cuth-
bert. Armorial ; lilies under
the name. Daughter of Sir
Forster Cunliffe, Bart.
Margaret Cuthbert, Ar-
morial ; Jacobean.
A. C, (Countess of Cork). Mar-
ston House, Label.
A, C, C, Wreath and ribbons.
B, C. (Countess of Coventry).
Olive branches.
C, C. (Cole). Armori.il ; palms.
E. C. (Emma C. Chamberlayne).
Two vars., pictorial, initials.
E, C. (Emma C. Chamberlayne).
Motto, ''^ Prodesse quam con-
spici." Armorial ; lozenge
hung from Igdrasil tree, by
Gleeson While.
E. C, (Cole).
E. C. C. (Baroness Clifton).
Cypher.
E. J. C. (Elizabeth Jane,
Countess of Charlement).
Coronet.
F, C. (Lady Florence Alwyne
Compton). Armorial ; Jaco-
bean.
F, G. C. Marston House
(Cork). Label. ■
G. C, Armorial ; lac d'Amour.
H, C, de C, (Baroness de
Clifford). Initials, with coro-
net in lozenge, strapped
frame, etched by her daugh-
ter, the Honble. Katherinc
Russell.
/. English Ladies Plates. 275
/. H, C, O. (Isabella Henrietta,
Countess of Cork and Orrery).
Cypher and coronet,
y. F. C. (Jane Fortescue, ist
Baroness Coleridge).
K, C. (Countess Cowper). Shield
on double headed eagle.
L. C. (Viscountess).
L, A, C. (Baroness).
M, A, C{ologan) 1799. Cypher.
Dacre. Mary Jane Dacre
(Baroness). Armorial ; sup-
porters.
Dale. Anne Dale 1758. Print-
ed label.
Dalglish. Ann Dalglish,
Edinburgh, Printed label.
Dallaway. Maria Dallaway,
Armorial ; shield.
Dalton. {Jane) Dalton 18 10.
Armorial ; shield, crest, and
branches.
Jane Dalton. Armorial ;
lozenge in oval, two vars.
(See page 106.)
Damer. Anna Darner. Pic-
torial ; Agnes Berry invt. et
dePt Londini 1793 Francisci
Legal Sculp. Two vars. (See
page 19.)
The Honble. Mrs. Lionel
Damer. Engraved label.
Damrell. Kate S. Damrell.
Engraved label.
Danvers. Lady Danvers.
Armorial.
Darbie. The Gijt oj the Right
Honourable Lady^ the llady
A I ice ^ Countess Dowager oJ
Darbie. Printed label.
Darby. Miss Darby. Label.
Dare. E. G. Hall Dare. Ar-
morial ; lozenge and motto.
Da RLE Y. Amelia Darley.
Shield and crest supported by
an old tree, landscape back-
ground. (See page 79.)
Darling. Eleanor Darling.
Armorial ; shield and crest.
Mary Darling (U.S.A.).
Pictorial.
D.\SHW00D. S &* G. Dashwood,
Armorial.
Davidson. Ex libris Euphe-
mia Davidson^ 1892. Pic*
torial ; a large D, which
incloses a library interior,
with a lady reading, probably
a portrait. Motto, " Viset in-
cinere Virtns^^ 1892. H. L. G.
Davies. A.Davies. Crest and
motto.
Mary Dongray Davies
Her Book ^ Wrexham. Print-
ed label.
Susan Davies. Crest.
Davis. Anne Davis. Crest.
Davison. Sibella Davison.
Printed label, with ornamented
border.
Davy. Lady Davy. Armorial.
Dawson. Araminta Dawson.
Engraved label.
Eleanor Dawson. Ar-
morial.
Miss Dawson^ Lower
Brook Street. Engraved label.
Susanna Dawson^ Gros-
venor Square. Armorial.
Day. Blanche Day^ Woodville.
Armorial shield and crest.
Ruth Morrish Day^ 1874-
1889. Engraved label.
D'CUNHA. The Rigt. Honble.
Madm. DCunha, Armorial ;
supporters.
Dearlove. Jane Dearlove^
1796. Printed label.
Debonnaire. Debonnaire, Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
De Burgh. {De Burgh.)
Anonymous; armorial; Chip-
276
Ladies' Book-plaies.
pendale. Two vars., with
different mottoes.
De Burgh. AV. Honble, Lady
Amelia de Burgh, Armorial ;
Chippendale.
The Rt. Handle, Lady
Au^sta de Burgh, Ar-
morial ; Chippendale, with
motto.
Decker. {Miss Decker^
MDarly Sculp, Anonymous ;
armorial. (See page 66.)
De Clifford. Hilda de Clif-
ford. Armorial.
De Courcy. Mary de Courcy,
Fox Courl, Printed label.
De Grey. Mabel de Grey,
Pictorial. By R. Anning Bell.
De la Chambre. Dela Cham-
bre. Armorial ; Jacobean.
De Lamarie. Mary de La-
murie. Armorial. (See page
339.)
De Lance y. Anne Charlotte
de Lancey. Burneil sc. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
De Lay. Harriet de Lay,
Printed label.
De Lf^pencer. Dame Rachel
Austen De Lespencer {fidLXon-
ess). Armorial; supporters.
Dame Rachel Austen^
Baroness De Lespencer, Ar-
morial ; lozenge with sup-
porters, coronet, and motto.
Derby. Martha Derby. Name
surrounded by border of
flowers and musical instru-
ments. U.S.A.
Dering. /A Z^«fr/>/^( Baronet's
wife). Armorial ; oval shield,
supporters, motto.
De Teissier. {Mrs. De Teis-
sier) Woodcote Park. Ar-
morial; shield, with helmet,
crest, and motto; name in
writing.
De Valicourt. Elizabeth de
Valicourt, Armorial; Jaco-
bean; shield surmounted by
floral coronet
De Vesci. Evelyn De Vesci
(Viscountess). By C. W.
Sherbom. Circular armorial
shield in frame ; coronet.
Devis. Pray return this book
to Ellen DeviSj Devonshire
Place, Name inclosed in
strap; engraved label. (See
page 195.)
Dkwar. P, S. Dewar. Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Dicey. Ann Dicey. Printed
label.
Dick- Lauder. Lady Anne
Dick-Lauder. ArmoriaL (See
page 118.)
Dickenson, fane Dickenson^
Neuporty Shropshire, Printed
label.
DiCKONSON. Frances Dickon-
son. Armorial ; shaped loz-
enge.
Dicksee. Ex libris Nora
Beatrice Dicksee, Pictorial.
(See page 125.)
DiEMER. Charlotte C, Diemer,
Armorial. This plate is of
unusual design ; it consists of
two separate achievements
placed one above the other.
The first is probably that of
Mrs. Diemer's father: the
crest, a bird, is set between
horns in the German fashion ;
the helmet rests on a spade-
shaped shield surrounded by
festooned palms tied together
by ribbons which support an
ermine mantle, on which is a
lozenge with impaled arms,
azure on a bend argent, three
roundlets sable impaling azure
a bird proper.
I
/• English Ladies' Plates. 277
DiGBV. Elizcibeth Digby, Ar-
morial.
^^ Sophia Digby, Printed
label.
Dixon. E, Dixon. Armorial ;
Jacobean.
^S*. Dixon, Armorial;
Jacobean.
DOBBS. Susan Dobbs, Printed
label.
DOBRiE. Amelia Dobrie. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Mary Dobr^e. Armorial ;
with motto.
DOBSON. Jane Dobson, Ar-
morial ; Jacobean. (See page
352)
DODWELL. Anne DodwelL
Armorial.
Doff. Mary Martha Doff,
Armorial; lozenge encircled
with cord and tassels, depend-
ing from a ribbon bow, and
inclosed in scrolls and palms ;
signed, ''A. S, F,"
DONEGAIJ. Marchioness of
Dofugall, Armorial ; shield
and supporters. She was
Harriet Anne, daughter of
the 1st Earl of Glengall,
widow of the 3rd Marquess of
Donegall; died i860.
DOUBLEDAY. Su: Donblcday,
Armorial; Chippendale; shield
with motto.
Douglas. Elisth, Douglas St,
Leger. Armorial ; Chippen-
dale.
{Douglas,) Anonymous.
Imp, J. Jermyn, Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
Dowdeswelu M,Dowdeswell,
Initials. Armorial.
Madalene Dowdeswell. Ar-
morial.
Dowding. Elizabeth Dowding^
1804. Printed label.
Dowers. {H, Dowers.)
DOWLING. Isabel Dowling,
Crest and motto.
DowNES. {Downes,) Anony-
mous. Armorial ; lozenge
pendent from bow.
Downing. (/*'. E. Downing,)
Armorial; anonymous.
{Downing,) Maria written.
Armorial ; anonymous. Same
plate as the preceding.
Drake. Artkurina M, Drake,
junr,, September 1 86 1 . Printed
label.
Kate Drake, Armorial.
Dredge. Fanny N, Dredge,
Printed label.
Drelincourt. Mrs, Ann
Drelincourt, Armorial ; crest.
Drummond. AnnDrummond,
Crest and motto.
Charlotte Drummond, Ar-
morial ; lozenge pendent from
bow.
Frances Drummond, En-
graved label.
— Kathcrine Drummond, Pic-
torial; literary; signed "/T. M.
Skeaping, invtJ* The shield
is sustamed by cupids, and a
row of books is placed below.
— Susan Drummond, Ar-
morial.
Drury. Lady Drury, Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; two
vars.
Du BOULAY. Susan Maria
Du Boulay, Armorial.
Due IE. Elizabeth, Countess of
Dude. Coronet ; engraved
label.
DUERDIN. Mrs. Duerdin.
Crest in lozenge.
Duff. Mary Martha Duff.
Two sizes. Armorial.
DUFFIELD. Mrs,Duffield, En-
graved label.
278
Ladies' Book-plates.
DUGGAN. This book belongs to
Ann Dtiggan, Printed label.
" If thou art borrowed by a
fnend^ etc (See page 195.)
DUHUME. Ophelia Fowler
Duhume, Brightside (U.S.A.).
Strawberries, leaves, and
flowers, ^^Inter folia Fructus,"
The idea is taken from Miss
Berr/s plate.
Duke. Su:Duhey 17^. En-
graved label.
Dunbar. Margaret Dunbar.
Armorial; shield, crest, and
motto in frame.
Phoebe Dunbar. Same
plate as preceding ; armorial.
DUNDAS. Elizabeth Dundas,
Crest and motto.
The Gift of Lady Charlotte
Dundas. Engraved label.
M. Dundas (baronet's
wife). Engraved label.
Margt. Maria Louisa Dun-
das, Armorial ; shield in circle.
Miss DundaSy 9, Tiviot
Row. Printed label.
DUNDONALD. Countessof Dun-
donald. Armorial ; shield,
supporters, coronet, and motto.
DUNLOP. Mary Rachd Dunlop^
by Miss E. Greene. Pictorial ;
name on an open book; lozenge
hangs from a tree ; view of an
old cross, and an Irish round
tower.
D U N M o R E. Catherine^ Countess
of Dunmore. Armorial ; loz-
enge, supporters, and coronet,
in a frame studded with the
Dunmore mullets. She was
the daughter of the i ith Earl
of Pembroke, and wife of the
6th Earl of Dunmore, who
died in 1845. Probably the
plate was engraved soon after
that date.
Dunn. Mary Dunn. Name
in lozenge-shaped frame, pen-
dent from bow. (See page 331.)
Dunne. Margaret Dunne. Ar-
morial; shield and motto,
decorated with wreaths and
ribbons.
DuPRi. Sarah Dupri. Jaco-
bean; shield.
DURANT. Susan D. Durant,
Engraved label.
DUTHOIT. Elizabeth Duthait^
Her Book. Printed label.
E, D. (Duchess). Mantle and
cypher.
H. D. (Baroness). Armorial;
lozenge and initial.
H. A. D.
H. A. D. (Viscountess Deer-
hurst).
H. K. D. (Harriet Katherine,
Countess of Dalkeith). She
was the youngest daughter of
the 1st Viscount Sydney, and
afterwards became Duchess of
Buccleuch; died in 18 14.
C. de C. (Baroness de Clifford).
H. de G. (Countess de Grey).
H. F. de G. (Henrietta Frances,
I St Countess de Grey).
/. H. D. (Isabella Henrietta,
Viscountess Dungarvon).
Cypher and coronet.
R. D. (Rachel Dudley, Count-
ess). Initials and coronet
within wreath.
Eaoar. Elizabeth Eagar^from
her Affectionate Aunt Alice
Spring 1 830. Engraved
label in deep black border.
Eardley. Anne Down Eard-
ley. Armorial ; shield, crest
and motto ; clouded.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 279
Earle. Anna Sutton Earle^
1779. Leather label.
Edlmann. Ex-libris Gertrude
H.Edlmann. Pictorial. John
Williams^ 1894. (See page
'53-)
Edsall. Elizth, Edsall, Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Edwards. Amelia B, Ed-
wards, Armorial; shield.
Eleanor Edwards. Crest.
Eleanor Edwards^ Hey-
wood House, Crest.
Frances Herbert Edwards.
Printed label.
Margaret Edwards. "iW>
jure tenet Anno Domini^
1790."
Mary Edwards. By C.
W. Sherbom. Pictorial. (See
page 117.)
Edwin. {Catherine Edwin.)
Anonymous. Armorial ; Chip-
pendale. Very fine plate.
Edyth. E libris Edyth. Starr
IV. QS- Pictorial. (See page
148.)
Effingham. E, Effingham
(Countess). Armorial ; Chip-
pendale ; lozenge, supporters,
coronet, and motto. She was
a daughter of Peter Reckford,
Esq., and sister of W. Beck-
fora^ of Fonthill ; wife of the
2nd Earl of Effingham.
Katherine^ Countess of
Effinghatn. Armorial ; shield,
crests supporters, coronet, and
motto. Daughter of W. Proc-
ter, Esq., and wife of the 3rd
Earl.
Egerton. Lady Anne Sophia
Egerton. Armorial; shield.
Sarah Fyge Egerton^ 1 705.
Printedat IVinslow, Clarinda.
Printed label.
Sibeila Egerton, Armorial.
Eglington. {Susannah y Count-
ess of Eglington.) Anony-
mous. Jacobean.
Eglintoune. Frances^ Count-
ess of Eglintoune, Armorial
supporters.
Eglintoune. Macky Sculpt.
Eld. Miss Eld. Armorial.
Elgar. Elizth, Elgar^ 17 14.
Printed label.
Elgin. Countess of Elgin.
Coronet in oval Adam's
frame.
Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth,
Armorial ; supporters.
Ellesmere. Harriet Catherine
Ellesmere (Countess). Ar-
morial; shield and coronet,
with winding ribbon, on which
the name is inscribed. She
was the wife of the ist Earl of
Ellesmere.
Mary Louisa Ellesmere
(Countess). Armorial; same
as preceding. The fourth
daughter of the ist Earl of
Cawdor ; wife of the 2nd Earl
of Ellesmere.
Ellett. Anne Ellett, Two
crests, one above the other.
Ellis. Louisa Ellis, Crest.
Elton. Eliz, Elton, Armorial ;
lozenge pendent froni a bow,
and wreaths.
Mrs. Jacob Elton. Printed
label.
Ely. Ann Ely (Marchioness).
Armorial.
A, M, Ely (Anna- Maria,
Marchioness). Coronet. She
was the eldest daughter of
Sir Henry Watkin Dash wood,
Bart., and wife of the 2nd
Marquess.
Enniskillen. Charlotte Ennis-
killen (Countess). Engraved
label.
28o
Ladies' Book-plates.
Est. Frances Margaret Est,
Armorial ; lozenge in an oval
frame set with pearls.
ESTE. Margaret Este^ direxit
1774. Pictorial; literary plate;
two vars. ; cypher. (See page
19.)
ESTRIDGE. Eliza Estridge, T,
Cuileton^ 2 Long A cre^ London,
Armorial.
Ethelstone. Elizabeth Ethel-
stone^ Her Book, 1 740-1.
Printed label.
Evelyn. Lady Evelyn. En-
graved label.
Evelina. Evelina^Rotheschild),
Pictorial. By C. W. Sher-
bom. Initials, " E. R.," with
books, lamp, foliated scrolls,
etc.
EwBANK. Jane Ewbank^York,
Engraved label.
Exeter. The Right Honble,
Elizabethy Countess 0/ Exeter,
A fine armorial plate ; shield,
supporters, crest, helmet, and
coronet. There are twenty-
four (juarterings, and Brown-
lowe m pretence surrounded
by fine mantling. She was
the eldest daughter and co-
heiress of Sir John Brown-
lowe, 3rd Bart., and died in
1723-
Elizabeth^ Marchioness of
Exeter. Armorial; lozenge,
supporters, and coronet. She
was the daughter of Peter
Barrell, Esq., and Duchess
Dowager of Hamilton; widow
of the 1st Marquess of Exeter;
died in 1837.
EVTON. {Elizabeth Eyton,)
Anonymous. Armorial ; shield.
M, C E, (Countess). Cypher.
5. E. (Eardley). Initials.
Faber. Mary Anne Faber,
(Woodroffe.) Armorial.
Fall. Margaret Fall^ 1777.
Woodcut label.
Fane. Honble. Anne Fatu,
Armorial ; very small lo-
zenge.
B lanche Anne Fane (Jjaidy),
By C. W. Shcrbom. Pic-
torial; with motto, "A> Vile
FanoP This plate depicts
the various tastes and occupa-
tions of its owner. A palette
and brushes, guitar, and books
are introduced among the
foliated decorations.
Fanshawe. Althea Fanskawe,
Armorial ; lozenge pendent
from wreath of palms.
Miss Fanshawe. Cypher.
Farbrace. (C A. Farbrace.)
Anonymous. Armorial.
Farquhar. Eliza Mary Far-
quhar. Armorial.
Farquharson. Frances Far-
quharson. Finzean Griffiths
and Weigel sc. Shield and
supporters.
Farrance. Harriet Farrance.
Crest.
^— Harriet Farrance. Printed
label, with the well-known
verses, ^^ If thou art borrowed
by a friendy" etc (See page
195.)
Miss Farrance. Pictorial;
name in ornamental frame,
surmounted by two figures
holding a cross, and encircled
by rays. Farrance deL
Hopps sc,
Fawcett. Millicent Garrett
Fawcett^ by Mrs. Dearmer.
(See page 281.)
Fegan. This Book belongs to
KateFegan. Rhymes. Printed
label.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 281
Fknton. Elisabeth Fenlon,
Sheffield, 1736. Printed label
Ferguson. Henrietta Nisbetta
Ferguson. Armorial ; two
shields, accold.
created Baroness Fermanagh
on succeeding to her uncle's
792 ; died unmarried,
Frances Elita-
l^utfiistheligW
BOOK-Pt^TE OF MRS. FAWCETT.
By Mabel Dearmer.
Margaret Ferguson. Ar- bttk Fetherston. Engraved
morial shield and crest. label.
- Mary Ferguson. Armorial ffarington. S. M. and M.
shield.
Fermanagh. M. Vemey Fer-
managh. Armorial ; shield,
H. ffarington, Worden. Ar-
morial; lozenge in horseshoe
of ribbon.
supporters, and coronet. She Field. Anna Field. Engraved
was Mary Vemey, daughtr- '-'•-'
of Earl Vemey, and wj
282
Ladies' Book^-plates,
morial; shield, crest, and
motto.
FlELDEN. {Ftelden.) Anony-
mous. Armorial ; lozenge with
palms.
Finch. {Finch.) Anonymous.
Armorial ; suspended lozenge,
floral.
Cecilia Isabella Finch, Ar-
morial; pendent from bow,
mottoes.
The Right Honble, The
Lady Charlotte Finch, Ar-
morial. (See page 73.)
Maria Finch, Armorial.
FiNCHAM. Martha de Fincham,
Armorial; with motto. (See
page 23.)
Fisher. Constance Fisher^
Cherry Mount. Printed label.
Margt. Cathn, Fisher, En-
graved label.
FiSON. Mrs. William Fison^
The Parky Cheltenham. En-
graved label, with motto.
Fitch. Mrs. William G. Fitch,
Annorial; small shield in
silver, U.S.A.
FiTZGER.ALD. Mrs, Fitzgerald,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
FiTZHARDlNGE. Charlotte Fits-
hardinge (Baroness). En-
graved label. (See page x.)
FiTZMAURlCE. Laily Anne
Fitzmaurice, Engraved label.
FiTZ- PATRICK. Augusta Fitz-
patrick. Armorial ; motto, seal.
Fladgate. Ann Fladgafe, Ar-
morial.
F LEM I NG. Mary Flemings Bath,
April I, 1 77 1. Printed label.
Fletcher. Fletcher. Armo-
rial ; Chippendale.
Flint. iMrs. Alonza Flinty
(U.S.A.). Pictorial; a flint
arrow head represents the
owner's name, while books.
music, palette and easel,
flowers, beehive, etc., are in-
cluded in the design.
Florence. Mary Sargent
Florence, Pictorial. (Sargent
Florence.) (See page 17a)
Flower. Constance Flower^
A.D, 1885. Decorated label.
(Seepage 118.)
Mary h lower. Armorial ;
Chippendale.
FODEN. Sarah Foden, Mac-
clesfield. Printed label in
border.
FOLKES. Folkes. Armorial
(small).
Elizabeth Folkes, Armo-
rial; Jacobean.
Silence Folkes, Armorial ;
shield, crest, and mantling,
early plate.
Foot. Elizabeth Foot, En-
graved label.
Elizabeth S, Foot, Label ;
name in oak wreath.
FooTNER. Jane Footner^ the
Gift of a Friend^ 1836. Label.
P'ORBES. Forbes. Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
Mary Forbes, Crest sur-
mounting oval locket, with
initials.
Ford. Mary Ford of Pen-
carron^ 1894. Armorial;
modem Chippendale.
Miss Ford. Engraved label.
FORSTER. Annastatia Forster,
Armorial ; lozenge in frame.
Elisa Forster, Armorial ;
Jacobean.
Mary Anne Sidmouth For-
ster. Seal. 3 shields.
FORTESCUE. Elizabeth Frances
Fortescue. Armorial
Forth. Filiza Parker Forth,
Armorial ; Chi ppendale ; shield,
crest, and motto.
/. English Ladies Plates. 283
Foster. Fanny Foster. Initials.
FOTHERGI LL. Anne Fotkergill^
Her Book. Printed at Leeds^
1737. Printed label.
FOTHERINGHAM. Sophia Foth-
eringham. Engraved label.
FoULSTON. Eliza Foulston.
Armorial shield.
Fox. Anne Neale Fox. 2 vars.
Armorial.
Catherine Paynton Fox.
Printed label. 2 vars.
Henrietta Fox. Crest.
Frampton. Chris tabel A.
Frampton. R. A. B. Pic-
torial. (See page 121.)
Louisa Charlotte Framp-
ton. Engraved label. 2 vars.
Harriot pyampton, Senr.
Armorial.
Frances. Frances (Countess
Waldegrave). Countess' coro-
net.
Fraser. Jane Fraser. Crest.
Freeman. Henrietta Jemima
Freeman. Armorial ; lozenge
with clouds.
Mrs. Edwards Freeman.
Engd, by Humphreys. Muse
and Harp.
Sarah Freeman^ 27, Mill-
bank Street, Westminster.
Printed label.
French. Martha French. Ar-
morial; shield encircled by
oval frame.
Ex libris Mary Brainerd
pyench. By E. D. French,
U.S.A. Decorated label. (See
page 163.)
Furman. Dorothy Funnan.
A strap in a circle, bearing
the name, and beneath the
verses beginning " O for a
booke and a shady nooke" etc.
(See page 200.)
//.. F. Fursdon.
A. and M. {Finch). Anonymous.
Lozenge, pendent from bow.
A. F. (Countess). Coronet and
cypher.
C. F. (Baroness). Cypher.
G. /^, 1895 (Lady Fitzhardinge).
By M. L. O, Label. (See
page 184.)
