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[Bookplate for Octavius Wigram by Suffield] Suffield 1830

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Title [Bookplate for Octavius Wigram by Suffield]
Creator Suffield
Date Created 1830
Description In black ink. Argent, a pallet, gules, charged with three escallops, one over two divided by a chevronnel, engrailed, countercharged, gules (red). A chief, argent (silver), a ship representing an English vessel of war of the 16th century, with four masts, sails furled proper, and a flag, azure (blue), sitting on the water. Above the escutcheon is a straight crest wreath on which is a mount supporting a hand in armour, in fess, couped at the wrist proper, charged with an escallop and holding a fleur-de-lis erect. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto.
Extent 1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.3 x 9.1 cm
Subject Heraldry
Geographic Location London (England)
Person Or Corporation Wigram, Octavius
Genre Prints
Type Still Image
FileFormat image/jpeg
Language Latin
Notes According to a 1928 Walthamstow Antiquarian Society publication, Octavius Wigram (1794-1878) was born to Sir Robert Wigram on 18 December. He was a businessman with many appointments throughout his life, including becoming partner in Huldart's Patent cables Company, director of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company (1819-1878), a partner in Reid's Brewery Company, and held a position on a committee of Lloyds' Register of Shipping, a prominent shipping company.
References:
1) Bosworth, George F. MORE WALTHAMSTOW HOUSES AND THEIR INTERESTING ASSOCIATIONS. London: Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, 1928. http://www.archive.org/stream/officialpublicat20waltuoft/officialpublicat20waltuoft_djvu.txt.
2) BBC. "Your Story: The Forest Group of Hospitals," Legacies: UK History Local to You, http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/work/england/essex/user_1_article_2.shtml. 30 October 2008.
3) Christie's. "Portrait of Octavius Wigram Esq. seated three-quarter-length, in a black suit, holding a document in his left hand," George Richmond, R.A. (1809-1896), http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=7&intObjectID=2090898&sid=. 26 June 2001.
4) Fincham, H.W. The Artists & Engravers of British & American Book Plates. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1897), 94.
Identifier BP MUR ENG P W547
BP_MUR_ENG_P_W547
Collection RBSC Bookplates
Source Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P W547
Date Available 2009
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 10.14288/1.0215466
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Suffield sculp. (superscript: t) DULCIS AMOR PATRIS Octavius Wigram.

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