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| Title | [Bookplate for Martha Gold Morgan] |
| Date Created | [between 1900 and 1999] |
| Sort Date | 1999 |
| Description | In black ink on textured paper. At the top of the bookplate, appears a small image of a lion's head, erased, crowned and charged on a straight wreath. The lion's head, set on a white coin above a scroll with the Morgan motto, is the traditional badge of the clan. Two flowers flank the lion motif and one appears centered below the bottom compartment. These designs are set on a background displaying the silhouette of a tree and wind-blown leaves. Morgan's name is written in large black print on white background. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : wood engraving ; 9.9 x 12.5 cm |
| Subject | Plants ; Heraldry ; Trees |
| Subject - Geographic | Canada |
| Personal Names | Morgan, Martha Gold |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic
Latin
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| Notes | Possibly one of the nine children of T.S. Gold, one of the trustees and secretary of the Storrs Agricultural School at Mansfield, and Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, CT. The wife of either James or Colin Morgan, owners of the major department store chain Henry Morgan & Co., based in Montreal, Québec.
References:
1) 'Clan Gregor.' Wikipedia. 22 Jan 2010. Web. Retrieved 1 Feb 2010 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Gregor
2) 'Mrs. Martha Gold Morgan, Montreal, QC, 1914.' McCord Museum. Web. Retrieved 1 Feb 2010 from: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/II-203321?Lang=1&accessnumber=II-203321
3) 'Theodore Sedgwick Gold.' All Biographies. Web. Retrieved 1 Feb 2009 from: http://www.all-biographies.com/politicians/theodore_sedgwick_gold.htm
4) 'Welcome to Clan McGregor.' Clan McGregor Society. Feb 2009. Web. Retrieved Feb 1 2009 from: http://www.clangregor.org/ |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P M674 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_M674 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P M674 |
| Date Available | 2010 |
| 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 | SRIOGHAIL MO DHREAM MARTHA GOLD MORGAN EX LIBRIS: |
| Translation | Royal is my race |
| DOI | 1.0215606 |
