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[Bookplate for John Keeling]

This heraldic bookplate consists of a Chippendale-styled escutcheon, sable (black), charged with a lion rampant. The lion holds an inescutcheon, argent (silver), charged with a cross fitchy. The escutcheon is crested by a demi-lion atop a mural coronet, again holding an inescutcheon, argent, charged with a cross fitchy. The escutcheon is bordered by a decorative floral design, and at dexter, a dragon is positioned at the upper half. Flowers are present on the opposite side. Below the escutcheon, but within the floral design, the Latin motto is featured in a banner.

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This bookplate belongs to either James Keeling (b. ca 1770) of Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, or his son John Keeling of Hanley, Staffordshire. The first John Keeling married Elizabeth Bagnall on 2 January 1798, and their son was baptised 9 January 1805. The son married a woman named Catherine and they had two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth.
References:
1) Similar heraldic shield and family name found in: Burke, Bernard. "Keeling (late) of Walton Grange." Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. London: Burke's Peerage, 1939. 1274-5.
2) Heraldic resources used: The Manual of Heraldry. 7th Ed. London: Virtue Brothers & Co., 1866.
3) Heraldic Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. 31 July 2000. Accessed 21 Nov. 2007 at http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/index.html.
4) Latin translationed using Simpson, D.P. Cassell's New Latin-English English-Latin Dictionary. London: Cassell, 1959

RBSC Bookplates

2008

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