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[Bookplate for Howard Murray]

Description

In black ink on cream coloured paper. This bookplate depicts a sitting room with two chairs and a window looking out on trees, rolling hills and a body of water. A scroll at the base containing the originator's name is flanked by a pile of books.

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Title
[Bookplate for Howard Murray]
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1929]
Description
In black ink on cream coloured paper. This bookplate depicts a sitting room with two chairs and a window looking out on trees, rolling hills and a body of water. A scroll at the base containing the originator's name is flanked by a pile of books.
Extent
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 10.1 x 11.6 cm
Subject
Books; Dwellings; Landscape drawings; Libraries; Windows
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Murray, Howard
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
This bookplate possibly belonged to a Dr. Howard Murray (1859-1930), former dean of Dalhousie University. Born in New Glasgow, NS, Murray studied at the University of London and was active in educational circles in Nova Scotia. After teaching classics at Dalhousie for many years, he was appointed dean in 1901. Murray passed away in Halifax in 1930, survived by his wife, Janet Hattie Murray. <br /> An escutcheon charged with the three mullets of the Murray family appears on one side of the open window, on the other hangs, what appears to be a medal of honour, the Insignia of a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. <br />
References:
1) 'St. John's Cemetery - Fairview - Howard Murray.' Ancestry.com. Rootsweb, 25 May 2002. Web. 2 Dec. 2009.
2) Waite, Peter. The Lives of Dalhousie University: Lord Dalhousie's College, vol. 2, 1925-1980: The Old College Transformed. Montreal and Kingston: McGill University-Queen's University Press, 1998.
3) DH&R - Canadian Honours and Awards bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces. Accessed on February 17, 2010 at http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/pub/chabmcf-dhccmfc-eng.asp
4) Burke, Bernard. The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. vol. 2. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2007. Accessed on February 17, 2010 at http://books.google.ca/books?id=3WjdEHsAu88C&lpg=PA355&dq=murray%20coat%20of%20arms%20three%20stars&pg=PA356#v=onepage&q=murray%20coat%20of%20arms%20three%20stars&f=false
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P M877; BP_MUR_CAN_P_M877
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 M877
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
10.14288/1.0215583
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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