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[Bookplate for Robert Butts by B. Cole]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Robert Butts by B. Cole] |
| Creator | Cole, B. |
| Date Created | 1760 |
| Sort Date | 1760 |
| Description | This elaborate chippendale bookplate consists of an escutcheon, parted per pale. First, the dexter side, azure (blue) and charged with three etoile, two over one, and a chevron, or (gold) with three lozenges, gules (red). Second, the sinister side, azure, is charged with three talbots' heads two over one, erased, and a bar, or, with three cross pattee, argent (silver). The shield is crested by a curved wreath and a unicorn's head, muzzled. The escutcheon is surrounded by a mass of asymmetrical wave-like mantling and flora. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 6.9 x 10.9 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Butts, Robert |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | The artist appears to be B. Cole the Second, a London sculptor.
References:
1) This bookplate is found in: H.W. Fincham, "The Artists & Engravers of British and American Bookplates", 1897. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P B888 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_B888 |
| 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 B888 |
| 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 | Robert Butts |
| DOI | 1.0215302 |
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