H. P\ (Fursdon). Anonymous.
Armorial.
/. F. (Baroness).
M. P\ (Fort). Armorial.
M. F, (Mary Fortnum).
Initials, in lozenge-shaped
frame.
M. A. F. (Fothergill). Urn and
crest.
M. C. F. (Baroness). Armorial ;
cypher.
S. F. Engraved floral label.
Gage. Adelaide RokewoodGa^e
(Lady). Armorial; name m
ribbon wound round the
lozenge. Mottoes, " Bon
temps viendra^^ — " Lord have
Mercy."
Gainsborough. The Right
Honble. Dorothy, Countess of
Gainsborough, 1707. Anno-
rial. (Seepage 15.)
The Right Honble. Dorothy,
Countess of Gainsborough,
1 7 10. Armorial. (See page
16.)
The Right Honble. Dorothy,
Countess Dowager of GcUtis-
borough. Armorial; Jacobean;
lozenge, supporters, coronet,
and motto.
Dorothy, Countess of
Gainsborough, 17 10. Label.
Gallandet. S. D. Gallandet,
1894. Pictorial ; plate re-
presents a door knocker,
U.S.A.
284
Ladies' Book-plates.
Gallandet. 5. D. Gallandet.
Armorial; shield, crest, and
motto, U.S.A.
Galliard. Mary Galliard.
Armorial; Jacobean.
Galloway. Anne^ Countess
Dowager of Galloway, Ar-
morial; lozenge, supporters,
and coronet on a mantle.
She was the daughter of Sir
James Dashwood, Bart., and
second wife of the 7th Earl ;
died in 183a
Galton. Miss Gallon^ 5, Bertie
Terr<uey Leamington, Printed
label. 2 vars.
Miss Galton^ Duddestone
House, Printed label.
Galway. Catherine Elizabeth^
Viscountess Galway, Armo-
rial ; shaped lozenge.
Gamble. Mrs. Henry Gamble.
Armorial.
Gardiner. Miss Gardiner, I.
Gretton fecit. Armorial ;
Chippendale.
Gardner. Margaret Gardner^
Fount ainbridge. Printed label.
Garnault. Ann Garnault.
Armorial ; lozenge hanging
from ribbon bow with palms.
Garrett. Mary Garrett.
Printed label.
Geary. Mrs. Anne Geary, Ar-
morial.
Germain. Lady Elisabeth Ger-
main. Armorial. (See page
60.)
Gibbs. Anna Gibbs. Armorial ;
shield.
Emily Anna Gibbs ^ Bar-
row Courts Flax Bourton^ co.
Somerset. Pictorial. By C. W.
Sherbom. (See page 118.)
Gibson. Georgiana Mary
Gibson Her Book. Pictorial ;
circuLir tulip.
Gibson. Miss Gibson, Leather
label.
^. A, Milner Gibson, Pic-
torial. This plate represents
a winged figure standing on
two books. She was Susan
Arethusa Cullum, and mar-
ried the Right Honourable
Thomas Milner Gibson about
1840.
Gideon. Maria Marow Gideon,
Crest.
Gilbert. {Gilbert) Paulswar-
den. Anonymous. Armorial ;
Chippendale.
GiRTON. Girton College (Cam-
bridge). Presented oy
1 8 — . Harry Soane^ London,
Pictorial. (See page 94.)
Gisinet. Carlotta Gisinet.
Printed label.
GiULiA. Giulia (Viscountess
Villiers). Coronet.
G lam IS. Cecilia^ Lady Glamis.
By R. Anning Bell. Pictorial.
Portrait in oval panel; floral
border. (See page 126.)
G LASGO w. A ugusta Carr Glas-
gow. Armorial; shield and
coronet. She was the daughter
of the 14th Earl of Erroll,and
first wife of the 6th Earl of
Glasgow; died in 1822.
Gleeson White. Ex-libris
Cicely Rose Gleeson White. By
Harry Napper. (See page
145O
Ex-libris Cicely Rose Glee-
son White. G. W. 1891. Pic-
torial. (See page 553.)
Glendining. Geraldine Glen-
dining. Engraved label.
Godwin. Eliza Godwin. Ar-
morial. (See page vi.)
Miss Godwin. Armorial;
shield and crest, wreaths, and
palms.
/. English Ladies Plates. 285
GOFF. Maud Goffi Armorial;
shield, crest, and motto.
GOLlGHTLY. Frances M, Go-
lightly. Armorial.
Goodman. Ex libris Edith
Goodman. Pictorial. Motto,
''Truth is the Hiest Thing
that Man may Kepe" (See
page 204.)
Gordon. Mrs, Gordon, Ar-
morial; motto; Chippendale.
Mrs. Gordon is written
below an armorial shield,
while above is engraved
Colonel Gordon. Crest.
The Arms of Her Grace ^
Henrietta^ Dutches of Gordon.
Armorial. (See page 72.)
Gore. Maria Gore, Wilcott
Manor^ 1854. Armorial;
shaped lozenge.
Gosling. Mrs. Gosling. Ar-
morial ; lozenge suspended
from ribbon ; Adam's wreath.
GOWLAND. Elizabeth Gowland.
Chippendale; label.
Grace. Alice Grace. Armorial;
shield and motto, wreaths, and
palms.
Eliza Grace. Armorial.
Graeme. ElizabethGrcume. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; U.S.A.
Grafi'ON. Mary Grafton. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; lozenge
in square frame ; motto.
Grainger. Eleanor Grainger^
Embleton. Motto ; wreath of
palms and oak branches tied
with ribbon.
Grandison. {Lady Elizabeth
Villiers^ Viscountess Grandi-
son!) Anonymous. Armorial
plate. The arms of (leneral
Charles Montagu Halifax on
the right, and the lozenge with
supporters and coronet of
Lady Grandison on the left.
G rattan. Mary (y Kelly Grat-
tan. Armorial ; shield, three
crests, and motto.
Gray. Mrs. Gray's Circulating
Library^ No. 19, King Street^
Manchester. Koyal arms.
Green. Mrs. Rebecca Green.
Armorial; shield.
Greene. Agatha Greene. By
Miss E. Greene. Pictorial,
(See page 171.)
Ex libris Agatha Royds
Greene. E, A. G.y iS^S*
Pictorial ; studio interior, with
armorial lozenge in lower left
comer of plate.
Anne E, Greene. (Mrs.
Walter Greene, of Nether
Hall, Bury St. Edmunds.)
Pictorial. By Miss E. A,
Greene. (See page 171.)
— Ex libris Edith Anne
Greene^ 1S93. Pictorial ; with
armorial lozenge ; view of ruin,
palette and brushes, books.
Motto, ''Book openeth Book."
Two sizes.
Edith Anne Greene. Pic-
torial; lozenge and motto.
(No books, etc.)
Green LEAF. Marion C. Green-
leaf Armorial. U.S.A.
Greenwood. Rosamund Green-
wood. Armorial ; Jacobean.
Gregory. Lady Gregory. Pic-
torial. By Miss E. Greene.
Motto, "Per se." (See page
1 95-)
Lisette Macdougall Gregory.
Pictorial ; shield suspended
from decayed tree. Woodcut.
^— Mrs, Gregory. Printed
label.
Gregson. Henrietta Gregson.
Armorial; Jacobean.
Greisley. Sophia Katherine
Greisley^ 1837. Armorial; seal.
286
Ladies' Book-plates.
Grbnville. Miss Ch. Gren-
viiie. Armorial; lozenge with
branches; very crude old
work.
Grey. Dorothy Grey (Lady).
Ornamental label. By M. L.
Orde.
Grigg. Anne Griggs 1835.
Printed label.
Grimaldi. E libris Thomie
Georgiiy filii Hieronymi
Knapp, armigeriy de Vico
dicto Norwooii^ in Comitatu
Surreiae et Sara Elizabethae
filia Wilhelmini Hamblyy
amiigeriy Uxorisejus; quorum
alter obiit v die Janarii Anno
Salutis MDCccxuii A^tatis sua
Lxxvi Altera^ ifix supers tes
XVI !t die Ejusdem Mensis^
Anno /Etatis suae lxvi.
In memoriain Parentum
Huncce Librum Consenmri
Voluit Maria Anna Grimaldi.
Armorial ; Jacobean ; shield,
helmet, and crest. 2 vars.
Grimston. Elizth. Neswick
Grimston. Armorial; shield.
( The Honble. Mary Grim-
ston.) Anonymous. Armorial;
Chippendale ; with motto.
She was the daughter and
co-heiress of Lovell,
Esq.
Grosvenor. Dora Grosvenor^
1894. By C. W. Sherbom.
(The late Lady Henry Gros-
venor.) Pictorial. Motto,
^^ In good books you have man^s
labour and God's truths* (See
page 117.)
Dorothy Alice Margaret
Augusta Grosvenor, 1894.
Pictorial. By D. H. G.
(Lady Henry Grosvenor).
Motto, ''Faithful and trueJ^
(See page 186.)
Grosvenor. MHUcent Con-
stance Gros7fefUfr^ 1894. De-
corated label. By D. H. G.
Motto, ''Be goodj sweet chiltt,
and let who wilt be clever^^
(See page 186.)
Sophia Grosvenor (Mrs.
Norman Grosvenor.) Picto-
rial. Motto, "Of making
many books there is no endP
"Hy. Soaney Sc. E, G, del
MDCccxcii,^* (Sec page 186.)
GUBBINS. Ann Elisabeth Gub-
bins. Armorial ; shaped lo-
zenge.
Guest. {Lady Charlotte Guest.)
Anonymous. Armorial. (See
page 73.) She was afterwards
Lady Charlotte Schreiber.
(See Schreiber.)
Lady Theodora Guest.
Monogram. She was the
youngest daughter of Rich-
ard, 2nd Marquis of West-
minster, and is sister of Hugh
Lupus, 1st Duke of West-
minster, married Thomas
Merthyr, son of Sir John and
Lady Charlotte Guest, of
Dowlais and Canford Manor.
GULSTOX. Eliza Gulston. Ar-
morial ; 3 vars. ; Eliza, Elize.
and E. with more or less
decorated lozenges.
GUiNMNc;. Charlotte Gunnmg.
.Armorial ; lozenge, with
wreaths and branches, sur-
mounted by crest.
G U R N K Y. Ex libris A nnie M.
Gurney. Pictorial. (See page
185.)
Mary Gurney. Ornament-
al engraved label.
Guthrie. Barbara Guthrie.
Armorial ; shield, crest, and
motto. Signed by C. 'Thomson^
Edinburgh.
/. Eitglish Ladies' Plates. 287
Guthrie. Barbara Guthrie,
Armorial ; modern Chippen-
dale. Designed by Miss A.
B. Woodward.
GWATKIN. Ann Gwaikin, Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Gwendolen. G^uendoUn (Mrs.
Bourke). By C. W. Sherbom.
Pictorial. Motto, " Un livre
est un ami qui ne se trompe
jamais ^^ (See page ii6.)
Gwendolen Undine. (Lady
G. O. Herbert ) Armorial.
Gwendoline. Gwendoline
Ondine, (Lady G. O. Her-
bert). Very small shield.
She was the daughter of the
3rd Earl of Carnarvon.
GwiLT. Mrs. Gwili, Armorial;
shield.
Gwi N N ETT. Charlotte Gwinnett ^
March i, 1791. Printed label.
Mrs. Gwinnett, Penlline
Castle. Armorial ; lozenge
on mantle.
A. G. Floral initials in a wreath.
./. G. (Countess of Galloway).
Initials.
B. H. G. de R. (Barbara Yelver-
ton, Baroness Hastings and
Baroness Grey de Ruthyn).
//. G. (Countess Grey).
J. IV. G. (Jane Westropp, Vis-
countess Gort).
S. F. G. " Time tryeth Truths
(Countess). Cypher.
S. F. G. (Countess).
W. G. (Viscountess). Cypher.
Hackett. Mrs. G, H. Hackett,
Engraved label.
Hackham. Mrs. Judith Hack-
ham, Sept. 3r//, 1731. One of
the University Printing Press
labels.
Hales. Mrs. Hales. Armorial ;
shield, and crest.
Mary Barbara Hales. 2
vars. Pictorial. ^^Unum est
Aecessarium,^ ^^Sta. Mariaora
pro meT (See page 59.)
Halkett. {Halkett.) Anony-
mous. Armorial.
Hall. Marcia A.Hall. Label.
Daughter of A. Oakey Hall,
Mayor of New York in 1873,
U.S.A.
Ex Libris Sophia Eliza-
beth Hall. John Williams,
1894. Pictorial. Mottoes,
''Persevere'' and ''For Wis-
dom is more precious than
rubies.^' (See page 151.)
Halsey. Elizh.Halsey. Printed
label in oval frame.
Halstead. Mrs. Halstead^
Westerton. Printed label.
Ham el. Mary A nnette Hamel.
Pictorial. Signed F. L, (Miss
Lister, of West Derby, Liver-
pool.) Motto, " Loyale,JidUe
et droit en avant.^' (See page
178.)
Hamilton. A. T. Hatnilton,
Armorial ; suspended shield.
Isabella Hamilton. Armo-
rial ; shield, crest, two mottoes,
" clouded."
{Mary Hamilton^ Anony-
mous. Armorial; shield.
Rebecca Hamilton, London.
Armorial; Jacobean.
Hampton. Margarett Hamp-
ton, 1^21. Leather label.
Hancock. Elisabeth Hancock,
Engraved label.
Hanna. RhodaHanna. Crest;
olive branches.
Hannyngton. {Euphemia G,
Hannyngton.) Pictorial. Name
written on a slab among ruined
columns, and the Colosseum
288
Ladies' Book-plates.
in the distance. This plate
appears to be one of those
stock pattern engravings which
were used either as book-plates
or visiting cards, and on which
the owner wrote his or her
name.
Hanson. Mary Hanson^ itjz-
Label.
Mary Hanson^ St. Ed-
mund^ Bury^ Suffolk, Printed
label.
Hanteyn. The Sea/ of Alice
Hanteyn, Armorial ; three
shields ananged triangularly
in a circular frame.
Harcourt. ( Viscountess Har-
court,) Anonymous. Anno-
rial; Jacobean.
Hardinoe. C, and J, Hardinge.
Armorial ; lozenge, pendent
from ribbon, branch decora-
tion.
Hargreaves. Louisa Har-
greaves. Label printed in
gold.
Harpur. The Honble. Cathe-
rine Lady Harpur, Early
armorial plate.
H A R PU R-C RE w E. Ex Hbris
Isabel Jane Harpur-Crewe.
By P, S, //. (Mrs. Swinner-
ton Hughes.) Armorial. (See
page 179.)
Harries. Lucia Harries, Ar-
morial; shield suspended from
bow.
Margaret Harries. Armo-
rial ; shaped lozenge.
H ARR I NGTON. Couutess of Har-
rington, Armorial; shield on
mantle with supporters and
coronet.
Harris. The Gift of
Harris^ widow of the Rev. Dr.
William Harris^ of Honiton,
Printed label.
Harris. Louisa Margexrett
Harris, Armorial.
Mary Harris, Armorial;
shield and crest.
Harrison. Agnes Harrison,
Armorial. *
Emma Marion Harrison,
Armorial ; shield and motto.
Harrold. Mary^ Countess of
Harroldy 1718. Armorial.
(See page 16.)
Hart. Elisabeth Martha Hart,
Armorial ; shield and crest.
Elizabeth Hart, Armorial.
Mrs, Hart, Engraved
label in Chip]>endale frame.
Harter. Ethel M, Harter.
Crest and motto.
H AR V ARD. Fanny A, Harvard,
By Harry Napper. (See page
145.)
Harvey. Frances M, Harvey,
1892. Armorial ; lozenge and
motto, palms. Designed by
Miss C. Armitage.
Haskoll. Mrs. Haskoll, 1795.
Red leather label, gilt border,
U.S.A.
Haslam. Ex Hbris May Has-
lam. Signed W.J, (Wickham
Jarvis), Hare sc. Pictorial.
(See page 158.)
Hastings. E. Hastings, Ar-
morial ; Jacobean.
Flora^ Marchioness of
Hastings^ and Countess of
Loudoun. Armorial.
Hatherton. Margaret Hather-
ton (Baroness). Armorial;
round shield and coronet.
Hatton. Bessie Lyle Hat ton.
Her book. Motto, ''Hope thou
not too much fear thou not at
all:' Pictorial, by W. H.
Margetson. (See page 142.)
Susanna Hatton, Armo-
rial. (Seepage 113.;
/. English Ladies' Plates. 289
Ha WARDEN. Frances Anne^
Viscountess Hawarden, Ar-
morial ; supporters.
Hawke. Honble. Annabella
Hawke. Armorial ; lozenge
and supporters. She was the
daughter of the second Baron
Hawke; died unmarried, 1868.
Hawkins. {Hawkins.) Anony-
mous.
Frances Hawkins. Armo-
rial; lozenge suspended from
bow.
Ha WORTH. Euphrasia Fanny
Haworth. Printed label. 2
vars. Greek motto. Signed
Dairies Gilbert^ East-Bourn.
Hay. Jean Hay, Pit/our. Ar-
morial ;• Chippendale, crest
and motto.
^— Miss Hay. Two vars, one
armorial with shield, motto,
and supporters.
H ayes. Elisabeth Hayes. Ar-
morial; shield, crest, and
motto.
Hayley. ^fary Hay ley. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
H azeli« Elizabeth Hazelly Feb.
20, 1788. Printed label.
Heap. Sarah Heap. Engraved
label.
Heath. Mrs. William Heath.
Armorial.
Ex libris Silvia M. Heath.
By Sydney Heath. Figure
reading, amorini at the
lady's feet, one with triangle,
and the other with a trumpet.
2 vars.
Heathcote The Hon. Caro-
line Frances Lady Heathcote.
Armorial ; shield in circular
frame. She was the daughter
of the 1st Baron Arden (Per-
cival), and wife of Sir William
Heathcote, 5th Bart.
Heathcote. Isabella M. Heath-
cote. Initials in frame.
H EATON. E libris Nellie Hea-
ton. By H. Isabel Adams.
Pictorial. Motto : " Gather ye
roses while ye may ;^^ 2 vars.
(See pages 176, 177.)
Hebert. Mary Ann Hebert,
Armorial.
Heelis. Ann Halton Heelis,
1 706. Leather label.
Heigh AM. Eliza Heigham,
Armorial ; shield.
Henderson. Georgina Hen-
derson. Crest and motto in
frame.
Hendrick. Margaret Hen-
drick. Engraved label, name
on ermine mantle.
Henniker. Miss Henniker.
Armorial ; decorated lozenge.
Henry. Amelia Henry. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Mabel A. Henry (of New
York). Large armorial.
U.S.A.
Henshaw. Sarah Henshaw.
Hens LOWE. Frances Harriot
Henslowe {Norwich). Printed
label.
Hensman. Hen: man. Armo-
rial.
Henville. Mrs. Charles
Bfu. e Henville. W. Pinky
1850. Armorial; shaped
lozeng^c on mantle.
Mary Ellen Hensman,
Armorial.
Herbert. {Herbert.) Anony-
mous. Armorial : shaped
lozenge and palm branches.
Barbara Herbert, Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Elizabeth Herbert, Ar-
morial.
Mary Caroline Herbert
(Lady Ailesbury). Armorial.
P P
290
Ladies Book-plates.
Herbert. Mary Herbert,
Styche ( Lady). Pictorial.
Motto : Records that defy the
tooth of time,
Hermione. Hermione,
Duchess of Leinster. Daugh-
ter of the 1st Earl of
Feversham. Pictorial. By
C. W. Sherborn. (See page
116.)
Herr. Herr^ by Stauffer^
U.S.A. Armorial ; the crest
used as supporter to the ban-
ner.
Hersee. (Fanny Hersee.) Ar-
morial ; name in writing ;
shaped lozenge.
Hervey. ftilie Hervey, Ar-
morial ; shield, with helmet,
crest, and motto.
Mary^ Lady Heniey {^\2ixy
LepcU). Armorial ; lozenj^e,
coronet, and motto on a man-
tle. She was the daughter of
Brigadier-General Lcpell,wifc
of John, Lord Hervey, eldest
son of 1st Earl of Bristol.
Well known as the beautiful
Mary Lepell.
H icsi LR I(;e. The Honble. Lady
Maynard Hesilriire. By //.
Hayes, iZ^ Recent Street. Ar-
morial ; lozenge and sup-
porters.
Hethersett. Hethersett of
Shropham. Armorial ; pen-
dent lozenge, " quel bee."
Hett. Anne Hett, April loth
1 87 1 . Noble Art of Printing,
etc. Printed label.
Hewison. Mrs. L. Hewison.
Armorial ; shield, crest, and
motto.
H E w I TSON. fane Hewitson,
April i^th, 1800. V>y Bewick.
Pictorial ; river scene with
post-chaise in distance.
Hext. {Hext.) Anonymous.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Frances, Margery Hext^
Lostwithiel. Armorial. (Sec
page 92.)
HEYL.AND. M, Heyland, Ar-
morial.
M. R. Heytafid. Armorial.
Hey WOOD. Elizabeth Mary
Heywood. Armorial ; shield,
with helmet, crest, and motto.
Hi LEY. Driisilla Hiley, Print-
ed label.
Hill. Hill. (Anonymous.)
Armorial ; lozenge and motto.
She was daughter of P. Cor-
nish, Esq., and married John,
eldest son of Sir John Hill,
Bart., who predeceased his
father.
A fin Hill. By A ustin, 1 82 5.
Pictorial landscape. (See
page 68.)
Anne Newell Hill. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
— Catherine Hill. Suspended
lozenge ; olive branches.
Emmeline Hill, Crest.
Hiley. Drusilla Hiley, Print-
ed label.
HiNTON. Mary Hinton, 1783.
Leather label.
HiPPiSLEY. Elizabeth Anne
Hippisley, Ston East on. Pic-
torial ; lozenge against tree,
supporters, motto.
HOARE. Fras. Ann Hoare.
Pictorial ; supposed portrait
plate. (See page 67.)
y///K Lucy Hoare, Crest
and motto.
Sophia Merrik Hoare.
By F. Bartolozzi. Pictorial.
(See page 67.)
HOG(;. Helen fulia Hogg. By
C. W. Sherborn. Monogram
in foliated frame.
/. English Ladies Plates, 291
HOLDEN. Ex lihris Alice C,
Holden, ByE. D.French. Pic-
torial. (See page i6o.)
Ex lihris Violet Holden, By
C, A. Z., 1894. (Celia A.
Levetus.) Pictorial. Motto,
^^ labor are est or are P (See
page 181.)
HOLLOND. Ellen Julia Holloftd.
Armorial ; lozenge in orna-
mental frame.
Hollo WAY. Royal Holloway
College. Motto, " In Nomine
Dei Nosiri MagnificabimurP
(See page 97.)
Holmes. Margaret Holmes.
Printed label ; frame pendent
from knots of ribbon and me-
dallion.
Holmes. {Holmes.) Anonymous.
Chippendale with motto,
" Sanctitas Domini ^
HOLROYD. Ann Fred<^. and
Cath. Holroyd, Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
Holt. Louisa Holt. Printed
label.
HOLTE. Anne Orford Holte.
Armorial.
HOLTZAPFFEL. Miss Holtzap-
ffel. Printed label.
Home. (Countess of Home.)
Anonymous. Armorial;
lozenge, supporters and coro-
net. Motto, " True to the End.^^
Catherine Ralston Home
of that Hk. Armorial ; shield,
crest, and motto. (See page
i95.)
Home. Ellen Home Senr,
Armorial ; shield.
Hopetown. Countess of Hope-
town, Armorial ; shield with
supporters, coronet, and
motto. She was Elizabeth,
eldest daughter of the 6th
Earl of Northesk, and married
in 1766 James, 3rd Earl of
Hopetown. She died in 1793.
HORD. Miss P. C. H. Hord.
