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[Bookplate for R. A. A. Jones]

Description

Black ink on white paper. The crest features an armoured arm extending straight out of a crest-wreath. The hand is clutching a spear with points on either end. Droplets are falling from the right spear point. The shield is black with a white chevron. The chevron has a thin white border along its top and bottom edges. The shield is charged with three white double-ended spears, the same style as that in the crest, two over one. The spears have a more elaborate top tip with a line down the middle, with the bottom tip being a simple, undecorated triangle shape. Below the shield, the motto is printed in black, capitalized, serif font. The ribbon has curling ends that split into two with rounds on each end. Underneath the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in large, sentence case, black cursive font.

Item Metadata

Title
[Bookplate for R. A. A. Jones]
Date Created
[not after 1900]
Description
Black ink on white paper. The crest features an armoured arm extending straight out of a crest-wreath. The hand is clutching a spear with points on either end. Droplets are falling from the right spear point. The shield is black with a white chevron. The chevron has a thin white border along its top and bottom edges. The shield is charged with three white double-ended spears, the same style as that in the crest, two over one. The spears have a more elaborate top tip with a line down the middle, with the bottom tip being a simple, undecorated triangle shape. Below the shield, the motto is printed in black, capitalized, serif font. The ribbon has curling ends that split into two with rounds on each end. Underneath the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in large, sentence case, black cursive font.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 5.8 x 9.2 cm
Subject
Spears; Armor; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Guildford (England)
Person Or Corporation
Jones, R. A. A.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
An R.A.A. Jones, Esquire, lived in Guildford, England and had connections to Montreal Children’s Hospital (now Children’s Memorial Hospital). Jones visited Montreal with his sister Mrs. Arnott. In correspondence, A. Mackenzie Forbes asked Jones for a donation to help build cottage hospitals in a new location on Cedar Avenue. When Jones died in 1909, he left $10,500 to build the Arnott Cottage, which had a capacity of 10 beds.
References:
1) Boyd Scriver, J. (1979). Montreal Children’s Hospital: Years of Growth. Montreal: The Montreal Children’s Hospital. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=l9evAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
2) McGill Library. (n.d.). Children’s Memorial Hospital. Retrieved February 24, 2018, from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/search/arch.php?id=391
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P J5477; BP_MUR_ENG_P_J5477
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 J5477
Date Available
2018-03-01
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
10.14288/1.0364084
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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