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[Bookplate for Robert Butts by B. Cole] Cole, B.

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.

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Title
[Bookplate for Robert Butts by B. Cole]
Creator
Cole, B.
Date Created
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
Geographic Location
England
Person Or Corporation
Butts, Robert
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File 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.
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P B888; BP_MUR_ENG_P_B888
Collection
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
Provider
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
DOI
10.14288/1.0215302
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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