Armorial; shield, crest, and
motto.
Hornby. Martha Hornby.
Armorial; shield, crest, and
motto.
Horner. Mary Horner. Thew
sculp. 2 vars. Armorial.
(See page xvi.)
H OSE. Cliffordir Elizabeth Hose.
Warwick sc.^ 145 Strand. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
HOSKYNS. Blanche Hoskyns.
Engraved label.
Blanche Hoskyns. North
Perrott Manor. By W. Monk.
R. P. E. 1894. Fine modem
Chippendale. Motto, ^'^ Book
openeth book^^ (Seepage 291.)
Lydia Hoskyns. Engraved
label.
Houghton. Catherine Hough-
ton's book, 1 784. Printed label.
HOULT. Hoult. Name in
decorated lozenge - shaped
frame.
Howard. Dorothea Lloyd
Howard. Armorial; shaped
lozenge.
Frances Howard. En-
graved label.
Mary Howard. Armorial;
shield.
Howe. The Rt. Honble. Char-
lotte, Viscountess Howe. Ar-
morial ; shield, supporters,
coronet and motto. She was
the daughter of Baron Kiel-
mansegge, wife of 2nd
Viscount.
Lady Mary Howe. By
Yates. Armorial ; lozenge on
mantle.
Mary Juliana Howe. Ar-
morial. She was the daughter
292
Ladies Book-plates.
of the 4th Viscount, and died
unmarried, 1800.
Hoy. Elizth. Hoy. Amiorial ;
shaped lozenge.
Hudson. Gerda Hudson. Ar-
shield, crest, and
morial :
motto.
Hughes.
morial.
Emily
Anne Hu^kes. Ar-
F. S. Hughes.
Armorial.
HuiSH. Johanna Huish. Type
printed. Label. (See pages
5, 58.)
Hunter. Anna Hunter.
Cypher.
Henrietta H. Hunter.
Crest.
Marion Hunter, Hunters-
ton, Armorial ; shield, crest,
and motto.
Huntingdon. Selina^Conntess
Dowager of Huntingdon. A r-
morial. (See page 70.)
HUNTLY. ElizcUfeth Huntly.
Armorial; shield with sup-
porters and coronet.
H UX LE Y. L ucy Huxley, Maccles-
field. Armorial ; suspended
shield.
Hyi-and. Jane Hyland. Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
A. H. (Countess). Cypher.
B. H. (Countess). Cypher.
G. H. (Viscountess).
M. H. (Marchioness). Initials.
M. H. (Mary Harvey?)
M. H. (In monogram, Mary
Henry). Cypher.
M.J. H. (Countess). Initials.
6\ E. H. B. ^ C. (Duchess of
Hamilton, Brandon and Chd-
telherault). Cypher.
T. H. Annorial; palms and
festoons.
lACSON. Mary Anion lacson.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
ILCHESTER. Maria Ilchester^
(Countess;. Coronet En-
graved label.
INGILBY. The Honble. Alicia
Margaret y Dame Ingilby. By
C. W. Sherbom. Armorial;
shield suspended, border of
roses, 2 vars. (Baronet's
wife.)
Elizabeth Ingilby (Baro-
net's wife). Armonal ; sus-
pended shield.
Ingram. The Honble. Mrs.
Meynell Ingram. Armorial ;
Chippendale frame by C. W.
Sherbom, 1887. She was the
daughter of ist Viscount
Halifax, and married A. C.
Meynall Ingram, Esq., of
Temple Newsam, Yorks. (See
page 118.)
Innes. Anna Innes. Crest.
— Catherine Innes, 1797.
Printed label.
Irene. Irene. Royal crown.
Engraved label.
Isaacson. Sarah Isaacson.
Armorial ; lozenge hanging
from ribbon.
ISELIM. Helen Iselim. Ar-
morial ; U.S.A.
Ives. Mrs. Ives, Cation. La-
bel in oval frame.
Mrs. Ives, Tomblands.
Label in oval frame.
M. I. Label.
J AC KSON. Ex- lib A licicp Maria?
Jackson 1894. T. G.Jackson,
A.R.A. Pictorial. (See page
256.)
Hannah Jackson (tide
Gwilt). Amiorial.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 293
James. Anna James, Crest
with James beneath, and
Anna on label above.
Jameson. Anna Jameson, Pic-
torial. (See page 93.)
Jekyll. AgttesJekylL ByC.W.
Sherborn. Pictorial ; lamp-
books and foliated scrolls.
Jenner. Ex libris C. S. Jen-
ner. Armorial ; a feathered
hat rests on the top of the
lozenge, and an aged cherub
with beard supports it beneath.
Jervis. Martha H. G. Jenns,
Small armorial.
Johns. Mary Charlotte Johns,
Armorial ; shield.
Johnston. Jane Johnston, Ar-
morial ; shield.
Johnstone. Ex libris Alison
Johnstone^ M, Reid. Pictorial.
(See page 186.)
Jones. Catherine Penelope Jones.
Armorial ; shield. (2 vars.)
Elizabeth Jones, Print-
ed label.
Elizabeth Jones. Mold^
1795. Printed label.
— M. Charlotte Jones oj
Partitas. Armorial ; shield.
Mrs, E. J ones ^ Anno Do-
mono {sic) 1 82 1. Leather
label.
Joseph. Edith Joseph, By C.
W. Sherborn. 1893. Pictorial.
(See page 117.)
Laura Joseph, Engraved
label in Chippendale frame.
By C. W. Sherborn, 1893.
Nettie Joseph, Same plate
as her sister's. (See page 1 18.)
Josephine. In Memoriam
Josephine^ Meldein Lodge, La-
bel printed in gold.
JURIN. Miss Jurin, Armorial ;
lozenge with wreaths and
ribbons.
C, J, (C. Jackson). Engraved
label.
J, J, (Countess of Jersey).
Cypher and coronet.
M, J, (Miss Jenkins of Bath).
Label in lozenge-shaped
frame.
Kaye. Lady Kaye, Engraved
label.
Kelsaij.. Elizabeth Kelsall,
Armorial ; lozenge andmantle.
Kelso. Miss Kelso, Frankville.
Engraved label.
Kennard. Mrs. Kennard.
Printed label.
Kennedy. Charlotte J. Clark
Kennedy. Armorial ; lozenge
with branches.
Kennicott. Mrs, Kennicott.
Label.
Kenrick. Elizabeth Kenrick.
Armorial.
Frances Anne Kenrick.
Armorial.
Kent. Jemima, Dutchess of
Kent MDCCx. Armorial. (See
page 16.)
Jemima, Dutchess of Kent,
MDCcxii, Armorial. (See
page 16.)
Keppel. Elizabeth Keppel,
Engraved label.
Honble, Mrs, Fred Keppel.
Armorial ; Chippendale
shield.
Kerr. E, C, Kerr. Name on
shield.
Louisa Hay Kerr. Crest.
Key. Key, J, C, Armorial.
Kilner. Kilner. Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
King. A. H. King. Armorial ;
Adam.
Elizabeth King. Printed
label.
294
Ladies' Book-plates.
King. Lady Isabella King, En-
graved label.
Salley King^ Owner. Pic-
torial. All the copies of this
plate are drawn in ink by
nand, and not engraved.
Two columns support an en-
tablature, in the centre of
which is a large representation
of a mariner's compass. It is
fully described m Dexter
Allen's "American Plates,"
U.S.A.
Sarah Maria
Armorial ; shield.
Sarah Kirkham.
shield and crest.
KiRWAN. Lady Victoria Kir-
wan. Armorial.
K N IG HT. Frances Elizabeth
Knight. Engraved label.
The Honourable Henrietta
Knight. Thos. Worlidge fecit.
Armorial. (See page 65.)
The Honble. Hentta.
KiNGSLEY.
Kingsley.
KlRKHAM.
Armorial
A night. Leather label.
Knott. Susannah Knott, Ken-
dal. Printed label in border.
Knox. Hannah Knox. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
A. K[night\ Armorial ; Chip-
pendale.
C. K. (Countess of Kensington).
Cypher.
/. H. L. K. (Lady Lister Kaye).
J/. E. K. Signed Thos. Moring.
V. M. K. (Lady Victoria Kir-
wan). Initials in vesica ;
motto.
Lafarella. Mrs. La/arella^s
Boarding School.g^, Stephen'' s
Green. Pictorial label, school-
prize plate. The oval which
contains the inscription rests
upon broken rocks interspersed
with vegetation, and a temple
of Fame is seen on a more
distant elevation*
Lagourge. Miss Eliza M. A/r-
. gourge^ 1802. Leather label.
La k e. Mary Beatrice ( Greene)
Lake. E. Greene, 1893. Picto-
rial; old tower, beehive, and
open book, on which lies a
bunch of keys, and on its leaves
the motto, ^''N on sine NumineJ'
Mrs, Lake. Engraved
label ; the inscription appears
to have been altered from
" The Revd. Mr. Lake.''
Lamb. Eleanor Lamb, Spald-
^'<^» 1799' Label.
Elizabeth Lamb. Armo-
rial; shield with crest and
motto, name in writing.
Lam BE. M. Lambe. Armorial ;
Jacobean.
LAxMBTON. Jane Dorothy Lamb-
ton. Armorial. She was an
aunt of the ist Lord Durham.
Lam plow. Elizabeth Lamplow.
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Lane. Lane. Armorial; mod.
Lanerton. Diana Lanerton
(Lady). Pictorial ; easel with
portfolios and books.
Langford. Lucy Dorothea
Langford. Annorial.
Langmore. Georgiana Lang-
more. Engraved floral label.
Langworthv. E. H. Lang'
worthy. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
Emily Mercer
(Marchioness),
lozenge and
Lansdowne.
Lansdowne
Annorial ;
coronet.
Lark IN. Louisa Larkin, 1890.
Engraved label.
Lar n er. G.J. Lamer Her Book.
Portrait plate by C. Larner
/. English Ladies Plates. 295
Sugden. " Gather ye rosebuds
while ye fnay. Old Time is
still a flying^ (See page
346.)
Launder. F, Launder, Ar-
morial.
Law. Elizabeth Sophia Law,
Armorial; shield.
Lawley. Cordelia Lawley.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
6". B. Lawley. Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
Lawrence. Elizabeth Sophia
Lawreftce, Knight sc, 1826.
^T. 83. Armorial ; large
lozenge.
Emily Hoe Lawrence. En-
graved label. By E. D.
French, U.S.A. (See page 160.)
Leach. Jane Leach. Armorial;
shield and crest. Name
written.
Lees. Maria Lces^ Castle Hall,
1825. Leather label.
Leggett. Cora Artemisia
Leggett. E. D. F. 1894. En-
graved label. Motto, ** Otium
sine Uteris fnors estJ^ U.S.A.
(See page 162.)
Legh. Eleanor Legh. Armorial.
2 vars. One is inscribed
Roper sc.
Leicester. Anne Amelia
Leicester (Countess). Armo-
rial mantle.
Leigh. Eleanor Lucy Leigh.
Armorial ; shield, helmet, and
crest. (Now Madame de
Falbe.)
Eleanor Lucy Leigh. Seal.
Julia Leigh. Armorial ;
shield.
Marion L. Leigh, 1891.
Leigh. Marion L. L^igh. A.
IV., 91 (Alan Wright). En-
graved label. Motto, " Uu
livre est un ami qui nc
trompe jamais.^* (See page
132.)
Mary Leigh. Armorial;
lozenge hanging from bow.
Leighton. Charlotte Leighton.
Armorial ; lozenge in wreath.
Leith. Lady Lett h. Armorial;
shield with ribbon, bow, and
festoons.
Mrs. Col. Forbes Leith,
Whitehaugh. 2 vars. Pic-
torial; a wreath hanging be-
tween trees, also drapery, on
which is the inscription. Above
arc 3 crests and 3 mottoes.
Mrs. Stuart Forbes Leith ^
of IVhitelands. Pictorial.
Lennox. Lady MaryL. Lennox.
Engraved label.
Le Noir. Maria Antoinetta
Le Noir. Cypher i n suspended
lozenge.
L'Estrange. MaryL' Estrange.
Armorial.
Lev INGE. Eliz. Anne Levinge.
Armorial ; shield. She was
the wife of Sir Richard Le-
vinge, 6th Bart.
Levetus. Ex libris Florence
Level us. Pictorial. ByC.^.
L. (See page 183.)
Lewis. Jane Lewis, Dennel
Hill. Armorial; shield in
seal.
Jane Lewis, St. Pierre.
Armorial ; shield in seal.
Miss Lewis. Armorial.
By C. W. Sherbom. Pic-
torial. Motto, " On bokesfor
to rede I me cUlyte^^ (Seepage
198.)
LiLLiNGSTON. Lydia Lilling-
ston. Armorial.
LiND. Elizabeth Lind. Armo-
rial ; shield in circle, motto.
Lindsay. Mary Jane Lindsay.
Printed label.
296
Ladies' Book-^plates.
Lindsay. HonbU. Mrs. Hugh
Undsay, Armorial ; shield,
crest, and motto.
LiNGARD. Ungard, Armorial;
lozenge, pendent from bow.
Lisle. Lady Ldsle, Label.
LiTTLEDALE. Mary Elisabeth
Uttledale, Armorial.
Llewelyn. Fanny Liewelyn.
Armorial.
Lloyd. Ann Lloyd. Crest.
-^— Camilla Lloyd. Armorial.
Lady Lloyd. Armorial;
Jacobean, crest.
Locker. Eleanor Bertha Mary
Lacker. Angel supporting
shield with initials.
Locker-Lampson. Dorothy
Locker- Lampson, By K. G,
(Kate Greenaway.) Engraved
label. (See page 168.)
Maud Locker- La mpsoft.
By K. G. Engraved label.
(See page 167.)
Lock wood, klice Lockwood,
Armorial ; shield and crest.
Levina Lockwood. Curious
old typographical label on
pink paper. U.S.A.
Mathilda Lockwood. Ar-
morial ; Adam.
Miss Lockwood. Armo-
rial ; lozenge in wreath.
Lockyp:r. Elisabeth Lockyer,
Bath, October ^th, 1768.
Printed label.
LOMBE. Lady Lombe. Armo-
rial. (See page TJ.)
Long. Charlotte Anna Long.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
LONGUEVILLE. The Rt. Houble.
Barbara, Viscountess Longue-
ville, 1702. (See page 14.)
LORTON. Frances^ Viscountess
Lorton. Engraved label.
Louisa. Louisa (Mrs. Fitz-
george, nde Farebrolher, late
morganatic wife of the Duke
of Cambridge). ArmoriaL
Love. M, Love. Armorial;
Chippendale.
Lovelace. AnnL&velace^Oct
15, 1687. Label
LOWRY. Mary Anne Lowry^
Durranhill Mousey Cumber-
land. Armorial; shaped loz-
enge.
LOWTHER. The Right Honble,
Lady Mary Lowtner. Armo-
rial; shield in wreath of
branches.
LUBECK. E libris suis Louise
Lubeck. Pictorial; iar of
flowers standing in archway.
Lucas. Mrs. P. Lucas. Crest
Lygon. Lady Louisa Lygon.
Armorial; shield. She was
the daughter of the ist Earl
Beauchamp.
Lying-in Hospital. Lying-in
Hospital {Mrs. Meares, pro-
prietor\ mdcclxxxix. Printed
label. (See page 4.)
Lyndhurst. Sarah G. Lynd-
//i/rj/( Baroness). Label. She
was the daughter of Charles
Brumsden, Esq., first wife of
Lord Lyndhurst ; died in 1834.
Lyster. Jane Lyster. Armo-
rial.
A. L. (Countess). Cypher.
C.A.L. (Charlotte Anna Long).
Armorial. 2 sizes. She was
the daughter of Fitzwilliani
Dick Hume, of Huniewood.
E. C. L. (Countess).
M. A. E. L. (Lyon). Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
5. L. (Countess). Cypher.
[i^.Z. (Countess Leven). Initials.
IV. A. L. Initials in wreath of
oak leaves and palms.
/. English Ladies Plates. 2.cfi
W. H. S. F.L, Armorial ; shield,
supporters, 3 crests, 3 mottoes.
McAndrew. Catherine Mc
Andrew. Printed label.
Macarmick. Leonora Macar-
mick. Longmaid^ sculp. Ar-
morial.
McBuRNlE. A^nes McBurnie,
Grenada. Engraved label,
name in palms and branches.
McCarthy. Maria McCarthy.
Printed label.
Macclesfield. Eliza, Count-
ess of Macclesfield. En-
graved label, coronet.
Macdonald. Louisa Mac-
donaldy M.A. and Fellow
Univ. Coll. Lond. Pictorial ;
lozenge with galley, in frames.
Motto : " To know the best
that has been thought and said
in the world.^'
McDonnell. Mrs. McDon-
nell. Armorial ; Chippendale,
shield, and crest.
McGiULEY. — McGiuley. A
typographic plate. The type
is set in the form of an urn,
within the lines of which are
the owner's name and motto.
U.S.A.
Mac Gregor. Charlotte Mary
Mac Gregor. Armorial.
{Mac Gregor^ Anony-
mous. Same plate as pre-
ceding.
Mac KAY. Charlotte Mackay,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Mack IE. Sarah Mackie. Ar-
morial.
Mack WORTH. Ex bibliothecct
Elisa: Anna Mackworth,
Armorial ; lozenge with name
on ribbons.
Maclaurin. Jeanie Ure Mac-
laurin. Motto, " Veritas a
quocunque dicitur a Deo estV
(See page 299.)
Maclean. SaraJt Maclean.
Armorial ; decorated shield,
motto,
Maguire. Ex-libris Ellen
Maguire^ Thanet Lodge. Pic-
torial by Harold Nelson.
(See page 159.)
Maitland. {Esther) Fuller
Maitland. Armorial.
Ma LET. »S*. Malet. Armorial.
Manchester. Elizabeth,
Duchess Dowager of Man-
chester. Armorial ; lozenge,
supporters, coronet, and
motto on mantle. She was a
daughter of Sir James Dash-
wood, Bart., wife of 4th Duke.
Died in 1832.
M ANG LES. Mary A nn Mangles.
G. Poore^ft. Plymouth. Armo-
rial ; shield, crest, and motto.
Mangnall. {E. Mangnall)
Anonymous ; armorial. Loz-
enge in scroll and flower
frame. "uC. Mangnall, to
Sarah Mangnall 1821, to
Charlotte Mangnall 1826," is
written on it.
Richmal Mangnall. Pigot
sculpt. Armorial ; in deco-
rated frame.
Mann. Mary Mann. Ar-
morial ; crest in lozenge.
Manners. Louisa fulia Man*
ners. Armorial ; shield, crest,
and motto. She married, in
1834, George Norman, who
was the son of Richard, and
Lady Elizabeth Isabella Nor-
man (fUe Manners), daughter
of the 4th Duke of Rutland.
^— Lady Robert Manners.
Armorial ; shield, crest, motto,
and supporters.
QQ
298
Ladies' Book-plates.
Mansfield. Frederica Mans-
field, Armorial ; shield, and
supporters. She was the
daughter of Dr. Markham,
Archbishop of York, and
married the 3rd Elarl of Mans-
field. Died in 1866.
Man VERS. Anne {Countess of)
Manvers, Armorial ; shield,
coronet and supporters on
mantle. She was the wife of
the 1st Earl, and died in 1832.
— ^ Anne Manvers^ Holme
Pierrepont (Countess). Ar-
morial ; lozenge with sup-
porters on mantle and coronet.
Margaret. Margaret (Miss
Scrope of Danby). Label ; a
lozenge with the name Mar-
garet on the historical bend of
the Scropes, the whole sur-
rounded by a frame adorned
with marguerites. By John
Henry Metcalfe.
Markham. In the collection of
A nne Emily Sophia Markham
1879. Armorial ; shield in
Jacobean frame.
Mary Markham, En-
graved label.
Markland. Mary Mar kland^
1780. S. H. sculpt. Ar-
morial ; Adam.
Marriott. Anne Marriott,
Armorial.
Isabella Marriott, Ar-
morial ; the lozenge hangs
from a pedestal with vase
supporters, palms.
M a r r y at. Charlotte Marry at.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Fanny Marryat. En-
graved label.
Marshall. Marshall, Ar-
morial.
Marshall. Armorial ;
suspended lozenge.
Marshall. Maria £. Mar-
shall. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
Martin. {Mrs, Martin^
Anonymous ; armorial loz-
enge.
Martineau. Mary Martineau,
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
The Honourable Mrs,
Martineau, Initials ; en-
graved label.
Martyn. {Martyn,) Anony-
mous ; armorial, impaling
Offley.
Mary. Mary, Engraved labeL
Sister Mary Albert foseph
of the Assumption J Mount
(^armel. Printed label.
Maskelyne. Margaret Mas-
kelyue. Armorial lozenge.
Mason. Dame Anna Marga-
retta Mason ^ etc, etc,^ 1701.
Armorial. (See pages 9 and 24.)
Massingberd. Mrs. Margaret
Massingberd^ 1704. Armorial.
(See page 10.)
Massy. Miss Massy ^ Brighton
Avenue, Monkstown, En-
graved label.
Master. Mrs, Dorcas Rachel
Master, Armorial ; Jacobean.
Mrs, Master, Armorial ;
shield and crest in floral
border.
Masterman. Henrietta Mas-
terman. Armorial ; lozenge
and motto.
Mathews. Anne Mathews,
Engraved label, name en-
circled by wreath. She was the
mother of Charles Mathews,
the actor.
Matthews. Mrs, Matthews,
Engraved label.
Theodosha Matthews,
Her Book^ 1 793. Printed label.
Maurice. Mrs, Maria Marga-
300
Ladies Book-plates.
retta Maurice, Armorial ; Chi p-
pendale ; lozenge and motto.
Maxwell. Barbara Maxwell.
Engraved label.
Helen^ Frances Maxwell^
TwYSiNG Com: Glouc, Ar-
morial
Mayor. Maty Mayor, Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Mayo. Geraldine {Countess of)
Mayo, 1887. Woodcut label,
with coronet and festoons.
Second state of the Geraldine
Ponsonby label.
Geraldine, Countess of
Mayo, 1894, by R. Anning
Bell. Pictorial. (See page 127.)
Meakin. Mary Lucas Meakin,
Armorial ; shield, crest and
motto.
Mead. A, Mead, Name on
shield inside floral border.
Meade. Ex libris L, T. Meade.
A. IV, MDCccxa, Pictorial.
(See page 131.)
M ED I A'COTT. 7 he Honble. Bar-
bara Cockayne Medlycott, Ar-
morial ; lozenge on mantle, 2
vars., one without the mantle.
Meek. Mrs,fohnMeek, Crest
and motto.
Mellish. Catherine M. Mel-
lish. Armorial ; 2 vars.
Merceron. Mathilda Mer-
ceron. Crest.
Messenger. Ex libris il/^r/Vi^
Gerard Messenger, E. D.
French Sc. Pictorial. Design
represents four well-known
book-plates combined.
M ETH U en . fane Da, Methuen,
Armorial ; shield supported
by double-headed eagle.
MiDDLETON. Dowr, Lady Mid-
dleton. Initials on lozenge.
MiLBANK. Aline Milbank,
Annorial ; shield.
Millar. Miss fane Charlotte
Millar, Engraved label
Miller. Margaret M, Miller,
Pictorial ; a closed book on
which sits a cherub inscribing
the names of the immortals
on a scroll, U.S.A.
Miller. Martha Miller, Her
Book, Nottingham, mdccxlvi.
Printed label.
Mary H, Miller, Pic-
torial ; landscape. A well
with flowing stream, bulrushes,
etc.
Mills. Mrs. C, Mills. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Milman. One of Lena Mil-
mat^ s Books. Pictorial; Motto,
" Come and take choice of all my
Library, and so beguile thy
sorro7vP (See page 195.)
MiNET. Alice Minet, Pic-
torial ; library interior, a skull
on a book, and a cat on a
chair, inscription over the
bookcase, " Life beyond Life.**
Minshull. E, Minshull. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
F, Minshull, Armorial ;
same plate as the preceding.
