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[Bookplate for Thomas Aylwin]

Description

In black ink. Escutcheon parted per fess, barry nebuly of three, argent [white] and gules [red]. Three lions, rampant, sable [black], two over one. Above the escutcheon is mantling, on which sits a curved crest wreath and a paw, erased, sable, within a Mural crown proper. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the French motto.

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Title
[Bookplate for Thomas Aylwin]
Date Created
[between 1770 and 1799]
Description
In black ink. Escutcheon parted per fess, barry nebuly of three, argent [white] and gules [red]. Three lions, rampant, sable [black], two over one. Above the escutcheon is mantling, on which sits a curved crest wreath and a paw, erased, sable, within a Mural crown proper. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the French motto.
Extent
1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 8.5 x 10.2 cm
Subject
Heraldry
Geographic Location
Québec (Province) ; Boston (Mass.)
Person Or Corporation
Aylwin, Thomas
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
French
Notes
Thomas Aylwin (1729 - 1791) was born in Romsey, Hampshire, England and moved to Québec after he married Lucy Susannah Cushing in Boston on 11 September 1771. Thomas Aylwin was a Québec and Boston merchant and Québec justice of the peace. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography notes that his library had over 50 volumes. There is an Aylwin Library bookplate in this collection. Winward Prescott has an entry in "A List of Canadian Bookplates" for the same "Aylwin, Thoms." However, the motto that Prescott lists reads "Je n'oublierai pas," which is a slight variation from the motto on the bookplate in this collection. "Je n'oublierai pas," means "I shall not forget."
References:
1) Lafleur, Jean. "Aylwin (Aylwyn), Thomas." Dictionary of Canadian Biography.http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=1742&&PHPSESSID=dqcjcgom7bjq1g68tnjljvdbd7 (accessed 29 January 2009).
2) Prescott, Winward. "A List of Canadian Bookplates." (Toronto: Society of Bookplate Bibliophiles, 1919), 22.
Identifier
BP MUR SL P A4958; BP_MUR_SL_P_A4958
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR SL P A4958
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
10.14288/1.0215492
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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