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[Bookplate for W. Carleill-Hall]

Description

Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a person’s head in profile facing the left. The person is wearing chain mail, but no helmet and is atop a crest-wreath. Below the crest-wreath is another crest with a gentlemen and esquire helm and elaborate black and white curling mantling extending out horizontally, as well as down the sides of the shield. The shield is divided per pale. The dexter side is argent with a sable chevron. It is charged with three black birds trussed, two over one. The chevron is charged with three white flowers with six petals and line decorations in the middle. The sinister side is sable and charged with three white demi-lions. At the base of the shield is a ribbon with a flat central base and ends that extend up like a V to the left and right. On that central base is printed, black, capitalized, sans serif text. Below the ribbon, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in black, sentence case, cursive text.

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Title
[Bookplate for W. Carleill-Hall]
Date Created
[between 1890 and 1900?]
Description
Black ink on cream paper. Crest features a person’s head in profile facing the left. The person is wearing chain mail, but no helmet and is atop a crest-wreath. Below the crest-wreath is another crest with a gentlemen and esquire helm and elaborate black and white curling mantling extending out horizontally, as well as down the sides of the shield. The shield is divided per pale. The dexter side is argent with a sable chevron. It is charged with three black birds trussed, two over one. The chevron is charged with three white flowers with six petals and line decorations in the middle. The sinister side is sable and charged with three white demi-lions. At the base of the shield is a ribbon with a flat central base and ends that extend up like a V to the left and right. On that central base is printed, black, capitalized, sans serif text. Below the ribbon, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in black, sentence case, cursive text.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 7 x 9.5 cm
Subject
Lawyers; Coats of arms; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Carleill-Hall, W.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
William Carleill Hall was a Canadian lawyer.
References:
1) Johnston Brothers v. Rogers Brothers (Ontario High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division Divisional Court 2 February 1899). Retrieved from http://www.schuettlaw.com/course/course%20materials/Cases/Offer%20and%20Acceptance/Offer%20and%20Invitation%20to%20Treat/1899%20Ont%20HCJstc%20Johnston%20Bros%20v%20Rogers%20Bros%20-%20Inv%20to%20Treat%20found%20-%20no%20contract.htm
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P C754; BP_MUR_CAN_P_C754
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P C754
Date Available
2017-09-12
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
10.14288/1.0360743
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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