MlNTURN. Eliza Theodora
Aliniurft. Armorial.
Mitchell. E, femima Mit-
chell, Armorial.
Frances Sarah Mitchell.
Armorial ; shield.
MiTFORD. Emma Kemp Mit-
Jord, Engraved label in
floral border.
Moira. This Book belonged to
Elizabeth Hastings, Countess
of Moira, Baroness Hastings,
Hungcrford, etc. etc, April
1808. Engraved label.
Moke. Ex libris Catherine
Moke. Pictorial ; conven-
tional pattern.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 301
MOLLV. Molly {Sniyd). Ar-
morial and liierary. Christian
name on closed book sus-
pended from scythe.
MOLONV. Selina Molony. En-
graved label.
MONSON. Lady MonsoH. Ar-
morial. (See page 301.)
MONTEFIORE. Henrietta Mitn-
tefiore. Armorial ; shield,
crest, helmet, and motto.
She was the daughter of
BOOK-PLATE OK THE HONBI.B. MAKY MONCKTON.
MOLYNEUX. Emma Molyneux,
CastledilloH. Armorial (Baro-
net's wife). Shaped lozenge.
MONCKTON. {EUxa Susanna)
Moncklon.
(Elith.) Monekton.
The Honbh. Mary Monek-
ton. Armorial. (See illustra-
tion.)
Mayer Rothschild of Frank-
furt, second wife of Abraham
Montcfiorc
MONTGOMERIE. Maty Mont-
gotnerie (Baroness). Ar-
morial ; shield, with sup'
porters and coronet, palms,
1 vars.
MONTCOMEKIE. Hamilton
302
MoMtgomerie of Newton
Uxors Edimr. Annorial ;
loienge, crest and motto.
Montgomery. Cecilia Mont-
gtmery. Annorial ; two
shields, "clouded," very small.
Moon. Fanny Moon. Crest
and motto.
Ladies' Book-plates,
Moore. Selena Maria Hfoore,
Annorial ; lozenee and palms.
Mordant. ElitaSetkMoniant,
March i%ih, 1761. Printed
label
MORDAUNT. Elitaietk Mar-
daunt. Armorial; loienge.
Morgan. Ex Hbris Dorothy
BOOK-PLATE OF LADY MO N SOW.
Moor AT. Ex Hbris ZJlian
Moorat. P. W. Pictorial.
(See page 143-)
Moore. Bessy Moore.
Ex libris Catherine Moore.
Pictorial. C. H. B. Q. (See
page 156.)
Emma Moore. Armorial ;
seal,
Henriette Moore. Fred
Warren inv., Geo, P. Boyce
sc. Pictorial.
Lady Moore. (Baronet's
wife.) Adam ; loienge.
Morgan. L.C.B. Pictorial ;
a childish figure grasping a
book, and tree and nower?.
Motto, "A'<7 desperandum,"
U.S.A.
Morrell. Ex libris Beatrice
Morre/l. By M. Reid. Pic-
torial. Motto, "A thought is
a thought be it expressed in
marble or in ■words." (See
pages 180 and 20i.)
Morrison, a. IV. Morrison.
Armorial ; lozenge pendent
from bow.
/. Ladies' English Plates. 303
Morse. Sarah Morse. Ar- Armorial ; Chippendale,
morial ; lozenge and palms. shield, quanering Mulencar of
Morton. M. A. Morton, She/- Amsterdam. 2 vars.
Aeld. Pictorial. (See page 91.) MUNN. Marg. Ann Munn,
(■PLATE OF JESSIE ANN MURRAY.
Designed by Geoi^e Murray.
MosTYN. Comtantia Mostyn.
Armorial ; shield.
Elis. Mostyn. Armorial ;
Chippendale ; loienge.
MuiLMAN. Mary Muilman.
bom July 19, 1807. Susan-
nah Munn, bom March 12,
iSia A large label on
yellow paper, U.S.A.
Murray. LMfy Charlottt
304
Ladies' Book-plates.
Murray (1775), ^te in MS.
Engraved label.
Murray. Lady Anne Murray,
Cypher. (See page 84.)
Jessie A fin Murray, (See
page 303.)
M. A. (Mary Adelaide, Duchess
of Teck). Engraved label.
Anonymous. (See page 120.)
A, C, M, (Lady Macdonald).
Baronet's wife. Armorial ;
shaped lozenge.
A, C •$■ M. (Hon. Amelia C.
Scott Murray). Armorial ;
shield. She was the daughter
of the 14th Lord Lovat
C. M. M, (Mellish). Monogram.
C M, M. (Caroline, Duchess of
Marlborough).
/^ i\L (Freda. C, Countess of
Mansfield). Cypher.
H. M. (Duchess). Cypher.
H.M,
H, M, M, (Countess of Maccles-
field). Cypher.
J.M, (Duchess of Marlborough).
y. M, Monogram in wreath.
(Miss Monson.)
K,E. M. Dunstansfortitudinum
Prudentia,
M, (Duchess).
M.M, (Minshull). Anonymous;
initials in minute seal.
Napier. Emily Napier. Initials
on locket. (See page 98.)
Neill. Sarah Smith Nail.
Armorial.
N ELSON . Hannah Nelson^ 1782.
Leather label.
Miss Nelson. Engraved
label.
Nesbitt. Mrs. Cosby Nesbiit.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Nevilu Cathe, Nevill. Armo-
rial ; Chippendale. (See page
305.)
Nevill. Stolen from Lady
Dorothy Nevill. Printed
label. (See page 194.)
Hart. NevtlL Armorial;
Chippendale.
Neville. Honble. Catherine
Neville, Armorial; Chippen-
dale.
Newark. Anne Newark (Vis-
countess). Armorial; shield,
supporters, and coronet on a
mantle. Same plate as that
of Anne Manvers.
Newbold. Madeline Newbold,
By C. W. Sherbom.
N e wdeg ate. Lady Newde^e
(of Arbur>', Warwickshire).
Engraved label.
Newlands. Mrs. Newlands.
Newman. Eliza Neivman.
Printed label.
Newnham. Newnham College
Library. 4 vars of printed
label.
Bibliotheccp Collegii Newn-
hamiensis le^avit Cotitts
Trotter^ A. M. Collegii S. S.
Trinitatis A pud. Cantabrigi-
enses socius et Vice- M agister,
MDCccLXxxvii. Armorial ;
gift-plate. (See page 94.)
N ewsh am. Margaretta News-
ham, Armorial ; Jacobean.
Sarah Newsham. By
Lawson. Armorial ; shield.
Newton. Lucretia E. Newton.
Armorial ; ribbon and wreath.
This lady is said to have taken
the plate of John C. Williams,
by N. Hurd, and, erasing the
name and signature, caused
her own name to be printed
under it in type. U.S.A.
New York. Ne^v York State
Board 0/ Women. Managers
/. English Ladies' Plates. 305
for the World's Columbian
Exhibition, 1893. Pictorial ;
a lightly-draped female figure
holding a torch to light the
ships at sea,
Nichols. {Mrs:) R{ebecca)
Nichols. U.S.A.
— — S.Nieholi. Armorial ; shield.
N0R70LK. Flora, Duekas of
Norfolk. G. R. Ue del,
Monypennysc. Armorialseal;
shield and coronet. She was
Flora Paulyna Hetty Barbara,
daughter of Lord Dorrington,
and wife of Henry, 15th Duke
of Norfolk.
BOOK.pLATE OF CATHERINE NEVILL.
NiCKSON. Sarah Nicksott. By
K. G. (Kate Greenaway). Pic-
torial. (See page 169.)
Nixon. Ann Nixon. Armo-
rial ; shield.
Nodes. Alice Nodes. Armo-
rial; Jacobean.
Noel, Diana Noel. Engraved
label.
NORCLIFFE, Isabella NorcUffe.
Armorial; shield
Norman. G. Anna Nortntm.
Printed label.
NORMANTo;*. Jane, Countess
of Normanton. CoroneL
North. The Honile, Ann
North. By S. G(ribelio). Ar-
morial. (Sec page 82,)
E Libris Katherint North.
Her book, i?{i9). Printed
label.
NORTHCOTE. Alice S. North-
3o6
Ladies' Book-plates.
cote (Lady). Sherbom^ 1888.
Motto, ^^ Pages in waiting^
Pictorial. (Seepage 117.)
Northumberland. Dutchess
of Northumberland^ North-
umberland House, Coronet
and crest in circle.
Dutchess of Northumber-
land^ Syon House, Crest and
coronet in circle.
C, F, [Duchess o/] North-
umberland, Armorial ; shields
accol^, coronet, supporters,
motto.
Nugent. Barbara Nugent,
1785. Printed label.
Elt'jg, Nugent. Armorial;
lozenge suspended b]^ ribbon
bow. Adam decoration and
palms.
Ceorgina Charlotte Nu-
gent, Armorial; shaped lo-
zenge.
\Mary) Nugent, Armo-
rial ; shield, crest, and motto.
NUNN. Charlotte Niinn, Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
NUTT. Mary Nutt, Name
written in engraved frame.
E, N, (Duchess of Northumber-
land). 2 vars. Cypher.
L, N. (Louisa, Duchess of North-
umberland). Armorial ; shield,
motto, and coronet.
M. A. N Floral.
R, N, (Baroness Northwick).
Coronet, floral.
Obee. Elisabeth Obee, Her
Book. Printed label. (See
page 88.)
O'Brien. Constance O^Brien,
Pictorial. By Miss Greene.
(See page 172.)
Florence O'Brien, By
Miss Greene. Pictorial ;
view of the coast at Kildare,
CO. Clare, lozenge in one
comer. (See page 171.)
O'Brien. Kathleen CyBrien.
By Miss Greene. Pictorial;
open door, through which is
seen a boat, tent, gipsy kettle,
etc., lozenge above.
Ex libris Mildred Con-
stance O'Brien, Pictorial. By
Miss Greene. (See page 172.)
Ogilvie. Marian F, Ogilvie,
Crest in strap, with motto.
Ogilvy. Emily Ogilvy, En-
graved label
Eveline Ogilvy, Name
on open book.
O'Grady. Anne OGrady,
Initials A. G. surrounded by
strap, with motto, " Vulneratus
non victus,"
Oldfield. Ex libris Mary L,
Oldjield, The EhnSy Chester,
H N, (Harold Nelson). Pic-
torial. (See page 157.)
Ol.DHAM. Catherine IV, Old-
ham. Crest.
Oliver. Ann Oliver, Armo-
rial; Adam.
O'M ALLEY. Eliza Maria
O'M alley. Armorial; shaped
lozenge.
Onslow. {Onslow), Anony-
mous. Armorial ; Jacobean
lozenge.
•^— Mary Augusta Onslow,
Engraved label.
C M, Wms, Onslow, Ar-
morial.
Mrs, Middleton Onslow^
Newman Street, Engraved
label.
Oppenheim. M, Oppenheim.
Decorated label. **(^r soon
or late decays^ alas I ^^ (See
page 200.)
/. English Ladies' Plates. 307
Orchard, a. Gertrude Or-
chard. Pictorial. A. W., 1895,
(Alan Wright.) Landscape
with rising sun. " As the sun
colours fioiuers, so Art colours
life:' (See page 135.)
Ord. Anna Petronella Ord.
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Orde. F. Isabel Orde. Orde
House, 1886. PictoriaL By
Margaret L. Orde. (See page
184.)
Maria Frances Orde. Pic-
torial. By Margaret L. Orde.
{See page 190.)
O'Reilly. Margaret ffReilfy.
Armorial ; shield, crest, hel-
met, and motto. Altered from
her husband's plate, Mathew
O'Reilly, Esq.
Ormsby. Ann^ Onmby. Printed
label
Osborne. Osbome (baronet's
widow). Armorial; Jacobean.
— — Ann Osborne. Armorial ;
Jacobean.
E. Osborne. Armorial ;
Susanna Osborne. Ar-
morial ; Jacobean.
Owen. Mrs. Anna Maria
Owen. 2 vars. ; armorial ;
Chippendale.
Mrs.HenryTraversOwen.
Armorial; Chippendale;
shield, crest, and motto.
Oxford and Mortimer.
Henrietta Cavendish Holies,
Oxford and Mortimer. '^Given
me by ." Pic-
torial. By George Vertue.
(See page 63.)
A. O. (Arabella, Countess of
Onslow, Cypher.
M. 0. (Countess). Initials.
PALK. Lady Eliiabetk Palk,
The Rectory, Enfield, 18—.
Printed label.
Palmer, Elizabeth Palmer.
Armorial ; Chippendale. 2
vars. (See page 75.)
■ • Miss Palmer, Upper Gros-
■venor Street, No. 23. Engraved
label.
Pamela. Pamela {nie Wind-
ham). Label. Name in circle,
formed by serpent.
J^MdU ,./^yalt/&v<^i'*'.-
Pardoe. /, S. Pardee. Pic-
torial ; book, wreath, wings,
and pen.
Parfect. Susan Patfect. Ar-
morial i with festoons.
Parke. Frances Margarelta
Parke. Armorial ; Chippen-
dale. She married J. Beard-
more, of Uplands Park, Fare-
ham. Hants. (See iltustra-
Parker. Edilk Ackreyd Man-
tell Parker. Engraved label
3o8
Ladies' Book-plates.
Parker. Ellen M. Parker.
Name on lozenge.
Par KIN. A ugustajane Parkin.
Armorial.
Jane Parkin, Armo-
rial
Parkinson. Juliet Parkinson.
Engraved label.
Parson. Louisa Ann Parson.
Armorial.
Partington. Catherine Part-
ington. Name in wreath of
palms.
Paiterson. Jane Patterson^
189-. By R. A. Bell. Pic-
torial ; a lady playing a guitar.
(See pages 1 26, 309O
- Jane Patterson^ Her Book.
By P. A. B. Pictorial. (See
page 126.}
Paul. Ester Paul. Armorial ;
lozenge.
Sarah Paul. Armorial;
lozenge.
Paynter. Emily Paynier^
Xy Queettsberry Place. G. A.
Leejecit. Armorial; lozenge
with motto in a circular within
a square frame; second var.
without the frame.
Paynton. Dorothy Paynton,
Ann. Dotn. 1626. Printed
label.
Peabody. Ex libris Mary
Peabody, Oakemi^ 1893.
Signed, W. F. HopsoUy N.H.
Armorial and pictorial. Motto,
^^ Books bring books.*^ (See
page 164.)
Peach. Amelia Peach. Armo-
rial ; shaped lozenge.
Peake. Ex libris Emily
Augusta Peake. C. W. S.y
1894. This old initial letter
is of a centur)' old copper.
Sherbom has engraved the
name and signed it.
Pedder. Jane Pedder. Ar-
morial.
Peirce. Dorothy Peirce of
York. May 27, 1763. Label
Pembroke. The Rt. Honble.
Mary, Countess of Pembroke,
Armorial; shield, supporters,
and coronet. She was the
sister of Scroop, Viscount
Howe, and third wife of the
8th Earl of Pembroke.
Penn. Isabella Mary Penn.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Sophia Penn. Armorial ;
floral style. R. M. (Moun-
taine). (See page 64.)
Penny. Sarah Penny. Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Penton. Ann Penton. Ar-
morial; Chippendale.
Perceval. Catherine Mary
Perceval. Engraved label.
Charlotte Isabella Perceval.
Engraved label.
Charlotte Isabella Perceval.
Harry Soane, London. Armo-
rial ; seal inclosing the initials
"C. I. P."; and four lozenges.
Elizabeth Ann Perceval,
1 8 16. Engraved label.
— Elisabeth Anne Perceval,
1 8 16. Printed label.
— Mary Perceval. Armorial ;
in square frame, with flowers
and motto.
Mary Perceval Bouton,
1804. Engraved label.
— Mary Jane Perceval.
Viscountess Perceval. Ar-
morial ; shield, supporters,
and coronet.
Percy. Lady Charlotte Percy.
Armorial.
Perryn. (Sarah Perryn)
Bloomsbury Square. Cypher.
Pery. Jane Pery. Prmted
label.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 309
PESHALL. ElUth. Maria Mayo), 1893. (Sec page
Peshall. Annorial; loienge; 188.)
much curved. Philips, Caroline Philips. Ar-
Peters. Charlotte Mary morial.
Peters. Armorial; shield. Phillips. Mary Dorothea
BOOK-PLATE OF JANE PATTERSON.
Sarah Peters. Annorial; Phillipt. Annorial; shaped
shield. lozenge.
Sarah Jane Peters. Mrs. Phillips. Armorial;
Phelips. Constance Phelips, shield.
Montacuit. Engraved label Pickford. Frances Pickford.
JD wreath. By G. M. (Lady Annorial.
310
Ladies' Book-plates.
PlERSON. Eliz, PUrson^ Lon-
don^ printed in the year 1764.
Printed label. Motto, God is
love and thafs a mercy, (Sec
page 196.)
PiGOTT. Charlotte Pigott, of
Whilton^ Middlesex^ 1737.
Armorial; Jacobean.
Pin. Ruth Pin. Engraved
label.
Pinfold. Arabella Pinfold,
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Louisa Pinfold, Armo-
rial ; shaped lozenge.
PiNNOCK. Lucretia Pinnock.
Armorial.
PiTCAiRN. Elizabeth Pitcaim,
Armorial.
Plowden. Margaret A, T, C.
Plowden, By C. W. Sher-
bom. Armorial; lozenge with
marguerite decoration.
P LYM O UTH. The Right Honble,
Bridgit^ Countess Dowager
of Plymouth, Armorial ; lo-
zenge, supporters, coronet, and
motto.
Pole. Margaret Louisa Pole,
MDCCCLXXXx, Signed .<4V^. En-
graved label.
Pollard. Miss Pollard.
Leather label.
POMEROY. Emily Pomeroy,
Engraved label.
Pom FRET. The Right Honble,
Heftrietta, Countess of Pom-
fret^ Lady of the Bed Chamber
to the Queen, Armorial. (See
page 57.)
Henrietta Louisa^ Countess
of Pomfret^ one of the ladies of
the Bed Chamber to her
Majesty^ 1733* Armorial. (See
page 19.)
The Rt, Honble, Henrietta
Louisa feffreySy Countess of
Pomfretf Lady of the Bed
Chcmiber to Queen Caroline^
S, Wi invt. Armorial. (See
frontispiece and page 56.)
POMFRET. {Countess of Pom-
fret,) Anonymous. Armorial ;
lozenge and supporters.
PONSONBY. Georgiana Pan-
sonby. Armorial ; shield.
Geraldine Ponsonby^ 1882.
Printed label
MeUfel Ponsonfy, Designed
for a child by Ladjr Mayo.
Pictorial ; winged child-figure
with festoons and ribbons.
PONTHiEU. Baroness de Pon-
thieuy Warwick Ft, 145,
Strand, Armorial ; lozenge,
angel supporters, and coronet
on clouds.
Pope. Lji\dy\ Beata Pope,
April 3, 165 1. Printed
label.
POPHAM. Miss Sarah Pop-
ham^s Book, Printed label.
Popple. {Popple impaling
Mure,) Anonymous. Armo-
rial ; Adam.
Porter. Anna Margaretta
Porter, Armorial ; lozenge
suspended from a bow of
ribbons, palm branches below.
^-^ Ex libris fosephine E, S,
Porter, N, H, 1895. ^^^' f-
Hopson. Pictorial. Motto,
" Praeterit enim figura Hujus
Mundi,^^ (See page 164.)
Portland. Winifred {Duchess
of) Portland, By C. W.
Shcrbom, 1889. Motto, ^' Here
may I rede all at my ease Both
of the Ncwe and OldeP (See
page 116.)
Portsmouth. Countess of
Portsmouth, Engraved label,
U. P. in circle.
Pott. Anna Louisa Pott,
Name in garter.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 3 1 1
Pott. Harriet Pott, Name in
garter.
Power. Christina Power,
Crest and motto.
POWERSCOURT. JsabellaPowers-
court (Viscountess). 2 vars.
Engraved labels.
Powis. H, A, Powis (Countess).
Coronet. She was Henrietta
Antonia, daughter of H. A.
Earl Powis and wife of the
1st Earl Powis of the new
creation, 1830.
PowLETT. Right Honble, the
Lady Ann Powlett, Armorial.
Pratt. Elizabeth Pratt, Ar-
morial.
PRESSDEE. Mary Pressdee.
Printed label.
P RE VOST. Ann Elinor Prei'ost,
Armorial.
Price. Miss Price. Crest.
Prideaux. S, T, Prideaux.
Pictorial. The authoress of
** Historical Sketch of Book-
binding."
Priestley. Miss Priestley,
Engraved label.
Primrose. The Honble, Mistris
Primrose, Armorial ; Jaco-
bean.
Prince. Mary Prince, En-
graved label.
Pringle. {Sarah) Pr ingle ^
1753. MountainCy Sculpt,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Proby. Mrs, Charles J, Proby,
Engraved label.
P R YS e. Margaret PrysCy Wood-
stock, Printed label.
PUGH. Elizabeth Pugh^ 1785.
Printed label.
Pultena Y. {A nna Maria Put-
tenay.) Armorial; fine Jaco-
bean plate with boys sustain-
ing the mantle, on which the
lozenge rests.
Punter. Rachel Punter, 1 82 1 .
Leather label.
Purvis. Elizth, Purvis, En-
graved label.
Pym. Ex I ibris Juliet Caroline
FoxPym " Carol:' R. A, B,
Pictorial. " We bid you to
Hope:' (See page 123.)
Ex libris Yolande Sylvia
Nina Noble Pym. R, A. B.
Pictorial. Mottoes, " Via^'
''Poetry^' " Prose^' " We bid
you to Hope:' (See page 122.)
Pytches. Charlotte Pytches,
Engraved label ; palms.
Charlotte Pytches, Printed
label.
Pybus. Catherine Amelia
Pybus. Longmate, Noel St,
Armorial.
A, I, E. P. (Pym). Armorial.
C. P, (Proby.) Armorial ;
lozenge.
C, E, D. P, Armorial ; oval
shield on mantle. Countess'
coronet.
C. F. P, (Poulett). Countess'
coronet.
C, M. P, (Peters). Cypher and
palms.
F, P. P, (Pulteney). Armorial.
G, P. (Georgiana Poyntz).
Adam ; Cypher.
H, S, P, (Harriet Scott,
Duchess of Portland).
R, P, P, Armorial.
S, P, (Sarah Perrin), Blooms-
bury Square, Cypher.
Queen. The Queen to Her
Army, 1855. Inscription
within a wreath. This plate
was placed in the books given
by Her Majesty to her sol-
diers during the Crimean War.
312
Ladies' Book-plates. •
Queen's College. Queef^s
College^ London, 71 Moring
sc. Presented by , Oval
monogram label. (See page
97.)
QuiN. Georgina Olivia Quin.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Radford. The Book of Dollie
Radfordy signed B, E, P,
Pictorial ; a harpist playing
under a tree, two youthful
figures carrying books on
either side.
Radnor. Helen Mathilda^
Countess of Radnor, By C.
W. Sherbom. Armorial ;
Chippendale. (See page 118.}
Ram. Mary Ram. Printed
label.
Ram BOUI llet. Margaret Ram-
bouillet. Printed label.
Ramsay. {Ramsay.) Anony-
mous.
Lady Ramsay of Dalmain,
Armorial : shield (Baronet's
wife).
Lady Ramsay of Balmain,
Armorial ; lozenge (Baronet's
widow).
Rancliffe. Elizabeth Mary
Rancliffe (Baroness). Ar-
morial ; shield, coronet, and
supporters.
R an Ni e. Sophia Rannie^ from
W. G.F, 1823. Leather label.
Ransselaer. Mrs, I'anRans-
selacr. Armorial ; small
shield in red, U.S.A.
Rate. Lucy Ratt\ Her Book,
Deptford^ 1783. Printed label.
