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[Bookplate for Henry Christopher Wise]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Henry Christopher Wise] |
| Date Created | [between 1800 and 1899] |
| Sort Date | 1899 |
| Description | In black ink. No escutcheon. A straight crest wreath charged with a demi-lion, rampant, holding a damask rose, stalked leaved and seeded, in the mouth a snake that is entwined about the body. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.2 x 9.3 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Subject - Geographic | England |
| Personal Names | Wise, Henry Christopher |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | Burke's Landed Gentry has a listing for "Henry Christopher Wise, of Woodcote and Warwick Priory' J.P. AND D.L., M.P. for South Warwickshire 1865-74, and Major Warwickshire Yeo. Cavalry, b. 7 Oct. 1806' d. 15 Jan. 1883'" There are also multiple resources concerning Wise's improvements to the Woodcote House estate. Wise was the great-great grandson of Henry Wise, who was gardener to Queen Anne who laid out Kensington Gardens.
References:
1) Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heralding History of the Landed Gentry, ed. H. Pirie-Gordon. vol. 3. (London: Shaw Publishing Co., LTD., 1937), 2475.
2) The Civil Parish of Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe. "The History of Woodcote, " Leek Wootton and its Hamlets. http://www.leekwoottonandguyscliffe.org.uk/HistoryWoodcote.htm, 28 October 2008.
3) Quality Parish Council. Lords of the Manor, http://www.chelveston.org.uk/History/index_files/Lords.htm |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P W574 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_W574 |
| 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 W574 |
| Date Available | 2008 |
| 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 | Henry Christopher Wise, Woodcote. |
| DOI | 1.0215433 |
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