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| Originator | American Antiquarian Society |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Memorial |
| Institutional or Personal | Institutional |
| Dimensions | 114x144 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Worcester (Mass.) |
| Subject/Iconography | Haven, Samuel F. (Samuel Foster), 1806-1881 |
| Bookplate Text | American Antiquarian Society. / [seal:] NEC POTERIT FERRUM. NEC EDAX ABOLERE VETUSTAS. / SAMUEL FOSTER HAVEN. | BORN 1806. DIED 1881 / Gift from / Samuel F. Haven. |
| 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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| Collection Title | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection |
| Local Identifier | exlibris0370.jp2 |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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American Antiquarian Society |