R A WLI N so N . Lady Rawlinson,
Armorial ; shield suspended
from bow of ribbon.
Mary Rawlitison, Ar-
morial ; decorated shield.
Raymond. Elizabeth ^ Re^
viond. Armorial; Chippen-
dale.
Raynsford. Eliza Rctvnsfard
ofFinedon. Printed label
Redfoord. Eliza Redfoord,
Crest.
Reed. Catherine P, Saybrook
Reedy Conn. Printed label,
U.S. A.
Reichel. {Reichel.) Anony-
mous ; armorial, circular.
Reid. Anne Reid. Armorial.
Dora Loraine Reid, Ar-
morial ; shield.
Ex libris Julia Cameron
Reid. Pictorial ; by Marion
Reid. (See page 188.)
Louisa Margaret Reid,
Armorial ; shield.
Reynolds. Hannah Reynolds.
Engraved label, frame with
urn, wheat and flowers, U.S.A.
Rich. Mrs. E, Rich, Ar-
morial ; shield with crest and
motto, encircled with palms.
Richards. Gcorgiana Rich-
ards. Armorial ; shield.
Mrs. Sally Richards, 1 744.
Label, U.S.A.
Richardson. Richardson,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Richmond. C. Richmond
(Duchess). Coronet.
E. C, Richmond (Duchess).
She was Charlotte, daughter
of the 4th Duke of Gordon,
and wife of 4th Duke of
Richmond.
M. Richmond (Duchess).
Coronet on scarf. She was
Mary, daughter of the 3rd
Earl of Ailcsbur>', and wife of
3rd Duke of Richmond. (See
RiCKETTS. Mrs.PoyntzRicketts.
Engraved label.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 313
RiDGWAY. Anna Maria Ridg-
way. Armorial ; modern
Jacobean.
Ridley. Lady Ridley. Ar-
morial ; shield suspended
from bow, with palms and
wreaths. She was the daugh-
ter and heiress of B. Col-
bourne of Bath, and wife of
Sir M. White Ridley. Died
in 1806.
RiGBY. Mrs. Rigby, Mistley
Hall. Engraved label.
RiGDEN. Miss Rigden, St.
Lawrence. Engraved label.
Ring. Elizabeth Ring, Junr.
Bristol. Engraved label.
(See page 87.)
Rebecca Ring, Bristol.
Engraved label ; 2 vars.,
second reads Rebecca Ring,
Worcester.
Sophia Ring, Bristol. En-
graved label.
RiSDON. Eliza H. Risdon.
Armorial ; shield and crest.
ROADLEY. Charlotte Roadley.
Crest.
Roberts. Jane Roberts. Ar-
morial ; shield
Mary Ann Roberts. I. D.
Engraved label.
The Seal of Mary Ann
Roberts. Armorial ; circular.
Robertson. Arethusa Robert-
son. Armorial ; decorated
lozenge.
Helen Laing Robertson.
Engraved label ; names in-
scribed on initials.
Robinson. Dorothea Robinson,
July 19, An. Dom. 1746.
Printed at the theatre in Ox-
ford. Printed label.
KcUherine Gertrude Robin-
son, Armorial ; lozenge en-
circled by ribbon with name.
Robinson. Mary Hendon
Robinson. Printed label.
Mysie Craig Robinson.
Pictorial. Motto, "-^4 Book
for thought, a nook for rest.**
(See page 198.)
Rockingham. M. Rocking-
ham, Grosvenor Square. En-
graved label.
M. Wentworth Rocking-
ham (Marchioness). Armo-
rial ; supporters.
BOOK-PLATE OF THE DUCHESS
OF RICHMOND.
Rodbard. E. Rodbard. Ar-
morial. (See page 107.)
S. Rodbard. Armorial ;
similar plate to that of E.
Rodbard.
RODES. Mary Rodes, Her Book.
Derby, Printed Jan, 1729.
Printed label.
Roe. Ex libris Florence A.
Roe. A. Maude. Pictorial.
(See page 147.)
Rogers. The Seal of Mary
Ann Rogers.
Rolfe. Louisa Rolfe (name
in MS.). Armorial ; shield,
crest, and motto.
ROOKE. Miss Rooke's. Ar-
morial ; lozenge on mantle.
ROOS. The Right Honble.
Rachel Manners, Lady Roos,
1700. Armorial. (See page
24.)
S S
314
Ladies' Book-plates.
Rosalind. Rosalind \ by C.
W. Sherbom, 1888. The
same design as the Benjamin
and Amy Elkin plate, but
diflferent names on the books.
Rose. Constance Lydia Rose,
Rosebush with name on rib-
bon, drawn by H, Gough^ J.
Sachs, sc,
Mrs. Rose. Engraved
label.
Miss Rose of Kilavrock,
Armorial.
Ross. {Lady) Mary Ross. Ar-
morial ; shield.
Rothschild. Lady de Roth-
schild. Engraved label.
Round. Anna Christiana
Round. Armorial ; decorated
lozenge.
ROWE. Jane Rowe. Armorial ;
lozenge suspended from bow
with palms.
Miss Rowe. Armorial ;
suspended lozenge, palms.
RUCKER. Caroline Rucker.
Armorial ; shield in clouds ;
two sizes.
Lucy Rucker. Armorial ;
shield and crest.
RUDD. Ex libris Agnes J.
Rudd, 1893. By Warrington
Hogg. Pictorial. Motto,
" The ever welcome company
of books P (See page 197.)
Ruff. Joanna M. Ruff,
Washington City. Printed
label within a border of
American eagles. U.S.A.
RUSHOUT. Honourable Anne
Rush out. Engraved label.
Russell. Ela Monica Russell
(Lady). Armorial.
Harriet Russell. Crest
and motto.
foanna Russell. Ar-
morial.
Russell. Martha Russell. Ar-
morial.
Maud RusselL Mono-
gram C. W. S. Foliated
decoration.
Rust. Miss Lucy M. Rust. 1797.
RUTTLEDGE. Margaret Rutt-
ledge. Crest.
C. R. (Countess of Rosslyn).
Cypher.
F. E. R. Smith Sc. Pictorial ;
initials on a scroll which is
supported by a female figure,
and an old tree.
F. H. R. Mistley Hall. Label.
(Mrs. Rigby.)
J.A.R. (Juliana Anne, Countess
of Roden). Coronet ; cypher.
(See page 84.)
K. R. 1789. 2 vars ; initials
in lozenge with ribbons.
L. R. (Baroness).
R. R. Tring Park. Cypher,
double R. (Lady de Roth-
schild).
Sabine. Frances Sabine, 174^.
Printed label.
St. Albans. Dutchess of St.
Albans. Engraved label.
Maria, Duchess of St.
Albans. Engraved label.
St. George. Melesina St.
George. Armorial ; lozenge
suspended by ribbon : motto.
She was the mother of Arch-
bishop Trench.
Salter. Ex libris Edith
Agnes Salter. Pictorial ; an
open book on which is the
motto, ^^ Amor et Sapiential
A lighted lamp rests upon
another book.
Elizabeth Salter, Battle-
field, 1 797. Printed label.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 315
Sambrooke. {Sambrooke,)
Anonymous.
Judith Vanacker Sam-
brooke, Armorial ; Chippen-
dale, lozenge.
Sandwich. Blanche Sandwich,
Armorial ; shield and coronet ;
name on ribbon wound round.
The Rt, Honble, the
Countess of Sandwich, Ar-
morial ; Jacobean shield with
supporters, helmet, crest,
coronet, and motto.
Sandys. Sedley Frances Bur-
dett Sandys. Warwick sc,
145 Strand, Armorial ; shield.
(Sedley Frances Burdett mar-
ried Charles Sandys of Can-
terbury in 1815.)
Satterthwaite. Mary Sat-
terthwaite. Armorial ; lozenge
surrounded with scroll-work
frame.
Sattery. Elizabeth Sattery^
1797. Printed label.
Saunders. Jafte Caroline
Saunders. Name on shield,
floral decorations.
Martha Saunders^ ^777-
Armorial.
Savage. Anna Maria Savage.
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Mary Savage, Armorial ;
ornamental lozenge.
S A VILE. Cordelia Savile, Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
Henrietta Savile. Ar-
morial ; same plate as the
preceding.
Savill. Martha Savillyjune2^y
1 767. Noble Art and Mystery
of Printing. (See page 3.)
SCAWEN. Letethea Scawen, Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
ScHALCH. Gertrude Geraldine
Schalch. Engraved label ;
name in wreath.
SCHELLEY. Frances^ Lady
Schelley, Armorial.
SCHIMMELPENNINCK. Mary
Anne Schimmelpenninck^
Harley Place, Clifton. Print-
ed label. " The wicked bor-
rowethy andpayeth not again,
Ps.xxxvii.2iJ^ (Seepage 194.)
L. and M, A, Schimmel-
penninck. Bristol. Label as
above ; 2 varieties. Second
inscribed, 8, Berkeley Square,
Bristol.
SCHREIBER. Lady Charlotte
Schreiber, Armorial. (See
page 71.)
Scott. Lady Frances Scott,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Margaret Scott, 1 882. C. IV.
S. Armorial. (See page 117.)
Miss Mary Lilias Scott
Armorial. (See page 81.)
— Mrs. Scott, Pictorial ;
library interior in which Min-
erva sits reading a volume of
Pope.
Mrs. Scott of Bellevue.
Armorial ; pendent shield, two
sizes.
SCRI MGEOUR. Margaret Scrim-
geour. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
SCROPE. Emily Scrope. Ar-
morial ; shield surrounded by
knot in the heart of a conven-
tional rose.
SCUDAMORE. The Right Hon-
ble. ye Viscountess Scudamore.
Armorial ; Jacobean lozenge,
supporters, motto, and coro-
net.
Seafield. Louisa E. Seafield
(Countess). Armorial ; shield,
and supporters, coronet, hel-
met, motto, and border.
Selfe. Sarah Anne Selfe,
Armorial; Adam.
3i6
Ladies' Book-plates.
Selwyn. Anna Maria Selwyn,
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Sempill. Maria Janet Sem-
pill (Baroness). Armorial ;
supporters.
Sever. New England His-
toric Genealogical Society
Sever Fund, Engraved label.
Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Parsons
Sever, widow of Col. James
Warren Sever, of Boston,
Mass., died at Boston, Dec.
15th, 1877. (See Obituary in
the New England Historical
and Genealogical Register,
vol. 32, page 60.) Mrs. Sever
bequeathed to the Society
5,000 dollars, for the purchase
of books for the library.
Sewell. Phebe Sewell, book,
Sept. II, 1781. Printed label.
Seymour. Isabella Seymour.
Armorial ; seal, motto.
Maria Seymour. Armo-
rial ; lozenge and motto.
Alary Seymour. Printed
label.
Shackleton. Mary Shackle-
ton, B alii tore. Prmted label.
Shaftesbury. Anne Shaftes-
bury. Countess' coronet.
Shallcross. Maria Anne
Shallcross. Printed label.
Sharp. Jud, Sharp. Armorial;
in frame.
Shaw. {Ann) Shaw.
Edith Shaw. Armorial.
Shelley. Frances, Lady Shel-
ley. Armorial. She was the
daughter and heiress of T.
Winckley of Brockhole, and
wife of Sir John Villiers
Shelley, of Mansfield Park,
Sussex.
S h K pp a R D. Ma ry A nn Cotton
Sheppard. Armorial.
S HELTON. Miss Amy Stewart
Shelton, The name in a
frame, decorated with pansies.
U.S.A.
Sheridan. Mary Lothrop
Sheridan, By H, Soane^
1892. Armorial ; motto and
decorations.
Shewell. E, 5. Shcwell.
Armorial ; motto.
Shipstone. Mrs, Elen Ship-
stone. Printed at Nottingham,
Printed label.
Shore. Gertrude Shore, En-
graved label ; urn and gar-
lands.
Short. Catherine Short, Ar-
morial ; pendent lozenge.
Mary Ann Short, Ar-
morial.
Shorte. Martha Shorte,
Sevenoaks, Kent, 177^. Print-
ed label. 3 vars., dated
respectively 1774, 1783, and
1788. (See page 30.)
Sibley. Miss Sibley, 99, Un-
den Gardens. Armorial.
Sibthorp. Maria Waldo Sib-
thorp. Armorial ; shield.
Simcoe. Caroline Simcoe^
Wolford Lodge. Printed la-
bel.
SiMCOX. Martha Simcox, Her
Book, August 30. Anno Dom,
1670. Printed label.
Simmons. Ann Simmons. Ar-
morial ; Jacobean.
Mchetabetl Simmotis. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
Sinclair. Miss Sinclair, En-
graved label ; piano and harp.
Singer. Sal lie Singer. Pic-
torial. Man and woman in
antique costume carrying a
lozenge on which are the
initials S.S. Motto, ^^VAmitie
c'cst L Amour sans ailes.^^
(See page xiv.)
/. English Ladies' Plates. 317
Singleton. Mary Montgom-
erie Singleton (Violet Fane,
poetess). 2 vars., pictorial. A
figure playing a lyre, in a
locket suspended from a rib-
bon on which is the motto
" Levius fit patientia et
amove P She was Mrs. Sin-
gleton, and married in 1894
Sir Philip Currie, Ambassador
at Constantinople.
Sk ELTON. Ada Stuart Skeiton,
1892. A pansy with the motto,
" Plus penser que direP
Skey. 5. Z. Skey : Spring
Grove, Armorial. (See page
55.)
Skilton. Mary M, C, S,
Skilton^ Brentford. By M.
Skilton (herself), 1894. Pic-
torial; initials composed of
larvae with flowers and shells.
Skinner. C. 7. Skinner, Ar-
morial ; shaped lozenge.
E, T. Skinner,
Skipwith. Ijidy Skipwithy
Newbold Hall. Armorial.
Sligo. Louisa Catherine Sligo^
(Marchioness). Engraved
label. (See page 62.)
Smirke. Mary Smirke. Pic-
torial ; lithograph, landscape.
(See page 69.)
Smith. Ann Smithy 1822.
Leather label.
- Honble. Eliza, Lady Smith,
Armorial ; shaped lozenge.
Elizabeth Smith. Armorial;
elaborate Chippendale lo-
zenge. (See page in.)
Elizabeth Smith, En-
graved label with small crest
on the frame. (See page %T,)
Emily Smythies Machell
home of the last A bbot of Bury
St. Edmunds ob. March^ 1 540.
My birthplace:'
Smith. Jemima Margt,
Smith. Armorial ; shaped
lozenge.
The Arms of Lucie Smith.
Armorial; shield and crests,
motto, seal.
Maria Woodrouffe Smith,
Engraved label.
— Mrs, Smith, Armorial;
modem Chippendale.
Mrs. Smith, Halesowen
Grange. Armorial ; modem
Chippendale.
jR ache I Smith's Book, Ber^
wick on Tweed, 1825. Printed
label.
Smith E. Susannah Smithe,
Armorial ; Chippendale lo-
zenge, standing m landscape.
Somerset. Isabel Somerset,
Reigate Priory. Engraved
label ; name in conventional
laurel wreath.
Lculy Heniretta (sic)
Somerset, 17 12. Armorial;
(See pages 10 and 26.)
Af. Somerset (Duchess).
Smith. By Miss E. Greene.
Pictorial ; old house, on an
open book is inscribed : ^^Last
Coronet.
Somerville. Aul. Somerville^
d.d. By T, E. H. Pictorial.
Motto, "Z>/V. sapientiae, soror,
Mea. es^ (See page 95.)
Sophia. Sophia. Engraved
label ; name in wreath.
H.R.H, Princess Sophia,
Name in wreath; coronet.
(See page 318.)
SoTH eby. Sarah Sotheby, 1 79 1 ,
Very small printed label.
Southampton. TheMostNoble
Ann, Duchess of Southampton,
. 1704. Armonal. (See page
15.)
Southwell. Miss Trafford
3i8
Ladies' Book-plates.
StmlhattU. Annorial ; lo-
tenge, suspended by ribbons.
Sparung. [.May Sparling nie
Morris.) Anonymous ; picto-
rial ; plate inscribed From the
Branch to its Flower, Jutu
1S90, designed by Walter
Crane, IV. H. Hooper Sc.
(See page 133.)
Sparrow. Ckarhiu Sparrow.
Lady Olivia Barnard
Sparrmds Lending Library
/or Huntingdon and God-
manchester. Armorial;
loienge in circle.
Spencer. {Countess Spi-ncer.)
Anonymous. 2vars., armorial;
loienge, supporters and
coronet. She was Margaret
Georgina, daugliier of the Rt.
Hon. S. Poyntz, and wife of
the ist Earl Spencer, died in
1814.
G^orpna Madelina Spencer.
Armorial shield.
G. S. Spencer, London.
(Countess.) Cypher uid Coro-
Sperlinc. Mary Speriing.
Annorial.
Stack. Mrt. I. Stad. En-
graved label.
Stathah. EltMth. Awursham
Statkam,\Z\t. Leather label
Stamford. Mary, Countest^
Stamford. Armorial ; shield,
supporters, coronet and
Stanley. Henrietta Margaret
Stanley. Armorial ; Cupids.
Stansfeld. Agnet Johmiott
Slansfeld. Annorial ; lozenge,
supporters, mottoes.
Agnes Johnston Stamfeld.
Armorial; lozenge encircled
by ribbons on which is the
Stauffer. Florence Scribner
Siauffer, 1894. Armorial.
Motto, " Veritas Securis,"
morial ; decorated.
Steile. Mrs. Henry Steile.
Label. U.S.A.
Stein. Mrs. James Stein.
■ Crest,
Stephenson. Mary Stephen
son. Armorial ; shield.
St I ;w art. Alice E. Shaw
Slnvart. Armorial ; seal.
Anna Helena Stewart,
1766. Printed label.
Jeannie Stewart, 4 March,
1869. Crest.
Miss Sara Stewart,
Printed label.
Mrs. Genl. Stewart. Crest.
Stirling. Christian Stirling.
Armorial ; loienge, with
clouded background.
Stoddart. Frances Agnes
Stoddart. Engraved label.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 319
S. M. Slokei. Susan Stratton. D. Straiten. Ar-
Mary Stakes of Chellenham. morial.
the daughter
George Stolces, Esq.,
founder of the " Parker
Streatfeild. Martha Stnat-
feild. T. W. Sculp. AnnoriaL
(See page 321.)
ITLORCNCCSCRlBNKSTAUrFER'
BOOK-PLATE OF FLORENCE SCRIBNER STAUFFER.
ciely" for the pubhcalion of
the works of the Fathers.
Strafford. Countess of
Strafford.
The Rt. Honbh. Ann,
Countess of Strafford; Ar-
morial ; Jacobean shields
accol^, coronet, supporters,
Strange. Ann Strange. Ar-
Strickland. {Henrietta
Strickland.) Anonymous.
Armorial She was the
daughter of Sir William
Strickland of Boynton Hall,
Yorkshire, bom in 1779, died
1 3;g. She was a good water-
Ar-
320
Ladies' Book-plates.
Strutt. Elizabeth StrutL
Engraved label.
Fanny Strutt, Engraved
label.
Stuart. Mary Napier Stuart,
Armorial; shield.
Stubbs. Anne StubbSy Uttox-
eter. Printed label.
Jane Susan Stubbs, Ar-
morial ; shield.
Stuckey. AnneStuckey, En-
graved label with motto on
ribbon.
SUFFiELD. Suffield (Baroness).
Coronet.
Emily H, Suffield (Baro-
ness). Coronet. She was
Emily Harriet, daughter of
Evelyn Shirley, Esq., of Eat-
ington, wife of 3rd Baron
Suffield.
Jennie Suffield. By Sidney
Heath.
SULIVAN. Elizabeth Sulivan.
Warwick sc, 145, Strand.
Armorial ; shield.
Mary Sulivan. Engraved
label.
Mary Sulivan. Harwich.
S U LLl E. Katherine Sullie.
Crest and motto.
Sullivan. Anna Maria Sul-
livan. Crest encircled with
olive branches.
Sumner. The Property of
Caroline S. Sumner^ Otisy
Mass: December 1827. Printed
by G. Whipple. An unfin-
ished frame in one corner of
printed label. She was the
sister of Judge Increase
Sumner of Great Barrington,
Mass., U.S.A.
S U R R EV. C harlot te^ Countess of
Surrey. Armorial ; shield,
coronet and palms.
Sutherland. Marchioness
of Sutherland, Dunrobin
Castle,
Swann. Miss Swann, En-
graved label.
S weetman. Elinor Sweetman,
By Agnes Castle. Pictorial.
(See page 175.)
SwiNNEY. Charlotte Louisa
Swinney. Armorial.
Edith Anne Swinney.
Armorial ; shield.
Symes. Milly Symes,
Synnot. Jane Synnot, Pic-
torial.
S and royal crown. (Queen
Charlotte.) (See Charlotte.)
S, &* B. (Countess of Suffolk
and Bucks).
A, S, Armorial ; lac d'amour.
A. S. (Miss A. Scot). Let-
ters in Gothic circle.
C. S. In wreath.
C. S. Bishton. (Charlotte
Sparrow). Cypher.
E. S. (Lady Elizabeth Smith-
son). Armorial ; Jacobean.
E. E. S. (Lady Sherborne).
G. S. (Countess Spencer).
H. M. S. A. (Stanley of Alder-
ley). Cypher.
L, S. (Louisa, Viscountess
Stormont).
(Lucy, Viscountess Stor-
mont).
T, B. S. Initials on a mantle
and coronet. (Marchioness
of Stafford.)
Talbot. Anne Talbot, Ar-
morial.
Taluot. Mary Talbot.
(Baroness.) Armorial ; Jaco-
bean. (See page 83.)
Mary Talbot (Countess).
Armorial ; Chippendale. (See
page 81.)
Tara. Lady Tara. Coronet.
I
/. English Ladies' Plates. 32 1
Tavler. Franca TayUr.
Armorial.
Taylor. Ex libris Nelly H.
Taylor. Pictorial ; C. A. L.
Motto, " Without Knov/Udge
Love is vain, v/it/iout Love
Knowledge is vain." (Sec
page 203.1
Tennant. Margot Tennani.
The same design as the pre-
ceding. She is the wife of the
Rt. Honble. H. H. Asquiih,
late Home Secretary.
Tennyson. Julia France t
Tennyson, 1814. Printed
label.
BOOK-PLATE OF MARTHA 5TREATFEILD.
Tempest. Ai
pest. SeaJ.
Temple. Frances Temple.
ArmoriaL
Mary Temple. Crest.
TempletON. Margaret
Maria Tern- Tenterden, Lady Tenderden,
1883. Armorial; shield, sup-
porters, coronet and motto.
Thistlethwayte. Cath.
Thistletkwayte, Armorial.
(See page 76.)
Templeton. Engraved labeL Thomas. Margaret Thontai.
Tennant. A. L. Tennant. Armorial j Chippendale.
Laura Tennant. By H. Rachel Thomas. Rail Mor-
Soane. Locket contamtng gan Coy sc. Armoria].
initials, surmounted by a crest. Thompson. Honble. Cara-
T T
322
Ladies' Book-plates.
Annorial ;
lint Tkompsi
shield.
Thompson. Elisabeth Thomp-
son. Armorial.
G eorgina Thompson.
Crest and motto.
Mary Anne Thompson.
Annoiial.
Sarah Thompson. Poole.
Printed label.
THORROLD. Thorrold.
Throckmorton. Lucy
Throckmorton. W. Dar-
ling, Gt. Newport St.
TiCHBORNE. Mrs. Tichbomt.
Engraved label, name in
floral frame.
TiNDALL. Hannah Tindall,
1 77 1. Label.
( Tipping.) Anony-
Sophia Thompson. En-
graved label.
Thomson. Geargianna Thom-
son. Crest and motto.
Thornhill. Mrs. Thornhill.
Engraved label, border with
flowers and emblctns.
Thornton. Augusta Thorn-
ton. I'resfnIcdAy Mrs. FJha
Ford of Cti/ton, 1848. Name
encircled by strap.
