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[Bookplate for Octavius Wigram by Suffield]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Octavius Wigram by Suffield] |
| Creator | Suffield |
| Date Created | 1830 |
| Sort Date | 1830 |
| Description | In black ink. Argent, a pallet, gules, charged with three escallops, one over two divided by a chevronnel, engrailed, countercharged, gules (red). A chief, argent (silver), a ship representing an English vessel of war of the 16th century, with four masts, sails furled proper, and a flag, azure (blue), sitting on the water. Above the escutcheon is a straight crest wreath on which is a mount supporting a hand in armour, in fess, couped at the wrist proper, charged with an escallop and holding a fleur-de-lis erect. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.3 x 9.1 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | London (England) |
| Personal Names | Wigram, Octavius |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | According to a 1928 Walthamstow Antiquarian Society publication, Octavius Wigram (1794-1878) was born to Sir Robert Wigram on 18 December. He was a businessman with many appointments throughout his life, including becoming partner in Huldart's Patent cables Company, director of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company (1819-1878), a partner in Reid's Brewery Company, and held a position on a committee of Lloyds' Register of Shipping, a prominent shipping company.
References:
1) Bosworth, George F. MORE WALTHAMSTOW HOUSES AND THEIR INTERESTING ASSOCIATIONS. London: Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, 1928. http://www.archive.org/stream/officialpublicat20waltuoft/officialpublicat20waltuoft_djvu.txt.
2) BBC. "Your Story: The Forest Group of Hospitals, " Legacies: UK History Local to You, http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/work/england/essex/user_1_article_2.shtml. 30 October 2008.
3) Christie's. "Portrait of Octavius Wigram Esq. seated three-quarter-length, in a black suit, holding a document in his left hand, " George Richmond, R.A. (1809-1896), http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=2090898&sid=. 26 June 2001.
4) Fincham, H.W. The Artists & Engravers of British & American Book Plates. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1897), 94. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P W547 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_W547 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P W547 |
| Date Available | 2009 |
| 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 | Suffield sculp. (superscript: t) DULCIS AMOR PATRIS Octavius Wigram. |
| Translation | Sweet is the love of one's country. |
| DOI | 1.0215466 |
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