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[Bookplate for Peter Edward Hicks]

Description

Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a stag head. The stag has large antlers and has a leafy wreath around its chest. The stag sits on a crest-wreath. The shield has sable stripes and is charged with three white fleurs-de-lis, two over one. The shield is divided per fess. The dividing section is curved and argent with sable stripes. The motto is printed on a curling ribbon in capitalized, serif, black font. The words are separated by black dots. Below the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in large, black, sentence case, cursive font.

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Title
[Bookplate for Peter Edward Hicks]
Date Created
[between 1840 and 1850?]
Description
Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a stag head. The stag has large antlers and has a leafy wreath around its chest. The stag sits on a crest-wreath. The shield has sable stripes and is charged with three white fleurs-de-lis, two over one. The shield is divided per fess. The dividing section is curved and argent with sable stripes. The motto is printed on a curling ribbon in capitalized, serif, black font. The words are separated by black dots. Below the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in large, black, sentence case, cursive font.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 6.6 x 9.9 cm
Subject
Private libraries; Fleur-de-lis; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Northampton (England)
Person Or Corporation
Hicks, Peter Edward
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Peter Edward Hicks was the son of Sarah Hearesy and Peter William Henry Hicks. Peter Edward Hicks was a solicitor and coroner in Northampton. He married Julia Parnell on July 24, 1856 in Waltham-Abbey, Essex. He died on December 2, 1861.
References:
1) Knowler, A., & Taylor, J. (1861). The Month Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. London: Spottiswoods and Co. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=DmQFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA792&lpg=PA792&dq=%22Peter+Edward+Hicks%22&source=bl&ots=D8sfsekovQ&sig=4OqdTH_udDMzQwrblKfnSQY-8wA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi05-z6hcPTAhUB_mMKHaxSBMgQ6AEIPjAH#v=onepage&q=%22Peter%20Edward%20Hicks%22&f=false
2) Peter Edward Hicks. (n.d.). Retrieved 26 April 2017, from <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK8M-T43>
3) The Genealogical Magazine. (1903) (Vol. 6). London: Elliot Stock. Retrieved from <https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalmaga6190unse/genealogicalmaga6190unse_djvu.txt> (1840, September 8).
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P H257; BP_MUR_ENG_P_H257
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR ENG P H257
Date Available
2017-04-27
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
10.14288/1.0360741
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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