Thorold. Elizabeth Thorold.
Armoriiil.
G. S. Thorold.
mous. Armorial ; Chippen-
dale.
Ti.SD.\U- Kath. Maria Tisdall.
Armorial. (See illustration.)
TOTTIE. F. S. Tottie. C.
Baker. Armorial.
Towi.E. Ex libris Ada Maria
Tirn'k, 1B94. Pictorial ; a
lady scaled in .1 wood reading,
bus!, books, and masks beside
TowNSF.ND. Mts. Townsend.
Engraved label.
TowNSHKND. Anne, Vis-
BOOK-PLATE OF MISS EUNORA TUITE.
324
Ladies' Book-plates.
countess Townshend, Ar-
morial ; shield and coronet
with palms.
Towns HEND. The Honbie,
Dorothy Townshend, Armo-
rial; Jacobean.
Letitia Townshend. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
Marchiofiess Townshend.
Armorial ; shield and coronet
with palms.
— The Honbie, Mary Towns-
hend. Armorial; Jacobean.
Mrs, Mary Townshend,
Armorial ; Jacobean.
T R E F U S I S. Eliz. Trefusis,
Armorial ; lozenge suspended
from bow of ribbon.
Lady Trefusis, Armorial.
Trelawny. Lady Trelawny.
By Hughes. Armorial ; shield
and crest.
Trench. Caroline Elizabeth
Cooke Trench, Armorial ;
shield, seal.
Letitia le Poer Trench.
Armorial.
Trevelyan. Florence T. Cac-
ciola Trevelyan, Hallington
Demesne^ Northumberland.
Taormina Sicilia. Armorial ;
shield and motto, 2 crests
placed one above the other.
T rev EN EN. Miss S. Trevenen.
Armorial.
Trewsdale. {Trewsdale, Co.
Lincoln.) Anonymous. Ar-
morial ; Chippendale.
Trinder. Mrs. Jane Trinder,
Printed at Oxford^ June 1 8,
17 1 3. Printed label.
Tripp. {Tripp.) Anonymous.
Tritton. Margaret Tritton.
Armorial shield.
Trotter. Ex libris Mar-
garit(c Trotter. Armorial ;
circular.
Trotter. Margaret Trotter,
Armorial.
Tuckerman. Mary Perry
Tuckerman, Armorial.
Tufnell. Ellen Mary Tufnell,
Armorial ; crest, helmet, shield
and motto.
TuiTE. Miss Elinora TuiU,
Armorial. (See page 323.)
TUNSTALU Mary Wycliffe
TunstcdL A remarkable land-
scape plate. The central
object is a tree, to the left of
which is a gothic mansion
with three towers, on the right
at a greater distance, is a more
modem residence. Under the
tree is an altar or pedestal
inscribed: ^"^ Sacrum Sciential
In the midst of various objects
lying in the foreground is an
oval shield with armorial
bearings. In front of the
older mansion two female
figures are walking. The
copper of this plate measures
3J inches by 4^.
Turner. A. O. and L. O.
Turner^ Oaklands. Armorial.
Ex libris Martha Turner^
1894. Designed by H. A.
Headlam. Pictorial ; a lady
in her garden watering tulips.
TwiSDEN. Lady Twisden. Jen-
nings. Armorial ; Chippen-
dale.
Lady Twisden. Jennings.
Engraved label.
Tyrconnell. Countess of Tyr-
connell. Armorial ; shield,
coronet, and supporters.
E. Tyrconnell. Engraved
label ; floral border.
Tyson. Anna Tyson. With the
best wishes of her sincere
friend^ E. T. 3 Co loss, I'i^^i^.
Leather label. (See page 5.)
/. English Ladies Plates. 325
Tyssen. Amelia Daniel Tys-
sen. Engraved label
illustration.)
Tys-
(See
£•. r. (Taylor). W, Darling feet
Gt Newport SL Baronet's
wife. Armorial ; lozenge sus-
pended from a ribbon with
leopards as supporters.
(Taylor of Lysson Hall and
Jamaica.)
UvEDALE. Mrs, Sophia live-
dale, Ipswich, 1794. Printed
label.
UXRRIDGE. Jane, Countess of
Uxbridge, Armorial ; lozenge,
supporters, and coronet.
Vallance. Mary ' Gertrude
Anne Vallance, Armorial ;
shield, crest, and motto.
BOOK-PLATE OF AMELIA DANIEL TYSSEN.
M, K, T, Baroness' coronet.
Mary Katherine, wife of 2nd
Baron Thurlow. She was a
celebrated actress, and died
in 1830.
Uns WORTH. Elizabeth Uns-
wortlCs Book, 2 vars., en-
graved labels ; one plain, one
with the rhymes, ^^ Read
slowly ^^ etc. U.S.A. (See
page 195.)
Vane. Anne Vane, Armorial ;
Chippendale ; motto.
Vansittart. Caroline Van-
sittart. Armorial.
Vaughan. Penelope Vaughan,
Armorial. Adam's decora-
tion with palms.
Veitch. Mrs, Veitch, Armo-
rial ; shield, crest, and motto.
Verrall. Laura Verrall,
Southover, Armorial ; shield.
Vernon. /. G, Vernon, Ar-
morial
326
Ladies' Book-plates.
Vesey. The HonbU, Constatue
Mary Vesey, C. W, S. Armo-
rial ; mod. Jacobean.
Mrs, Vesey, Gretton^ Sculp,
Engraved label in border of
lac d'amour.
ViLLiERS. Mrs. Villiers, Close-
burne. Engraved label with
initials within a wreath of
jessamine. Motto, ^^ Altiora
Peto:'
VilT-A-Real. Elizabeth Sarah
Villa- Real, Armorial ; oval
shield and crest stamped on
the paper.
VOSBURGH. Minnie S, Vos-
burgh. Armorial ; shield and
crest. Motto, " He thatloveth
a good book will never want
a faithful friend^ a wholesome
counsellor^ a cheerful com-
panion^ an effectual conifori-
erP U.S.A.
V, (Victoria, Princess Royal.)
Initial in garter.
V, R, Balmoral. i sizes.
Ex Bibliothec. Res;, in Cas-
tel. IVindsor. J. 11'. IVest.
Mary By fields sc. Arms,
coronet, and garter. 3 sizes.
C, V, (Countess of Vcrulam).
Cypher. (See page 84.)
Wade. Anna Sutton Wade^
1779. Leather label.
Wadman. The Honble. Mrs.
W adman. Armorial ; Chip-
pendale ; shield and motto.
Wakefield. Emily Mary
Wakefield. " The entrance of
thy words giveth light. Ps.
cxix. 130. Given to her as a
Memorial of her Baptism by
her Godfather^ Frederick An-
thony White^ xxvi March^
1882." Label
Waldegrave. Annette^ Count-
ess of Waldegrave, Armo-
rial ; lozenge, supporters, coro-
net, and motto.
Maria^ Countess of Walde-
grave, Armorial ; shield with
garter and supporters.
Wale. Marga^t*^ Phil"^,
Wale, Armorial ; motto.
Wales. Princess of Wales.
Walker. Anna Walker, Ar-
morial stamp ; shield with
crest. Jacobean decoration.
Anne Walker, Armorial.
fane Walker, Name in fes-
tooned frame. (See page 114.)
Mary Walker's Book,
Printed label.
— Afiss Walker. Engraved
label.
Afiss Walker^ Southgate.
Name on ribbon with flowers.
(See page 327.)
Sarah Walker. Armorial ;
shield, festoons, crest, and
motto.
Wall. Hannah Wall, Afarch
25///, 1744. Leather label.
Wallace. Lady Wallace. En-
graved label.
Afary Wallace Her Book,
Edinburgh. Printed label.
Walling ford. Af. C. Wal-
lingford, (Viscountess.) Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; loz-
enge and coronet.
Walpole. Frances Afargaretta
Wal pole — Charlotte Louisa
Walpole. Armorial.
Af. Walpole. Armorial.
Afargaret Walpole,
Afargaret WalpolCy 1894.
By Miss C. Armytage. Lib-
rary' interior. (See page 178.)
Walsingham. C. M. Walsing-
/. English Ladies' Plates. 327
ham. Stamped annorial ; loz-
enge.
WaLSINCHAM. Mrs. Watsing-
kam, Nrw Portugal Strut.
Engraved label in frame.
Walter, Charlotte Walter.
Printed label.
The Honble. Mrs. Waller.
Armorial; Chippendale;
shield and crest.
The Hon. Afrs. Walter.
Printed label.
Warren. Elizabeth Warren.
Armorial ; shield suspended
from ribbon.
Elisabeth Warren. Books.
Mary Warren, 1894. By
E. B. H{oare). Ornamental
label.
WartoN, Mrs. Richard War-
ton. Engraved labeU
Waters. Waters.
Clara Erskine Waters.
Armorial ; shield, and crest
OF MISS WALKER.
Wandesford. Countess of
Wandes/orJ. Engraved label.
She was Agnes Eliiabcth,
daughter and heiress of John
Southwell, Esq., of Ennis-
couch, County Limerick, and
wife of Earl of Wandesford.
Married in 1756.
Ward. Emily Cecilia Ward.
Armorial.
Harriet Anna Ward. By
Muitlow. Armorial.
Wardlaw. Horatia Wardlnv/.
Armorial ; shield.
Warren. Aunt Martha War-
ren. Armorial.
Watkins. Anna Wattins.
Armorial ; Chippendale ; print-
ed in green, the name added
afterwards in black. Oval
shield, with crest, and helmet.
Waj-son. Arabella Watson.
3 sizes i armorial. (See page
80.)
Harriet Wa/soti, War-
wick sc. Annorial ; shield.
Watts. Anne Watts. Crest,
Elizabeth Watts, Her Book,
May 1, 1698. Printed label.
Way. M. Way. Armorial.
Louisa Adelaide Way Her
Book. T. R. Way, 1895.
328
Ladies' Book-plates.
Motto, ^^Infinite Riches in a
little room!* (See page 1 50.)
Weaver. Weaver, Armorial.
Webb. E, F. Webb, Armorial.
Mrs, S fencer Webb,
Webster. Lady Webster.
(Baronet's wife.; Armorial ;
shield.
Wedderburn. Mary Wedder-
bum (Lady). Engraved label.
Welch. Mrs, Welch, Ar-
morial.
Weldon. Hon, Mrs, Weldon^
Bayview^ Wicklow, Printed
label.
Wellesley. Ex libris Ada
Hamilton Wellesley, By Mrs.
Dearmer. Pictorial. Motto,
"/?rt niolte S telle mi Vien
questa LuceJ* (See page 180.)
Wells. Harriett Wells, 1816.
Printed label.
Wemvss. Mrs. Erskine Wemyss,
Engraved label.
Wentworth. Mrs. Juliana
Wentworth, Daughter to
Thomas Horde Esq. of Coat
in Oxfordshire, 1707. Ar-
morial ; second variety of this
plate is dated 1709. (See
page 26.)
West. Emma West, Ar-
morial.
Mrs. Sarah West. Ar-
morial.
Westcott. Mary Westcott,
1795. Leather label.
Westmacott. a. M. West-
macott. Chippendale ; loz-
enge, branches, and ribbon
knots.
Weston. {Mary Weston.)
Crest, name in MS.
Wharton. Agnes R. Wharton.
T. D. L. Jn.—C. W. S, sc.
Pictorial. "//I libris lux.^^
(See page 117.)
Wharton. Susan Mary Anne
Wharton, Armorial ; shield.
Ann Whitacre,
Whitaker. Ar-
Whitacre.
ArmoriaL
Whitaker.
morial.
Whitbread. Elisabeth Whit-
bread, Armorial ; circular
shield with name on garter
surrounding it.
Whitby. Mrs, WhUby, New-
landSyiZyi, ArmoriaL 4vars.
(See page 69.)
White. Margaret White^ 1895.
C, W, S, Floral plate. (See
page 116.)
Ex libris Alexandra Grace
White, Pictorial. M, Reid,
(See page 187.)
Wilde. Catherine Wilde. Ar-
morial ; "clouded"; motto.
Wildes. Agnes Wildes, Ar-
morial.
Wilkinson. Anne Wilkinson.
Armorial.
J. Wilkinson. Armorial ;
Chippendale.
Willan. Mrs. Elizabeth Wil-
lan. Armorial ; shield sus-
pended by ribbons, rose-
branches, etc.
Isabella Maria Willan,
Engraved label.
Williams. Cliarlotte Williams.
Armorial ; shield, helmet, and
crest (modem).
{Kate Williams). Anony-
mous ; armorial.
M. Williams, Armorial.
Miss Williams, 25 Baker
Street. Engraved label.
Miss Williams, Penpont.
Armorial.
Mrs. Williams, Armo
rial.
— {Onslo^v Williams). Anony-
mous : armorial.
/. English Ladies' Plates. 329
WiLLOUGHBY. Frances Wil-
loughby. Armorial ; palms.
Sarah Willoughby, Print-
ed label.
WjLMOT. Bequeathed by Bridget^
Lady Wilmot. Engraved
label.
Wilson. (Anne Wilson.)
Name in MS. ; suspended
armorial shield, palm and
olive branches.
^— E, IVilson, Hepscot. Ar-
morial ; shield.
Isabella Wilson, Rigmaden
Park. Printed label.
Jane Wilson, Armorial ;
shield.
Jane Wilson. Printed
label.
(Miss Wilson.) Name in
MS. Same plate as that of
Anne Wilson.
Windham. Lady Windham.
An early plate.
Windsor. Ann Wifidsor.
Name in circle, Gothic orna-
ment.
The Honble. Mrs. Cathe-
rine Windsor. Armorial.
Wingfield. Miss Wingjield.
Engraved label.
Wise. Ex libris E, Lilian
Wise. West del, iSg4. Sapere
Aude, Pictorial. (See page
129.)
WiTHAM. Catherine Witham.
Printed label.
Witts. Sarah Witts. Armorial;
Chippendale lozenge, name on
scroll.
WOLLASTON. Anna H, Wol-
laston. Printed label.
Catherine Wollaston. En-
graved label; floral decora-
tion.
WOLSELEY. The Honble,
Frances G. Wolseley, 1891.
U
By C. W. Sherbom. Armorial;
lozenge with festoons.
WOLSELEY. Louisa WolseUy
(Lady), Cloud 6r» Shop land.
Holbom. 1890 del. Name in
frame with motto below :
^^ But knowledge is asjood, and
needs no less
Her temperance over appetite,
to know
In measure what the mind
may well contain.
Oppresses else with surfeit,
and soon turns
Wisdom to folly, as nourish-
ment to windP
Viscountess Wolseley.
Initials in locket with coronet
and ribbons.
WoMBWELL. Lady Wombwell.
Armorial.
Wood. Wood. Armorial ; with
palm and festoon decora-
tion. (See page 105.)
Mary Wood. Armorial.
Mary Wood. Engraved
label ; name on scroll within
Chippendale frame.
Woodcock. Anna Woodcock.
Armorial.
WooDi field. Margt. Woodi-
field. Armorial ; lozenge in
locket, flowering palms.
Woodrooffk Selina, Mary
Woodrooffe. Armorial.
Woods. (Woods.) Anonymous.
Armorial.
/Catherine Woods. Ar-
morial ; suspended lozenge
from ribbon bow.
Woodward. Ex libris Edith
Woodward. Pictorial. U.S.A.
(See page 330.)
WOOLLAN. Ex libris Florence
Woollan. Pictorial. By
Marion Reid. (See page
189.)
U
Ladies' Book-plates.
330
WOOLLS. Mrt. WoeUs^ Kit-
knocks, Hanti. Arniona].
WORDSWORTH. Anna Words-
worth.
WoTTON. Aime Wo/Ioh, her
Book, Augst, iitk, i-jio.
Printed at Cambridge, etc.,
etc. Printed label.
Wren. Anne Wren, IVroxhall
Abbey, Warwickshire. Ar-
morial.
Wrench. [Wrench.) Anony-
mous. Annorial.
Wright. Helen Wright,
Hahion Library. Armonal.
Mrs. Wrij^ht, Ben/inci
Street. Engraved label.
WrOTTESI.KV. Mary Wrottcs-
ley. Armorial ; Chippendale.
Wyatt. Isabella Wyatt. West
Grinstead Place, Sussex, Ar-
morial.
Wyatt. MissWyatt. Aimorial.
WvNDHAH. EltanorWyndkam.
Engraved label
D, S, m.*bsler\ Armorial;
shield in loxenge frame.
E. W. (Countess WaJdegrave).
/. W. (Jane, Countess of West-
moreland). Coronet in frame.
Fait par VaUnti A Rome,
J, R. M. W. (Wright) Ar-
morial; shield.
Af. W. (Marchioness of West-
minster.) Enji^ved labeL
~— Af. W. Cypher in loienze.
N. W. Armonal.
YONGE, C. M, Yonge (Charlotte
M.), Amiorial. Authoress of
"The Heirof Redclyffe,"etc.,
YORSTOUN, Emma Grierson
Yorstoun. Armorial ; lozenge,
crest, and moita
YOUNc;. Jane Young. Armorial.
Olivia Maria Young, En-
graved label.
A. and E, Y. (Varborough).
Armorial. (See page 349O
L. M. Y. (Yorke). Armorial.
Zandt. Ex libris Margaret
■von Zandt, 1895, by W. F.
Hopson. 1 ovals accoM with
a small armorial lozcnj-e be-
tween them. On one is ihe
motio, ^Ah -well I loi'e these
bm>irs 0/ mine That stand so
trimly on their shelves, With
here and there a broken line.
Fat "quartos " jostling modest
"twelves:' A curious com-
pany lown. The poorest rank-
/. English Ladies' Plates. 331
ing with their betters. In brief
a thing almost unknown^ A
pure Democracy of Letters.
J. G. Saxe: The other oval
is a library interior.
ADDENDA,
Hon. Mrs. Charles Bruce, 1850.
Susan Clark, 1824, Leather
label.
Anne Damercue, 1856. Armo-
rial ; seal.
Ex libris Mollie Derbyshire,
1895. Label.
Mary A. Eggar, 1 858. Label.
Margaret Gall(r)vays Book, lioy
Engraved label.
Ann Gavey. Printed label.
Eliiabetk Diana Cunning. En-
graved label.
E libris Harriet C , Janu-
ary, 1886. Pictorial
Sarah Heseltine, 1873. Label.
Hanttali Dockwray Lancaster,
1857. Label with God's Pro-
■videnci, etc.
Marion. Pictorial C W. S.,
1888 (U.S.A.).
Martha Sarah Macread/s
library, left August, 1887, to
Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell.
St. Catherines Convent of Our
Lady of Mercy, Baggot Street,
Dublin, Founded December
\ith, 1831. Engraved label.
Elisabeth Statkam, 1816.
BOOK-PLATE
II.— FOREIGN LADIES' BOOK-PLATES.
Aa(VANDEr). Annavander Aa
eii. u. iiic (1597). Printed
label ; woodcut border, Dutch.
(Sec page 207,)
Abel. Matkild^ Abel lUe
Btreitd (1893). By Saltier.
German, (See page 228.)
An HALT. H'-nrietta Kalhe-
rine, Fiirstin von Aiihalt.
German, i8th century.
ASCHENBKENNER. Christiana
Asiluubrcnner lUe Musculus,
1518. German. (See page
207.)
Austria. Erzkerzoi^n Eliza-
beth voii OesUrre'icli. (i8th
century.)
G. M. A.—C. R. Wran^el pi,t:
M. Heland, fee, {Gustafva
Magdalciu Artull.) Anony-
mous, oval pictorial plate,
Swedish. (See page 231.)
M. A. Initials crowned with
three crowns and hung with
the order of the Golden Fleece.
This plate probably belonged
to the Empress Marie Anne,
wife of Ferdinand II, She
was the daughter of Duke
William V. of liavaria (early
seventeenth centur>').
Bachofen. Aus d4r Backer'
sammlung von Alberltne
Bacliofen'.w>iEcht,d.j. By E.
Dopier 1B91. An elaborate
annorial plate. German. (See
pages 239, 333.)
Alberline Bachofen von
Echl, d. Ae., 1893. By E.
Dopier. Pictorial. German.
(See pages 229, 335.)
Bauen-Dourlach. Caroiitie
Louise, Margrave de Bade-
Doiirlacli, nA t-and^. de
Hesse-Darmsiadt. 6\A ar-
morial plate. German, iSth
century.
Bagce. Aus der BUchersatnm-
iiing von B. Bogge (1895).
Pictorial; landscape. German.
(See page 190.)
Bavaria. Maria AnnaCarolina
P/aliz-Grdf. bey Rhein. Ger-
man. Early i8th century
plate.
Marie Anne, Electrice
de Baviire. Nfe Princess of
Poland. Circa 1780^ Munich.
Armorial. German.
//. Foreign Ladies' Plates. 333
ItEAUMANOIR. Ex LiMs a
Made, de Beaumanoir. Ar-
morial, French. (See page
211.)
Beauvais. DuUgs de Madatne
guier, nil La QuianU. Ar-
morial ; in circular frame.
Modem German.
Berry. (Duchesse de Berry.)
Anonymous ; armorial. Arms
^S
^^f».s
H
H
||Pa»8(t'B%
^^p
llODK-Pl.\rE OF ALBERTINE
VON ECHT.
la Marichaie de Beauvais, A
Madame de Poix, la Belle-
fitle. Printed label. Gift-
Bgnsheimer. Ex lihris J.
A. Bensheimer • Mannheim.
Signed Ida Coblena. Pictorial.
BfeRiNGUiER. Claire Bdrin-
im paled. Duchess' coronet,
avars. French. (Seepage 215.)
Bethmann. Freifrau Heleiu
von Belhrnann, nde Baroness
Wend land. Modern German,
BlaCAS. ComUsse Xavier de
Blacas. Modem armoria].
334
Ladies' Book-plates.
BOISGELIN. Madame la Com-
tesse Boisgelin Dame de Re-
mirement. Motto, "/« vir-
tute visP Armorial ; coronet.
Cupid supporters. French.
BOLLEN. Avis aux Seigneurs
et Datnes arrivant a Spa,
VEpouse Bolletty tide Desoer,
Imprimeur-Libraire^ occupant
toujours sa Boutique^ rue de
V Assemblies d Spa^ prend la
liberti cToffrir ses services et se
recommende aux Seigneurs et
Dames pour Vempression de
leurs Cartes de Visile et de
CongS^ qu'elle imprime comme
de coutume et pour tout ce qui
regarde son commerce de Li-
brairie et Impritnerie. Elle a
un lusortiment complet de
Livres Fraf^ois et Anglais
qu^elle donne en lecture pen-
daftt la saison dont elle en dis-
tribue le Catalogue. Elle
revolt ri^guli^rement deux fois
la semaine Ics Gazettes Fran-
^oises^ Angloises etlrlandoises^
qu'ellc donne d, lire par sou-
scription. On trouve chez la
meme du Papier d, dcrire de
toutes qualith. Plumes,
Encre . et la plus fine cire
cCAngleterrc.
To the Nobility and Gentry
at Spa.
Mrs. Bollcn^ born Desoer, in
the Assembly Street at Spa,
Keeper of the English and
French circulating library,
begs leaifc to reconnncnd her-
self to the nobility and Gentry
and her Friends in particular,
lor the printing of their Visit-
ing cards^ commonly used at
Spa. She receiiu's a^ usual
twice a lueek the English,
Irish and French Newspapers
by Souscription,
NB, English books lett outy
and stationary ware of all
sorts sold. (See page 223.)
BONNEMAINS. Vtesse. de Bonne-
mainsy 1888. French. (See
page 233.)
BONNEViALLE. Distribution
des Prix Pensionnat des Soeurs
de Notre Dame d Marche, i er
Prix de Bonne Conduite dd-
cernS d, Melle Mary Bonne-
vialle Elhfe de la division
Supirieure le 13 Aoikt 1891.
