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| Title | [Bookplate for Bateman by Orlando Jewitt] |
| Creator | Jewitt, Orlando |
| Date Created | [between 1850 and 1870?] |
| Sort Date | 1870 |
| Description | This bookplate consists of an or (gold) escutcheon, on which are three etoile topped crescents, two over one. There is also an additional smaller crescent located at the precise middle chief of the escutcheon. According to heraldic symbolism, the crescent represents the second son. On top of the shield is a helmet in profile, beaver open. Atop the helmet is a curved crest wreath and another etoile topped crescent. The crest also includes a vol (set of wings), erect, and mantling which pours down the sides of the shield. Below the shield is a banner containing the Latin motto. The image and text are framed by a thin single line border. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 8.2 x 10.4 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Bateman |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | The engraver of this bookplate is Orlando Jewitt, son of of well-known wood engraver, Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt, who died in London in 1869. Orlando Jewitt was the brother of another bookplate engraver, Llewellyn Jewitt, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London.
References:
1) Bateman, anon. found in the index of "The Artists & Engravers of British and American Bookplates" by H.W. Fincham (1897) and is listed under the bookplate artist O. Jewitt. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P B384 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_B384 |
| 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 B384 |
| Date Available | 2007 |
| 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 | SIDUS ADSIT AMICUM Bateman of Middleton Hall (by Youlgrave) in the County of Derby |
| Translation | Let my propitious star be present. |
| DOI | 1.0215261 |
