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[Bookplate for George T. Irving]
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| Title | [Bookplate for George T. Irving] |
| Date Created | [between 1869 and 1929] |
| Sort Date | 1929 |
| Description | Printed in brown ink, the bookplate depicts a rigged wooden ship, with full sails, on water. A bird soars into the foreground. "Ex Libris" half-circles the image, while a literary quote from Emily Dickinson, and the bookplate owner's name, are printed below. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9 x 13.5 cm |
| Subject | Ships |
| Subject - Geographic | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Personal Names | Irving, George T. |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | English
Latin
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| Notes | This bookplate likely belonged to George T. Irving of Toronto, owner of the Irving Umbrella Co. He was a recognized member of society and included in the 1901 publication "Men of Canada: a portrait gallery of men whose energy, ability, enterprise and public spirit are responsible for the advancement of Canada, the premier colony of Great Britain."
References:
1) Society Blue Book of Toronto, Hamilton And London: A Social Directory. 1910 ed. Toronto, ON: Dau Publishing Co., 1909. Page 15, https://archive.org/stream/1910societyblue00newyuoft#page/n5/mode/2up.
2) "George Theodore Irving." Gooderham-Worts family genealogy project, v. 11.0.1. Last modified November 4, 2014, http://www.gooderham-worts.ca/getperson.php?personID=I131&tree=G1.
3) Cooper, John A., editor. Men of Canada. Montreal, QC: The Canadian Historical Company, 1901. Page 234, https://archive.org/details/menofcanadaportr00coopuoft. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P I785 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_I785 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P I785 |
| Date Available | 2017-12-20 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca |
| Transcript | Ex Libris There is no frigate like a book, to take us leagues away. George T. Irving. Toronto |
| DOI | 1.0364078 |
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