La SupMeure Sr, Antoinette
des Anges, Prize Plate.
BORDE (DE la). Biblioth^que de
Madame de la Borde, En-
graved label. French.
Bouchard. Madame de Bou-
chard. A ugustus in. et Sculp.
Old engraved label. French.
Broglie. Madame la Mard-
chale. Duchess de Broglie.
Armorial ; two shields accole
on a crowned ermine mantle.
Two marshal's batons crossed
behind, roses below French.
Brunswick. Elisabetha Sophia
Maria verwittwete Herzogin
zu Br. u. Luen. (Brunswick
and Liineburg.) Armorial
with coronet. German, i8th
century.
Bu (du). Madatne du Bu de
Longchamp by Ollivaulty 1 79-.
French.
B u rg h tcse. Ex legato S or oris
Napoleonis Paullinae Bur-
ghesiae. A.D. mdcccxxv. Gift
label. Italian. (See page 223.)
/.. B. (Madame Baillieu). F'.
Vernon del : Fmile Sulpis
Sculp. Librar>- interior.
French.
BOOK-PL-^TE OF ALBERTINE a\CH01'EN VON ECHT,
336
Ladies' Book-plates.
Cavalcanti. Ex libris A, de
Cavalcantu Portrait plate.
Brazilian. (See page 234.)
Chastel de la Howardries.
Bibliothhque de la Comtesse du
ChtLstel de la Howardries^
nie Moniury - Homgacherde
Chateau Vt'eux, Maclines,
Motto, " Porte en sot Honneur
it FoiP Armorial. French.
(See page 210.)
— (Anonymous) ; the same
on a mantle.
Chavernac. Bibliothique de
Madame Chavernac, Signed
P. B, lith, Nicolas Digout, Ar-
morial ; Chippendale ; shield,
with initials C. C. cupids in
clouds and rays. Motto, " To
Kill Time or amend I am a
ready FriendP French.
COLLREPP. Amanda von Coil-
repp nie von Borcke^ 1892.
Costa DE Beauregard. Marie
Costa de Beauregard. Ar-
morial ; lozenge in frame.
Savoy. (See page 220.)
COURLANDE. BibUotheque de
S. A . <9. Madame la Duchesse
de Courlande. Armorial.
(Circa 1820.) German. (See
page 226.)
G, C (Gerda Carlander) 1890.
Signed M.J. Eighorn. Anony-
mous ; literary label. Swedish.
D'Alleray. Madame dAUe-
ray. Durand D, V. inv. del
Louise Le Daulceur Sc.
French.
Mademoiselle nAlleray.
Armorial ; lozenge, and bank
of roses. Motto, " Ficcola si
ma studiosaJ* French. (See
page 218.)
Damas. Comtesse Charles de
Damas, French.
D'Arberg. La Comtesse tPAr-
berg de NeufchateL (18th
century.) Swiss.
D'Arconville. A Madame
dArconmlle. Signed, C
Eisen Del Louise le Daulceur
Sculp, etin. Pictorial French.
(See page 218.)
Dassel. Margareta von Das-
sely 24 Dec. 1769. Armorial ;
German. (See page 208.)
Daulceur. Madame Le Daul-
ceur, Ed, Bouchardon in del,
Louise le D, sculp. French.
See page 217.)
Madame le Daulceur,
Smaller unsigned plate.
French.
Deichmann. Hilda Eveline
Marie von Deichmann. Ar-
morial ; shield, coronet, crest,
supporters, and family motto
in black octagonal frame.
German.
Despin. Madame la Marquise
des Armoises et Despin^ cour
1733. Armorial.
D'Hallot. Marie Catherine
d'Hallot. 1 78 1. French. (See
page 216.)
D I ETRICHSTEI N. Maria Doro-
thea Princessin von Dietrich-
stein nt!e Princess Salm, Ar-
morial; 1 8th century, Austrian.
Dohna. Anonymous, armorial
plate with coronet, inclosed in
circle. (Hedwig Ulrica Grafin
Dohna, n/e Baroness de Geer.)
DOLFINO. Caterino Dolfino.
Armorial ; Italian. (See
page 222.)
D'OssUN. Bibliothique de
Madame la Ctesse. d^Ossun.
//. Foreign Ladies' Plates. 2>Z1
Arms impaled ; ducal coronet.
French.
D OTTER. Anna Gustasz Dotter,
Elvia 1688. Label. Swedish.
(See page 208.)
D'YVE. Anne Therese Ph,
//' Yve, Armorial ; Jacobean,
coronet. This lady died in
Bruxelles, 25 March, 181 4,
aged 75 years.
Eggenberger. An anonymous
armorial plate of 1 5th century.
(See page 207.)
Elizabeth. Madame Eliza-
beth de France. (See page 54.)
EsTERHAZY. Comtesse d' Ester-
hazy nde Comtesse Plettenberg.
(Circa 1870.) (See page 224.)
Etevenon. Ex libris de Ma
Tante Pauline Etevenon^
P, Adolphe Varin del sc.
1880. Library interior, cypher
on book, G. E. French.
Fleury. Bibliothlque ci Ma-
dame la Marquise de Fleury,
Armorial ; shields, accoM,
coronet, and supporters.
French, i8th century.
FOLTZ. Biblio, de Me, Foltz nie
Fottia de Piles, Printed label.
FOURBAIN. Les A rmes de Mile.
de Fourbain de Janson qui
Epousa Monsieur de Cambris
de Villeron. Armorial ; coro-
net, and supporters, old French
plate.
M, A. G. F, V. K, V. W. G,
G. V. IV, = M. A. Grafin
Fugger von Kirchbcrg und
Weissenhom gebome Grafin
vonWelsperg. Bavarian, 1 8th
century.
Gallitzin. Amalitty FUrstin
Gain tz in. German, i8th
century.
Gemmingen. Maria Elizabethy
Baronne de Gemmingen^ n^e
Grafin von Nesselrode-Lands-
cron (circa 1 750-1 775). Ger-
man.
Georgel. Ex libris de Marie
Georgel, Signed Ad. Noel
Gr, Literary plate. French.
(See page 219.)
Germany. V. Princess Royal,
Coronet. (H.M. Victoria,
Empress of Germany.)
An anonymous plate, in-
scribed Zum 27 Februar 1881
die Corporation der Berliner
Buchhdndler. Dedication for
the wedding of the present
Emperor and Empress of Ger-
many.
H.M. Auguste Victoriay
Kaiserin und Koenigin (Em-
press of Germany and Queen
of Prussia, 1893) G. Otto, '93.
(See page 227.)
Girangy. Madame de Girangy.
Boisgelou. French.
GOTTSCHED. Z. A. V.
Gottschediae, biblioth., nie
Louise Adelgunde Victorie
Kulmus. German, i8th cen-
tury.
Guaita. Ex libris Pauline v.
Guaita Geb. Fellner^ Frank-
furt^ A. M. Pictorial ; signed
W. S. (Schulte) 1895. The
inscription is on the leaves of
an open book, which rests on
a balcony overlooking a piece
of water ; on a tiny islet stands
a pedestal with classic bust.
Mountains form the back-
ground. German.
GUEMEN^. BibliothiquedeMe.
La Princesse de Guemeni.
X X
338
Ladies' Book-plates.
Armorial ; oval rocaille frame
and coronet.
GUENET Delouye. Ex HMs
L, E. Guenet Delouye. Armo-
rial French. (See page 213.)
T. G. {Princesse Tatiana Ga*
garitu^ demoiselle d*Honneur
de LL, M. M. les ImMrtUrices
de toules les Russies^ Anony-
mous plate. (See page 225.)
Hahn-Basedow. AusderBib-
liolhek der Grafin Therese
Hahn-Basedow geb, Gfin,
Henckel von Donnersmarck^
1890. German.
Hausen. AlexandrUy Freifrau
V, Hausen^ geb. von Colfrepp,
German.
Elisabeth (Baroness) von
Hausen (tiie von Hartmann-
Knoch. Designed by her
brother-in-law, Erich Freih.
V. Hausen. German.
Elisa (Baroness of) Hausen
{n/e von Francke). Armorial ;
by her son Erich Freih. v.
Hausen (1893).
Henzler. Pauline von Hem-
ler^ Edle von Lehnensburg^
geb. Freiin von Grossschedely
1894. An elaborate armorial
plate consisting of two shields
accol^, background of trees,
musical instruments and books
on bracket, clouds and rays.
German.
HiLDEBRANDT. Frau Marie
Hildebrandts Buch^ 1893.
Hug EL. Freiin Alex: von
Hiigcl 1875. German.
Jeetze. Sophie Marie Charlotte
de Jcetse^ n/e von Lattorf.
By Gerickt. German, i8th
century.
JONSAC. Madame la Comtesse
dejonsac, T wo shields accoM;
ducal coronet and supporters.
Karadja. Princess Karadja.
Shield, supporters, helmet,
crest and motto on ermine
mantle surmounted by royal
crown. The late Prince Ka-
radja (Greek) was formerly
Turkish Ambassador at the
Hague.
Klingspor. Madame von
Klingsbor nie Liliestrate.
Swedish.
Knobelsdorff. Elizabeth von
Knobelsdorff, Arms in frame,
decorated with roses and
quatrefoils. Circa 1892.
KOENIG. Elise Freiin Koenig,
1857. German.
Elise Freiin Koenigy 1873.
Armorial. German. (See
page 221.)
Kryspin. Aus der Biicher-
sammlung von Rosa Kryspin.
Armorial. Austrian.
KUSSEROW. Charlotte von
Kusserow 1894. German.
Labriffe. Margueritte Gene-
vieve de Labriffe^ Comtesse de
ChoiseuL Armorial. French.
(See page 210.)
La force. Bibliothlque de Ma-
dame la jy''"'' de Laforce,
Arms impaled, ducal coronet
and mantle. French.
Langlac. Moilame La Com-
tcsse de Langlac.
Laubespin. ^Mde. de Laubespin
Chan de St. Louis. Label
BOOK-FLATE OF MARY DE LAMERIE,
340
Ladies' Book-plates.
with ornamental border. Circa
1 790. French.
Leiningen-Westerburg.
Josephine Graefin zu Leynin-
gen- Westerburg'NeV' Leynin-
gen. Two shields accold, coro-
net (1889). German.
Aus der Buechersammlung
Marie Magdalene Grdfin su
IMningen Westerburg gebor-
enen Rogalla von Bieberstein
MUncheny 1892. Armorial. W.
Behrens, (See page 341.)
Ex libris Marie Magdalene
Grdfin zu Leiningen- Wester-
burgy geborne Rogalla von
Bieberstein 1 895. Signed
Hamboeck &* Co. andSch. v, B,
Pictorial. German.
Lerchenfeld. a la Baronne
de Lerchenfeld Siesbach nde
Comtesse de Hashing, Ar-
morial. German, 1 8th century.
(See page 212.)
Lichtenstern. Lili (Baron-
ess) 7'^;/ Lich tens tern, Geb. von
Ehrenfi'ls 1892. 3 vars.
LiNDHElMER. Clara Lindhci-
mer^nde von Reiche). Signed
E. Docpler,\2>()2. Two shields
with crests supported by a
female figure in the centre.
German.
Livingston. Miss R. Living-
ston. Frankfort. By Miss
Bagge. German.
LowTzow. Jenny von Lowt-
Z01U, 1894. Coloured ; ar-
morial. German.
Lucca. Ex libris di S. M. la
Diichessa di I^itcca. (Circa
j8oi.) Italian.
Mac Mahon. {La Marquise
de Mac Mahon.) Anonymous.
Armorial ; shield, supporters,
coronet, helmet, crest and
motto.
Mecklenburg. (^Luise Frie-
derike, Herzogin von Meck-
lenburg, geb: Herzogin von
Wiirttemberg.) Anonymous.
German, i8tn century.
Mellet. Mde, la Comtesse de
Mellef, Signed Ed. Bouchar-
don in, del. Louise L^ D,
Sculp. French.
Bibliothique de Mde. la
Comtesse de Afellet. Pictorial.
French. See page 218.)
Meyer. Alice Meyer. Name
label, floral decoration. Ger-
man (1895).
MiRBACH. Camilla, Freifr.
von Mirbach (1891). Ger-
man. (See page 233.)
(Wilhelmina Griifin von
Mirbach, nde Countess of
Thun - Hohenstein, Harff),
anonymous. Armorial plate,
two shields accold and coro-
net. Signed G. Otto &^ H.
Riffarth. German (1889).
M I ss IONS. Missiotis de France,
Associations des Dames. Pic-
torial, in circular frame. Three
crosses on a hill. French.
MoNTBLANC. BibUotli^que de
Mnie. le Comtesse de Mont-
bianc, Baronne d'lngelmun-
stcr. Arms, coronet and
supporters. Signed. French.
Mont FORT. (Marie Theresa,
Grdfiji von Montfort.) Anony-
mous. Armorial plate. She
was a Princess of the German
Empire, and Abbess of
Buchau in Suabia about 1700.
German.
MONTRON". Madame la Com-
tesse de Montronf^. Arms im-
paled, coronet and widow^s
knot.
BOOK-PLATE OF THE COUNTESS OF LEININfiEN-WESTERBURG.
342
Ladies' Book-plates.
MUENCHHAUSEN. CUmetUitu
von Muenchkausen {jUe von
derGabelentz). Modem plate,
1895. German.
C M. Initials in lozenge, knot
at base.
EX'UMsW.M. (WallyMoes).
Pictorial plate. Dutch. (See
page 232.)
vars., dated 1891 and 1893.
German.
OZY. Ex libris Alice OMy.
Signed Aglaus Bouvenne^ sc
1884. Monogram.
O. N, C, Cypher in clouds and
rays; coronet. Olga Nico-
lale^na, Queen of Wurttem-
berg. Russian. (See page 224.)
Noi. Ex libris de Madame La
Comiesse de No^, Aglaus
BoHvenneinvt^ sculp. 1888.
(See page 222.)
NOTT. Ce livrc a iU meriti par
Mile. A. Nott et lui a did
donnddans la y.lme Division
pour jflme Prix d*Ecriture
dans la disiribution solennelU
qui a en lien dans une des
Sailes du Pensionnai des de-
moiselles, Podevin leio Sep-
tembre 1803. L Abbd Pode-
vin et Soeurs. School prize
plate. (See page 223.)
Oettingen. Comiesse Rcg-
nante d^Oettingen^ Balderen et
Soeteren, m'e Comiesse Trouch-
sess de Zeil^ Wourzac et
Friedberg, Printed label.
German, i8th century.
Oeynhausen. Buecherei der
Susantui Graefin von Oeyn-
hausen geb, Kaijser, (1894.)
German.
Offknburg. Aus der Biblio-
ihek des Klosters su Notre
Dame in Offenburg i, B. — Sch.
V. B. 1895. (W. Schultc von
Briihl.) Pictorial. German.
(Sec paj^e 230.)
OlTO. Margarethe Otto, 2
Palm. Freyin Julie Palm,
German. (Circa 1858.}
Pannewitz. Von Pannewitz
Miinchen. By G. v. Urlaub,
Armorial ; shield, helmet and
crest German. (Circa 1891.)
Pens. De la Bibliothique de
Mme, la Marquise de Pens,
Armorial ; two shields accol^,
Angel supporters and coronet.
French.
Pfeffel. Madame la Baronne
Pfcffel, Alsatian, 19th centur>'.
P LESS EN. Lxi Baronne Barbe
de P lessen, nde Princesse Gaga-
rine, 2 vars., one in Russian,
one in French.
Pompadour. Marquise de
Pompadour, French.
Pont. Ex libris Baronin
Hdline de Pont-Berzeviczy.
Signed^. Krahl, Two shields
accol^ in an ornamental frame
supported by cupids (1895).
Printz. Baroness Printz nde
von Meyer, German, i8th
centur>'.
Przehorsowsky. Maria Anna
Grliffin Przehorsowsky Geb,
Griiffin Palffy. Fine armorial
plate. (See page 225.) Polish,
1 8th centur>\
Randwijck. Gertrude de
//. Foreign Ladies Plates. 343
Randwijck, Armorial ; loz-
enge and coronet. Dutch.
Raymond. {Comtesse Marie de
Raymond,) Anonymous. Ar-
morial ; lozenge, coronet and
motto, ^^ Are de mon no
mudereP French.
Reitzenstein. Helene^ Fret-
frau V. Reitzenstein, Ger-
man, 19th century.
Reuss. Marie Alexandrine
Pr, Reuss VIL^ nie Herzogin
V, Sachsen, Her husband
was for some time ambassa-
dor at Vienna. Modem
German.
Reuter. Baroness George de
Renter. Armorial ; shield,
helmet, crest, coronet and
supporters. (See page 222.)
ROBERT-TORNOW. Ema Robert-
Tomow geb, Wedekind^ 1893.
By G.Otto, Cartouche with in-
scription supported by amo-
rini.
ROBERSART. Biblio de la
Comtesse Juliette de Robersart,
Chateau de Wambrechies. Ar-
morial ; coronet, modem
French plate.
Roland. De la Biblioth^que
deMme, Roland de Challerange
Conseillhre au Parlement, Ar-
morial and pictorial. (See page
215.) French.
Rond6. Madame Rondi^
Galerie du Louvre, Old ar-
morial plate with coronet.
French.
ROQUIN. Roquin nie Bouquet,
Armorial ; with coronet, label,
wreathed frame. French.
ROSAMBO. De la Bibliothhque
de Madame la Prisidente de
Rflsambo, Armorial; impal-
ing Mortier, ducal coronet.
French.
ROULLIEU. De la Bibliothique
de Miss Roullieu^ No, 5. Pic-
torial ; label. French. (See
page 217.)
RZEWUSKA. De la Biblio, de
Madame la Comtesse Constance
Rzewuska nde Princesse Lu-
bomirska. Small pictorial
label, female figure in centre,
palm branches, etc. Russian,
1 8th century.
F, R, Vivat, (See Sachs-Gotha.)
Sachs. Ex libris Mariae de
Sachs ^ 1 89 1. Armorial. Ger-
man.
Sachs-Gotha. {Luise Dorothea^
Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha,)
Anonymous plate, with initials
F, R, German. (See page
209.)
Sachs-Weimar. Sophie Gross-
herzogin von Sachsen- Wei-
mar-Eisenachy Koenigliche
Prinzessin der Niederlande^ 8
October^ 1892. Golden wed-
ding plate. 2 vars. German.
(See page 226.)
St. Gertruds Gemeinde.
Biichersammlung der Deutsch-
en St, Gertruds Gemeinde^
Stockholm, Motto, ''Fiirchtet
Gott, Ehret den Konig,'' Pic-
torial ; Madonna standing on
a crescent, holding a church
in one hand, and a cup in the
other.
Salm. Elenore Reichsgrdfin
Salm geb, Grafin von Zaruba^
1749. Armonal. German.
Sandouin. Ex libris E,
Sandouin, Pictorial ; a girl
standing at a book-case, spirits
of the pest around her, signed
H, V, Somur,
344
Ladies' Book-plates^
Sattler. Rosa Sattler, Pic-
torial. By Sattler, (See page
228.) .
Schneider. Christiane Hen-
riette Schneider^ 1823. Ger-.
man.
SchOnburg. Comtesse de
Schbnburg, Modem.
Schramm. Ex libris Julia
von Horrti ffi' Schramm {iZc)^),
German.
SCHULTE. Waltrud Schult^s
Jugend'Bibliothck, Juvenile,
plate. (See page 229.)
Mein Buck Cecilie Schulte
V, B^ (Briihl). Pictorial.
SicuR (de). Bibliothique de
Mdme, la Vicomtesse Henry
de Sigur, Armorial. French.
Seinsheim. Comtesse de Sein-
sheim n^e Baronne de Franck-
enstein. Pictorial. German,
18th century. (See pa^-^c
228.)
Seisskl. Augtisfe Comtesse de
Seissel d^Aix nie Baronne de
Rcizenstcin, Annorial ; one
supporter. 2 vars. Modern
German.
Sembrich. Marcella Sembrich.
3 varieties, 1892. Armorial
and musical.
S E V L K R . Ex libris Margaret he
Seyler gcb VVickmann, Ar-
morial ; lozenge pendent from
ribbon bow, arms impaled,
dexter side charged with tre-
foils, which also form a decora-
tion round the lozenge and
inscription. Signed T. Henris,
M argarcthc Styler gcb,
VVickmann^ A". Dam, 1895.
Armorial ; crest, helmet, and
shield. Signed (Hy) T. H.
Silly. Madame de Silly.
S I N D L I N G E N. " Sindlingen.'^
Anonymous. Plate belonging
to the Princess Colloredo-
Mannsfeld n^e Princess of
Oettingen.
Sobernheim. AusderButcherei
von Frida Sobernheim, Pic-
torial. Book-shelveSy etc., in
diamond-shaped frame, over
which is placed a square frame
with the mottoes, ''''Age quod
Agisi' " Wahrheit und Klar-
heit^ ^^ Set Welch bet eines
Andren Schmerz : Doch bei
dem Deinem Hart Wie Erz^
^^ Let not the sun go down
upon your wrath, ^ A lady
reading by a lamp, flowers, a
violin, etc., are introduced.
Signed 18 0^94. German.
St A EL. Madame de Stael, Cop-
pet. French.
Wilhelmina Stael von
Jlollstein. Armorial ; coro-
net in clouds, etc. (See page
220.) Swedish.
Stan DISH. Madame Standish
n^e Des Cars. Engraved
label in Chippendale frame.
Starzinska. (M. R. Grafin
Starzinska.) Nizza. Modern.
Anonymous. Armorial.
Stolberg. Eicon. Maximil.
Christine Princcsse de Stolberg
nt'e Comtesse de Reuss, 2 vars.
Two shields accol^ on ermine
mantle with crown. She was
Regent of Stolberg from 1 767
to 1782, in which year she
died. German.
Anna, Fuerstin zu Stolberg
IVernigerode, geb Prinsessin
Reuss ^ 1893. Germ.an.
Ex libris L. M, S. (L. M.
de Stolberg Comtesse d'Al-
bany). Signed P. S. A, R.
Impel Gr. Cypher on a
lozenge decorated with rose
wreaths, etc. (See page 226.)
//. Foreign Ladies' Plates. 345
Streckeysen. ExlibrisClarae
Streckeysen, Signed /^ Bos-
sert^ Basel, Armorial; shield,
crest, and helmet, 2 sizes,
drawn in the style of Albrecht
Diirer. (Circa 1890.) German.
Sturmfeder. Freiin Olga
Sturmfeder v, OppenweiUr,
(Circa 1875.) Swiss.
M, D, S. Initials and crown.
(Kurfurstin Magdalene Sibille
von Sachsen.)
Tailly (du). a Madame du
Taiily^ Louise L, D. in, sc,
French, i8th century.
Toppler. Maria Dorothea
Toppier, German, 17th cen-
tury.
TOULLE. Ex libris Marie de
Toulle, Armorial ; with coro-
net and si!pporters. (Circa
1750.) French.
Tour (de la). Marie de la
Tour d^Auvergne^ Duchess
de la Tremoille. Early
1 8th century plate. French.
Trautson. Ex libris Mariae
Thcresae Comitissae Trautson
nata Comitissa de Weissen-
wolff. Armorial. Austrian,
1 8th century.
TURENNE. La Princesse de
Turenne nie Princesse de Lor-
raine, Armorial ; 2 shields
accold, with coronet, branches
of trees, and flowers behind.
Background shaded with
clouds. French.
Valicourt. Elizabeth de
Valicourt, Armorial ; Jaco-
bean frame. French.
Vassal. De la Bibliothhque de
M. {de) Vassal (de in MS.).
Armorial ; two shields accol^.
French.
Vaudreuil. Comtesse de Vau-
dreuil, Gouvemement de
Louvre, Small modem ar-
morial. French.
ViCTOiRE. Bibliothtque de
Madame Victoire de France,
C, Baron Sculp, Armorial ;
lilies of France on a lozenge.
