Open Collections

RBSC Bookplates

[Bookplate for Jonathon H. Magor]

Description

Black ink on white coated paper. This bookplate depicts the couped head of a greyhound with two collars above a straight wreath.

Item Metadata

Title
[Bookplate for Jonathon H. Magor]
Date Created
[unknown]
Description
Black ink on white coated paper. This bookplate depicts the couped head of a greyhound with two collars above a straight wreath.
Extent
1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 5.7 x 8.6 cm
Subject
Animals; Heraldry
Person Or Corporation
Magor, Jonathon H.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
According to "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" by Sir Bernard Burke, the Magor family resided in the Penventon House near Redruth in Cornwall, England. The Magor family was involved in the brewing business in England from at least the 1760s. Jno. is common abbreviation for the name Jonathon.
References:
1) COMMON PERSONAL NAME ABBREVIATIONS USED IN JOSEPH DOW'S HISTORY OF HAMPTON. Accessed Nov 9 2009 from: http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/dow/abbrev.htm
2) Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry, Volume 2 By John Burke 1867. Accessed Nov 9 from http://books.google.com/books?id=0NEKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA781#v=onepage&q=&f=false
3) Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative Redruth and Plain-An-Gwarry. Accessed Nov 9 from: www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/redruth/CISI_Redruth_report.pdf
Identifier
BP MUR SL P M346; BP_MUR_SL_P_M346
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 M346
Date Available
2010
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
10.14288/1.0215563
Aggregated Source Repository
CONTENTdm

Item Media

Item Citations and Data

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