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Descriptive Information

Originator
New York Public Library.
Style
Book plate
Bookplate Type
Mixed (Textual/Armorial)
Bookplate Function
Presentation
Institutional or Personal
Institutional
Dimensions
85x68 mm
Orientation
Landscape
Coverage-Spatial
New York (N.Y.)
Subject/Iconography
  • Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1764-1827
  • Kennedy, John S. (John Stewart), 1830-1909
Bookplate Text
THE COLLECTION OF / Thos. Addis Emmet M.D / PRESENTED BY JOHN STEWART KENNEDY TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / ASTOR LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. / 1896
Description
Coats of arms: (1) Escutcheon: Azure (blue) an engrailed fess ermine between 3 bulls' heads, for Emmet. Crest: Demi-bull rampant arising out of a coronet and trefoils. Motto: Tenez le vraye (Hold to what is true). (2) Escutcheon: Argent a chevron gules between three crosses crosslet fitched, a bordure fleury, for Kennedy. Crest: A dolphin naiant above a straight wreath and thistles. Motto: Avise la fine (Mark the end).
Rights
  • Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277
Collection Title
John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
Local Identifier
exlibris1317.jp2
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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