(See page 53.) French, i8th
century.
ViNTiMiLLE. Biblioth, de Me,
de Vintimille. Two shields
accold, ducal coronet. French.
VOLCKMANN. Bertha Volck-
mann, mein Buch. Motto,
Furchtlos und treu. By
ErwinVolckmann^ \Z^^, Pic-
torial ; view of Liibeck and
the sea.
Waldburg. Rosina Amcdia
des H, Roem, Reichs Erbtruch-
sdssin Grdfin zue Zeil, Frey-
fraiile Zue Waldburg Wurt-
zachy Marstetten Altmanns-
hoffeny Wolffegg u, WaldseCy
etc. German, i8th century.
Walther. Anna Maria Walt-
herin, German, 17th century.
Warin. Donnd d, la Biblio: de
la ville de Metz par Madame
Veuve Warin en mimoire du
Docteur Warin 1870. Print-
ed label. Alsatian.
Warnecke. Use Warnecke
geb, von LandwUst, By
Sattler. Pictorial. (See page
228.)
Ilse Warnecke gebome v,
Landwiist. By Otto Hupp.
(See page 228.) German
(1888).
Y Y
346
Ladies' Book-plates.
Waxnecke. ExUbriaHtdmig
Warruckt. By Joseph Sattler,
1893. (See page 2a8.)
Wartknsleben. Anonymous.
(Grafin von Wartensleben
nfe von Hc^cndorp.) 1784.
German. (See page 208.)
Weicel, J'AppartieiisdMarie
Elizaieth Jgstph Weigel iU*
de BaudimoMi Hilel 3t Car-
min. Printed label with
" Ve plain J ma eh^e \
mhtx. Printed label Dutch.
17th century. (See page 208.)
WOrtteiiberc. nra Con'
stantitwvma, HertegtH von
IVUrHemberg. Ceiman, 19th
century.
Zeil-WurzaCH. Ce livre aft-
parlimt i T/Urhe Tnichiess
Comtesst de Ztil- Wunach,
Ckanoinesst dts CUpitres
d'ElUn el de St. Ursule d
Cohgm. ArmoriaL German,
i8th century.
BOOK-PLATE OF G. F. I.\RNER.
By C. Lamer-Sugden.
III. LIST OF JOINT PLATES.
.■\CTON. Thonuis A* Sidiuy E.
Acton. Crest and motto.
M'illiam &• Caroline
Aclott. Armorial.
Allen. Ex libris Frances
Louise fr" Cliartei Dtxier
Allen. Pictorial ; Roman
lady on stone seat, books and
scrolls strewn around. U.S.A.
Edtvard and Marianne
Heron - Allen, J"ly>
iiDcccxci. Armorial.
liARLOW. T. 6- E. Barlow.
IJel[, Ex libris A. G. Sf N.
Bell. Ring out the False,
ring in the True. Door leyd
und Vleyd. Pictorial, by
Warrington Hogg. (See page
249.)
Bemrose. Gulietmus et Mar-
garela Rotnana Bemrose. Li-
brary interior in ornamental
frame, with crests.
Bennett. IVm. 6- Elissth.
Bennett.
Benson. Ex libris Robert et
Evelyn Benson. Circular
plate (by Laurence Hous-
man). Mono, Pour Dyen el
mil mye. (See page 250.)
Bekens. Hs. &* Ma. Berens.
Armorial ; Chippendale, (See
page 239.)
Bevan. Arthur &• Magdalen
F. Bevan, 187a Armorial.
Blicke. Dr. 6- Mrs. Blicke.
Blount. Edward <^ Gertrude
Blount. Armorial.
Bowman. Jaeob &• Drusilla
Bowman.
Brockholes. William *•
Blanche Filzherbert Brock-
holes. 1S95, Armorial, Signed
H. M. (John Henry Metcalfe.)
Acrosslhesinislerimpalement,
the name Blanche is en^^ifA
BURGKS. John &• Maty
Burrows. Ex libris Charles
William Burr&ws &• Lottie
Thomas Molt Burrows.
Cleveland. Inter Folia
Fructus. A.C.R., 1895. (See
page 248.) U.S.A.
M. Ph. D. B. M. Ph. D. B.
348
Ladies' Book-plates.
Duke and Duchess of Bava-
ria. (See page 237.}
Cave. W. &* M. Cave-Browm-
Cave, Armorial (See page
245.)
Caulfield. Revd, John Caul-
field^ D,D,^ &* Eupkemia
Gordon of Kenmure^ Arch*
deacon of Kilmore^ 1776.
Annorial. (See page 238.)
Clow. L,&* E, Clow, Crest
Cobb. F. E. M. &* C. Codd.
Armorial. Wreath.
Coke. Edward Thomas &*
Diana Coke. Debdale,
Armorial.
TalM and Charlotte Coke,
Large armorial plate. By J.
D. Cooper.
Collins. Henry &* Anne
Rebecca Collins, Armorial.
Henry &* Elisadet/t Mary
Collins,
CULLUM. Sir John Cull tony
Bart, &* Dafne Susanna his
wife, iy(30, (See page 238.)
Curtis, foseph oy* Eugenia
Maria Curtis.
Dalton. f&*H, Dalton,
Dashwood. S, &* C, Dash-
wood, Armorial ; lozenge.
(Two ladies ?)
Daubeny. H, C Bartiston
&* Amelia Daubeny.
De Chatelain. The artns of
Ernest, Chet'alier de Cha-
telain^ &* of Clara his wife.
Armorial. (See page 246.)
De la Fkld. Amies if Alliance
de Jean de la Feld, Comte de
r Empire Saint Remain. Et de
sa Femme Lady Cecil Jeanne
Fille du Comte de Limerick
Pair d^Angleterre, Armorial
(See page 247.)
De la Feld. Jean de la Feld
Comte de V Empire Saint Ro-
main et Lady Cecil son ipotise
fille du Comte de Limerick
Peur d*Angteterre, Armorial
Smaller variety of the former
plate.
Deschamps. a, &* M. Des-
champs de la Tour. Armorial.
DOWLING. Thomas &* Eliza
DowUng,
Drought. John &* Anna
Drought. Crest and motto.
Drummond. Spencer Rodney
&* Caroline Drummond.
Armorial
C 6* S. D. Crest.
Edgcumbe. Edward Robert
&* Clara Jane Pearce Edg-
cumbe, Pictorial
Edlyne. Thomas Edlyne 5^
Elizabeth Tomlins, 1830.
Armorial ; second variety,
1831.
Elkin. Benjamin &* Amy
Elkin, 1 892. By C. W. Sher-
bom. (See page 239.)
Emerton. Jatnes &* Mary
Ann Emerton.
Erlach. Anonymous. (Hans
Rudolf von Erlach & Edith
von Erlach.) Signed H. \V,f
Armorial. (See page 237.)
H. E. ^ F. E. (Eyton.)
Farrer. F. W, ^ O. Farrer.
Armorial.
Fox. Charles &* Mary Fox.
Fox. Sir Charles &* Lady Fox.
Armorial.
///. Joint Plates.
349
FraNKLYN, Arma Fred. Goodwyn. Charles &- LetiHa
Franklin et Marine, u
Armonal.
French. Thomas Lee &• Mary
A. B. French.
Gardner. Ernest Lloyd 6* Gordon,
Frances Gardner. Gordon.
Goodwyn.
Henry Sf EIW. Goodwyn.
Armorial in oval frame set with
US;^&.
John &• Amy Vernon
Gardner. Crest.
Geizkofler. Zacharias Geix-
kofter -von Gailenbach, Ritter
etc., Maria Geizkoflerin, ge-
bome von Rehelingen, 1605.
{See page 237.)
GiBERNE. G. &* M. Giberiie.
Armorial. *
Gilbert. Alfred 6- Alice
Gilbert. By C. VV. Sherbom.
1893. (See page 239.)
Gregor. //. &• P. Gregor.
Armorial ; Chippendale.
Gurney. Reginald Gumey fr"
Maud Robertson, his Wife.
HaRINGTON. Arma Ricardi
Haringlon el Cecilac Uxoris
Ejus. Armorial 1 seal.
Harris. /. (f D. A. Harris.
Amiorial.
350
Ladies' Book-plates.
Havilu Frederick &* Kate
Havill,
Heathcote. E Bibliotheca
Gilbert D. Heathcote clerici^
et Elisae ejus'uxorts 1858.
Angel supporting shield in
oval frame ; 2 vars.
Heller. Johannes Heller und
Anna Gnoellinger^ 1593. Ar-
morial.
H ENSIX>WE. Francis Hartwell
&• Ann Rich Henslowe^ 1836.
Hodgson. Charles H. Hodg-
son M, Louisa Hodgson, Ar-
morial. (See page 243.)
HOLROYD. James John &*
Sophia Holroydy Whitehall.
Armorial.
Hopkins. Will"^. 6f* Mary
Hopkins y Sharp sc. Pictorial.
(See page 240.)
Howard. George &* Rosalind
Howard^ 1888. Armorial.
HUTTON. (Mathew Button,
D.D., of Maske, Yorks., &
his wife Elizabeth, daughter
of Sir R. burgoyne.) Anony-
mous. Armorial ; Jacobean.
D. &* £, H Harp and wreath.
Jackson. Arma
P ait en Jackson et .
Annac Uxoris ejus,
seal.
Jew ITT. Eli:Bibl
Jewitt et Elizabeth
Armorial ; seal.
Jesuit t F.S.A. del .
Edivardi
Margaretae
Armorial;
.• Llewellyn
Uxor. ejus.
Signed Z.
sc.
Knkiht. a. L &» E. Knight.
Annorial.
Kress. Willie I m Kress von
Kressenstein. Clara geborne
Viatissin 1645. Vulnera
Chris tiy Credeniium Volupteu,
(Sec page 237.)
Lananze. Henry 6* Elis^.
E. Lananze. Armorial.
Leith. Colonel ^ Mrs. Forbes
Leith of Whitehaugh. Ar-
morial ; shield and supporters
with 3 crests and mottoes.
Lloyd. R. P. &* C. Lloyd.
Crest and motto.
Lowe. R. M. &* F. Lowe.
J.J. F. L. ^ W. H S. F. L.
(Col. and Mrs. Forbes Leith).'
Armorial; shield and sup-
porters, 3 crests and mottoes.
MACKINNON. Lauchlan 6^
Augusta Mackinnon. Crest.
^L\NGLES. Thomas &* Ann
Mangles 1793. Leather label.
Marendin. Samuel &^ Isa-
bella Marendin, 1848.
Mar(;etson. Ex libris Marion
&* Edward J. Margetson.
Music. Pictorial. Signed
W. H. M. (See page 241.)
NLassy. Mr. fSr* Mrs. Hugh
Dillon Massey. Armorial ;
Chippendale.
Mayer. See Towns he nd.
Merry. Richard 6r* his wife
Sarah^ daughter of A. Foster y
Esq.
Meux. Henry &* Elisabeth
Meux.
Mitch ELI- E libris Bibl :
Frank Johnstone Mitchelly
F. S. A . et Elizabetha Harcourt
Uxor Ejus. Llanfrechfa
Gramre Co. Monmouth. Seal
plate, Jirms, crest, etc.
Morgan. Isaac d^ Rebecca
Morgan. Armorial.
///. Joint Plates.
351
Morgan. James &* Maria
Morgan, Armorial ; clouded.
Napier. William 6r* Mary
C. Napier,
Newman. H, dr* A, Newman,
Engraved label.
O'Brien. Robert &* Florence
Vere O^Brien, Armorial ; seal,
2 sizes.
Page. Admiral &* Mrs.
Page, Armorial ; shield and
2 crests with war medal.
Samuel &* Agnes Page,
Armorial.
Paine. Mr, Thomas &* Mrs,
Anne Paine, 1737. Printed
label. (See page 238.)
Parkinson Ax libris Florence
&* William Parkinson, By R.
A, B, Pictorial. (See page
247.)
Poe. Mr, &* the Honble. Mrs,
William Poe, Armorial.
Portal.' John &* Eli^^.
Portal, Armorial.
Richardo. Arma Joannis
Ludov, Richardo et Catarinae
UxorisEjus, Armorial; seal.
Robertson. Herbertus Robert-
son et Helena Ux: et Alex :
fit: nat : max. By Thos
Moring, Armorial. (See
page 236.)
Arma Wilhelmi Archi-
baldi Scott Robertson^ et
Mariae Isabellae Uxoris ejus.
Armorial ; seal.
Rylands. /. Paul dr* Maria
Rylands, 2 sizes.
St. Genois. Moritz Gf, St,
Genois, i860. Gabriele Gf, St.
Genois - Stolberg, Annorial ;
2 shields accole and coronets
surrounded by a strap on which
is the inscription.
Salvin. Arthur 6r* Anne A,
N. Salvin,
Sandeman. The Arms of
Albert George Sandeman 6^
Maria his Wife, Armorial ;
seal.
Shaw. P, 6r* A, Shaw, Ar-
morial.
Shuttleworth. R. &* R.
Shuttleworth, Rochdale. Ar-
morial.
Simpson. John &* Julia
Simpson, Crest.
SiRR. Revd. J. D, &* Elisabeth
Sirr. Armorial.
Smedley. John &* Caroline
Smedley, Riber Castle^ Mat-
lock, Derbyshire, etc. Initials
and crest, etc. (See page
242.)
John &* Caroline Anne
Smedley, engraved by J, H,
Baker from a photograph,
SOBERNHEIM. Curt &* Lilli
Sobemheim, 1894. ^^ Biicher
Vereinigen Gedanken.^ ByC.
W. Sherborn. (See page 240.)
Stein-Haig. Charles Edwin
&^ Janet Stein - Haig, 1 882.
Motto, " Tyde what may,^*
" Tyde what may betyde,
therein aye be Haigs in
Bernersyde, Thames the
Rhymer, 1290." Armorial.
Tarn. William &* Frances
Tarn, 1868. Crest.
Taylor. /. 6r* W. Taylor.
TOMLINS. See Edlyne,
TowNSHEND. Samuel Ralph
352
Ladies' Book-plates,
Townskend &* Gertrude Mary
Mayer. Crests and mottoes.
T&EGASKIS. ExUbfitJacobiet
Treg
(See page 247.)
Mariae
TregatJtis.
TftEVELYAN. /oAm &' LouUa
TrevelyaH. Annorial; sbield.
TVSSEN. Samuel &• Sophia
Tysseit — Narborougk. Arnio-
- ruil.
Waddiwotom. Gtwge 4*
Jatu Waddington.
WAJDRAU. Framat &* Mary
IVadAam, ijyt,.
WarburtON. George ^ Atma
Wariurtom. Aimcoial; doud-
ed.
Ward.
Ward. By'C
(See page 239.)
^crdftm^
BOOK-PLATE OF JANE DOBSON.
TVSON, / &* A. Tyson. Crest
H. I. &• C. fl. T. CresL
Warren. /. C &• H. E.
Wilde. ' T. b* M. Wild-.
ArmoriaL
Wood. J. Sf F. A. Wood.
Valier. Ursus Josephus Valier I. R. M. W. (John Robert and
de Vendclsiorf etc. Maria Mary Wright.)
Johanna Zurmatten seiit Eke-
gemahlin, 1715. (See page A. ^ E. Y. Wreath. (See
238-) page 349.)
ERRATA AND ADDENDA.
On page !$■ Eliiaiflh WhUfdd, 1704. Amiorial.
„ 26. Anne Wolloit Ilec Book, instead of WiUtoa.
„ z8. Charlati« Pigod of Whilim, instcBd of at Whillm.
„ 39. ^H» Hailon llectis, 1766, instead of Harlis.
„ 21). Elimbtlh Lakxer. Bati, Oa. 4, fjf&.
30. Tbe date on Zo,// Charlelle Marraf's plale is only
in MS., therefore Ihis ex-libria should not be
counted nniong dated platen.
30. In the year 1781. Phehe Sex-Bell's Book, Sept. II,
17S1, primed label, should be added.
31. In the year 1791. Sarah Sathtl'y IJ<)1. A small
printed label.
N.B.— These additional factd have been aM^etlained while
the work was going through the press.
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INDEX.
Adams, H. Isabel, 176-178.
Adelaide, Madame, S2.
Allegorical plates, 18.
Amazons, 99.
American plates, 160.
Anjou, Marguerite of, 35, 109.
Anne of Austria, 50.
- — - de Brelagne, 46, 107.
daughter of Louis XI., 46.
Queen, 45.
Anonymous plaies, 13.
Arcadia, 36.
"Armes Parlantcs," 222.
Armorial bindings, 39.
plates, 8, 120.
Arms of married women, loi,
103.
spinsters, lOi.
Armj'tage, Miss C, 178.
Austin, 68.
Badges, 109.
Bagge, B., 190.
Barry, Madame du, 53.
Barloloiii, 20, 67.
Heham, 115.
Bell, R. Anning, lao, 121, 122,
125, 127.
Belzunce, Anne Marie Louise de.
Bemers, Dame Juliana, 37.
Bewick, Thos., 67.
Birmingham School, 171, 203.
Bismarck, Prince, 191.
BIyth, 69.
Boron, C, 53.
Bouchardon, 52, 166, 217.
Boulanger, 233.
Bourbon, Suianne de, 46.
Boyel, 51.
Breiieville, Madame de, 219.
Bruyire, La (quoted), 46.
Cameron, D. Y., 267, 268, 399.
Castle, Agnes, 172, 175.
Egenon (quoted), 131, 172.
Chamillart, Madame, ji.
Charlotte, Queen, 45.
Chippendale, 11, iit.
Cipriani, 20.
Clare, Ehiabeth, Countess of, 35.
Classification, 8.
Cleopatra, book of, 33.
Clifton, Sir Gervase, 102.
Colleges, Ladies', 92,
Colletts, 40.
Corday, Charlotte, 219.
CordeliSrc, 106, 109.
Comeille, 220,
Crane, Walter, 133, 135
Crests, 108, 220.
356
Ladies' Book-plates.
Darkinderen, Mrs., 232.
Darly, M., 66, 67.
Dated German plates, 207.
plates, 13.
Daulceur, Madame Le, 166, 216.
Dearmer, Mrs., 180, 259, 281.
D'Eon, Chevalier, 233.
Dervoreilla, 37.
Diane de Poitiers, 233.
Ddpler, Professor £., 228.
Diirer, Albrecht, 1 1 5.
Earliest English Woman's plate,
14.
Foreign Woman's plate,
207.
Editha, Queen, 34.
Elizabeth^ Madame, 54.
Queen, 36, 42, 1 10, 244.
Ellis, Mr., 212.
Embroidered book covers, 42,
43.
Eve, G. W., 119, 120.
Felbrigge, Anne, 42.
Fell, H. Granville, 139, 143.
Flitch of Bacon, 246.
Florence, Mary Sargant, 170,
178.
Foreign titles, 245.
France, G. C, 173.
Frederick the Great, 208.
French, E. D., 160-163, 165.
French lady engravers, 166, 167.
Gallienne, Richard Le, 180.
Gascon, Le, 45.
Gaskin, Mrs., 171.
German lady designers, 190,
191.
Gidding, Little, 40.
Gloucester, Eleanor, Duchess of,
42, no.
Granger, 41.
Greenaway, Kate, 167-169.
Greene, Miss E., 168, 172.
Grey, Lady Jane, 38.
Grosvenor, Lady Henry, 186.
Gueldres, Philippa de, 46.
Guienne, Eleanor of, loa
Hammersmith Socialist League,
136.
Hardy (quoted), 62.
Harrison, T. Erat, 92, 95.
Hatchments, 103.
Henrietta, Anne, daughter of
Charles L, 45.
Henri-Catherine monogram, 48.
Henri-Diane monogram, 48.
Hild, 33.
Hogarth, 22.
Hogg, Warrington, 197.
Holden, Violet M., 203, 204.
Hopson, W. F., 161, 164.
Housman, I^urence, 132, 137,
249, 250.
Hughes, Mrs. S., 178-179.
Hugo, Victor (quoted), 98.
Huguenot plates, 215.
Hupp, Otto, 228.
Jacobean decoration, 10, iii.
Jackson, T. G., 256.
Jarvis, R. W., 156, 158.
Jeanne d'Arc, 100, 214.
Jeffreys, Judge, 57.
Joan of Kent, 109.
Kauffmann, Angelica, 166.
Kendall, the arms of the Duchess
of, 22.
Labels, i, 196.
Oxford and Cambridge
Printing House, 2.
commemorative, 4.
leather, 5.
pictorial, 5, 58.
gift, 5.
Lac d'amour, 108, 109.
Lamballe, Princesse de, 54.
Laren, 232.
Lamcr-Sugden, C, 346.
Index.
357
Levetus, Miss C, 178, 181- 183,
203, 204.
Leijden, 207.
Lister, Miss, 178.
Literary plate, 18.
Maine, Madame de, 51.
Maintenon, Madame de, 50.
Mantling, loi.
Margetson, W. H., 141-142, 240,
241.
Marguerite des Marguerites
47.
Marie Antoinette, 54.
Marks, H. S., 265.
Marti a, 34.
Mary, Queen, 44.
Mary Stuart, 44.
Maud of Scotland, 34.
Maude, A., 141, 147.
Mayo, Lady, 187.
Medici, Catherine de, 49.
Melissenda, 34.
Minerva, 99.
Monk, W. H., 291.
Monpensier, Anne de, 50, 106.
Moring, Thomas, 97.
Mottoes, 193.
Murray, George, 303.
Napper, H., 145-146.
Nelson, Harold, 157, 159.
Grde, M. L., 184, 190-192.
Padeloup, 51.
Parr, Katherine, 44.
Peeresses, 82, 103, 104.
Pelta, 100.
Pembroke, 35.
Philippa, Queen, 35.
Pictorial plates, 120.
Plates with surname only, 105.
used by both husband and
wife, 8, loj.
as visitmg cards, 20.
Pompadour, Madame de, 52.
Pope (quoted), 56.
Pynson, R., 42.
Quennell, C. H. B., 155, 156.
Reid, Marion, 180, 186-189, 201.
Roberts, Katherine M., 178.
Roland, Madame, 55.
Roper, Margaret, 38.
Rijckenbach, 41.
St. Brigetta, 33.
Paul, Mary de, 35.
Saint Simon (quoted), 51.
Sattler, Joseph, 227, 228.
Savoie, Louise de, 47.
School prize plate, 223.
Schulte V. Briihl, W., 231.
Sherbom, C. W., 115, 116, 117,
120,239.
Shield, shape of, 6, 100.
oval, 13.
Sidney-Sussex College, 36.
Skeaping, K. M., 199.
Slocombe, Edward, 198.
Smirke, Robert, R.A., 68.
Soane, Harry, 94, 141.
Sophie, Madame, 52.
Styles, different, 9, 1 1.
Super-libros, 39, 41, 45.
Tabley, Lord de (quoted), 21,
194, 237.
Taylor, Edward, 204.
Theodolinda, Queen, 34.
Thou, de, and his wife, 50.
Tuer, Andrew, 2.
Uzanne, Octave, 18, 209.
Valois, Marguerite de, 49.
Van loo. Carlo, 52.
Verrue, M^ame de, 51.
Verses on plates, 200, 203.
Vertue, George, 62, 63, 65.
Victoire, Madame, 52.
Voltaire, 52.
358
Ladies' Book-plates.
Wadham College, 36.
Walpole, Horace, 20, 60.
Way.T. R., 150.
West, W., 119, 132.
White, Cleeaon, 353.
Whitfield, C, 70. .
Widow's knot, 7a
Williams, iji, 153, 'SS-
Wolfsen, Adela, 106.
Wolsey, Cardinal, 319.
Wood, Starr, 141, 149.
Woodeville, Elizabeth de, 35.
Woodroffc, Paul, 143.
Woodward, Miss, 180, 185.
Worcester College, 37.
Worledgc, Thos., 65, 67.
Wright, Alan, 131-133, 13S-136,
ass-
York, Powell, Professor F., 94.
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