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[Bookplate for William R. Ridell]

Description

Shield, argent (silver), charged with a chevron, gules (red), and three garb, aulned. Above the crest is a greyhound, rampant ; only top half of dog is visible behind a wreath of vert (green) and a second colour, unclear. Beneath the shield is a banner which ends in two tassels on either side, reading 'I hope to Share.' Box on lower left side for entering book number, unused. Tear at bottom right.

Item Metadata

Title
[Bookplate for William R. Ridell]
Date Created
[between 1870 and 1929]
Description
Shield, argent (silver), charged with a chevron, gules (red), and three garb, aulned. Above the crest is a greyhound, rampant ; only top half of dog is visible behind a wreath of vert (green) and a second colour, unclear. Beneath the shield is a banner which ends in two tassels on either side, reading 'I hope to Share.' Box on lower left side for entering book number, unused. Tear at bottom right.
Extent
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 8.6 x 11.6 cm
Subject Heraldry
Geographic Location Canada
Person Or Corporation Ridell, William R.
Genre Prints
Type Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
William Renwick Riddell was born in Ontario April 6th, 1852 and earned a BA, BSc, and LLB at Victoria College. He then became a successful lawyer and was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1906 and then in 1925 moved to the appeal division. Riddell was also an active Canadian historian, publishing 1258 articles, reviews, books, and other publications in a variety of fields including legal and social history. He dies in Toronto on Feb 18th, 1945.
References:
1) 'Cobourg Walking Tour.' Cobourg History. Accessed January 27th 2011. http://www.cobourghistory.ca/walk.htm
2) 'William Renwick Riddell.' The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed January 27th 2011. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010701
Identifier BP MUR CAN P R533; BP_MUR_CAN_P_R533
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 R533
Date Available
2011
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
10.14288/1.0215643
Aggregated Source Repository
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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

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