[Bookplate for Hugh John Macdonald]

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Description

Black ink on white paper. Above the escutcheon on a straight wreath, sits a dexter hand, erased, holding a cross crosslet. Below the wreath a vizored helm with mantling appears. The escutcheon is divided per quarter. The quarterly field near dexter chief is argent (silver) with a lion rampant and near sinister chief, or (gold), is a dexter hand, erased, holding a cross crosslet, gules. The quarterly field near the sinister base displays a fish naiant on water, vert (green) and a lymphad in the dexter base, argent. Below the escutcheon is a banner displaying the originator's Latin motto.

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Title	[Bookplate for Hugh John Macdonald]
Date Created	[between 1870 and 1899]
Description	Black ink on white paper. Above the escutcheon on a straight wreath, sits a dexter hand, erased, holding a cross crosslet. Below the wreath a vizored helm with mantling appears. The escutcheon is divided per quarter. The quarterly field near dexter chief is argent (silver) with a lion rampant and near sinister chief, or (gold), is a dexter hand, erased, holding a cross crosslet, gules. The quarterly field near the sinister base displays a fish naiant on water, vert (green) and a lymphad in the dexter base, argent. Below the escutcheon is a banner displaying the originator's Latin motto.
Extent	1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.5 x 9.5 cm
Subject	Heraldry
Geographic Location	Canada
Person Or Corporation	Macdonald, Hugh John
Genre	Prints
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	Latin
Notes	Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929) was the only surviving son of John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. Born in Kingston, Upper Canada (now Ontario), he was educated at Queen's College School and the University of Toronto. After the death of his mother in 1857, Macdonald was raised by his aunt Margaret and her husband James Williamson, a Presbyterian minister. Macdonald practiced law and began a sporadic political career in 1891as a member of the Conservative party. Macdonald was knighted in 1913. Although he tried to separate himself from his father's legacy, Macdonald's political career was not of long-lasting significance to Canada and he is remembered primarily because of his family association. The Murray collection also includes a nearly identical bookplate belonging to Macdonald's father, John A. Macdonald. See, BP MUR CAN P M333. References: 1) 'Hugh John Macdonald.' Dictionary of Canadian Bibliography. Government of Canada, 27 June 2008. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. 2) Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections, 2005. Web. 18 Nov. 2008.
Identifier	BP MUR CAN P M33366; BP_MUR_CAN_P_M33366
Collection	RBSC Bookplates
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P M33366
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	10.14288/1.0215566
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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