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American Antiquarian Society

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Descriptive Information

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)
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
exlibris0370.jp2
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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