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[Bookplate for Harold Hampson]

Description

This bookplate's design features a collared greyhound's head, erased, above a mural coronet. Below a banner waves containing the originator's Latin motto.

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Title
[Bookplate for Harold Hampson]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1929]
Description
This bookplate's design features a collared greyhound's head, erased, above a mural coronet. Below a banner waves containing the originator's Latin motto.
Extent
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.1 x 8.3 cm
Subject
Heraldry
Person Or Corporation
Hampson, Harold
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
This crest is cited as belonging to the Hampson family of Britain, however the origin of this particular plate remains unknown.
References:
1) Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. Accessed 18 Nov. 2008 from http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/<br>2) Burke, John. A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 4th ed. 2 vol. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. http://books.google.ca/books?id=Cq8KAAAAYAAJ&dq=Burke%2C%20John.%20%20A%20General%20and%20Heraldic%20Dictionary%20of%20the%20Peerage%20and%20Baronetage%20of%20the%20British%20Empire&lr=&pg=PP9#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Identifier
BP MUR SL P H3677; BP_MUR_SL_P_H3677
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 H3677
Date Available
2025-12-24
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
10.14288/1.0215572
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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