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[Bookplate for Caleb Whitehorn by William Henshaw] Henshaw, William 1750

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Title [Bookplate for Caleb Whitehorn by William Henshaw]
Creator Henshaw, William
Date Created 1750
Description In black ink. Decorative escutcheon parted per chevron, fleury-counterfleury, argent (silver) and sable (black), one escallop. Above chevron, argent, with two towers, sable. Above the escutcheon is a straight crest wreath topped with five spears, entwined. Escutcheon surrounded with flowered mantling.
Extent 1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 7.5 x 9.8 cm
Subject Heraldry
Person Or Corporation Whitehorn, Caleb
Genre Prints
Type Still Image
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Notes The "WH" refers to William Henshaw, the artist. "The Artists & Engravers of British & American Book Plates" lists that Whitehorn's bookplate was completed in the Chippendale style in 1750. Williams Henshaw's work is very collectable.
References:
1) Fincham, H.W. The Artists & Engravers of British & American Book Plates. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1897), 42.
Identifier BP MUR SL P W458
BP_MUR_SL_P_W458
Collection RBSC Bookplates
Source Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL P W458
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 10.14288/1.0215474
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