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| Title | [Bookplate for Sir W. G. Gordon Cumming] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | This bookplate consists of an escutcheon braced between two white horse supporters. The escutcheon is quartered and counter-charged. Two quarters contain three garbes on an azure (blue) background, two over one. The other two quarters contain three garters, sable (black), charged with three roses each, on an argent (silver) background. The shield also contains an inescutcheon charged with a coat of arms. Atop the escutcheon is a helm and mantling. The helm is crested by a curved wreath and a lion, rampant, holding a dagger in its right paw. Above the lion is a banner containing the English motto. Below the shield and its supporters are more ornamental mantling and a suspended banner. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : lithography ; 10.1 x 13.1 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Cumming, W. G. Gordon, Sir |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P C866 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_C866 |
| 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 C866 |
| 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 | COURAGE Sir W.G.Gordon Cumming Bar.t |
| DOI | 1.0215286 |
