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[Bookplate for George T. Irving]
Description
Printed in brown ink, the bookplate depicts a rigged wooden ship, with full sails, on water. A bird soars into the foreground. “Ex Libris” half-circles the image, while a literary quote from Emily Dickinson, and the bookplate owner’s name, are printed below.
Item Metadata
| Title |
[Bookplate for George T. Irving]
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| Date Created |
[between 1869 and 1929]
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| Description |
Printed in brown ink, the bookplate depicts a rigged wooden ship, with full sails, on water. A bird soars into the foreground. “Ex Libris” half-circles the image, while a literary quote from Emily Dickinson, and the bookplate owner’s name, are printed below.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9 x 13.5 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English ; Latin
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| Notes |
This bookplate likely belonged to George T. Irving of Toronto, owner of the Irving Umbrella Co. He was a recognized member of society and included in the 1901 publication "Men of Canada: a portrait gallery of men whose energy, ability, enterprise and public spirit are responsible for the advancement of Canada, the premier colony of Great Britain."
References: 1) Society Blue Book of Toronto, Hamilton And London: A Social Directory. 1910 ed. Toronto, ON: Dau Publishing Co., 1909. Page 15, <https://archive.org/stream/1910societyblue00newyuoft#page/n5/mode/2up>. 2) “George Theodore Irving.” Gooderham-Worts family genealogy project, v. 11.0.1. Last modified November 4, 2014, <http://www.gooderham-worts.ca/getperson.php?personID=I131&tree=G1>. 3) Cooper, John A., editor. Men of Canada. Montreal, QC: The Canadian Historical Company, 1901. Page 234, <https://archive.org/details/menofcanadaportr00coopuoft>. |
| Identifier |
BP MUR CAN P I785; BP_MUR_CAN_P_I785
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P I785
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| Date Available |
2017-12-20
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0364078
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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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