American Antiquarian Society
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Descriptive Information
Title | American Antiquarian Society |
Style | Book plate |
Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
Bookplate Function | Memorial |
Institutional or Personal | Institutional |
Dimensions | 114 x 144 mm. |
Orientation | Portrait |
Coverage-Spatial | Worcester (Mass.) |
Subject/Iconography | Haven, Samuel F. (Samuel Foster), 1806-1881 |
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Description | "Seal of the American Antiquarian Society, showing Time with hourglass and sickle, sitting on globe, foot on ruined column and classical buildings in background, ""Amer. Antiq. Soc."" on entablature, ""1812"" on step. Portrait of Samuel Foster Haven. globe, books." |
Note | "Motto: ""Nec poterit ferrum, nec edax abolere vetustas"" = Nor sword, nor the gnawing tooth of time shall ever be able to destroy (Ovid, Metamorphoses XV, 872)" |
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File Name | exlibris0370.jp2 |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
Collection Title | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection |
Collection | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection |
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