Part 12
537. MCILVAINE. _Bloomfield McIlvaine._ Pictorial. An angel seated among the clouds holding a tablet upright upon her knee, is writing upon it with a quill. A very pretty design. Signed, _I. J. Barralet, inv._ _J. H. Seymour Sc._ Lieutenant United States Navy.
538. MCKELDEN. _Andrew McKelden._ Pictorial. The arms of the United States finely engraved within a circular frame. Motto, _E pluribus unum_. The name of the owner written within the circle. Signed, _Leonard Sculpt._
539. MCKENZIE. _Kenneth McKenzie._
Armorial. A Virginia physician.
540. MCKENZIE. _William McKenzie. Surgeon._
Armorial. Chippendale. Mottoes, _Luceo non uro_. The date 1766 is written on the copy before me.
541. MCLEAN. _Hugh McLean._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Altera merces_, and _Virtus durissima terit_. Signed, _Maverick Sct._ Oak leaves and branches used in the decoration.
542. MCMURTRIE. _Henry McMurtrie._ Pictorial. Landscape. The frame is oval in form; the rising sun discloses a small island on which are five trees in a straight row; the bank at the left hand also has a similar row of five trees, and in the immediate foreground a few piles of stone and more trees are seen. The name is on a ribbon under the picture. Signed, _Smither Sculpt._ A physician of Philadelphia.
543. MCMURTRIE. _Henry McMurtrie._ Literary. Books are piled upon a table; the serpent of Æsculapius carries the motto-ribbon on which are the words, _Respice finum_. Cupid weeps beside a mortuary urn whose tip is aflame. An open book seems to have two words on the pages. The first one is _Rush_. The whole design is enclosed in a circle about which numerous clouds hover. Signed, _Fairman del. Kearny Sc._ The Philadelphia physician.
544. MCTAVISH. _John McTavish._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Non oblitus_. Of Maryland.
545. MACKAY. _James Mackay. Belfast._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Delectando pariterque monendo_. A resident of Virginia about the year 1760.
546. MACKEY. _Albert G. Mackey. M.D._ Plain armorial. Motto, _My might makes right_. Physician and author of Charleston, S.C.
547. MAGILL. _John Magill._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Perit ut vivat_. Signed, _J. Smither Sct._ Of Maryland.
548. MANIGAULT. _Peter Manigault of the Inner Temple, Barister at Law South Carolina._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Prospicere quam ulcisci_. Signed, _Yates Fecit Royal Exchange_. There is no official grant of these arms; they were engraved in 1754; the crest, an American Indian, had not then been decided upon.
549. MANN. _John Preston Mann._ Literary. A peculiar out-of-door scene, in which the foreground is occupied with a very tall case of shelves filled with books; the corner post of the case is made of a pile of books carefully arranged; in the distance is seen the temple of Honor, upon the summit of a hill, the ascent to which is rocky and steep; the American eagle rests upon a globe which is placed upon the tall pile of books; the whole design is enclosed within an oval border, which is decorated with scrolls, etc. The last name only is engraved upon the plate, the first ones being written in.
550. MANN. _The property of Timothy Mann. Walpole. Oct.--1810._ The name is printed from type within a woodcut border; festoons and sprays of palm compose the frame, in the centre of which, above, is a small circle with the arms of the United States within it; two ink-pots with quills in them are on either side of the arms.
551. MANNING. Armorial. Of Virginia.
552. MARCH. _Charles March._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Fortis et veritas_. Charleston, S.C. Circa 1819.
553. MARCHANT. _Henry Marchant._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Patria cara carior libertas_. Signed, _N. H. Sc._ Very similar to the John Marston plate, below mentioned. Attorney-General of Rhode Island, 1770-17--. Member of Old Congress, 1777-1780 and 1783-1784.
554. MARSH. _Frederick Marsh._ Literary. Identical with the George Goodwin plate mentioned above.
555. MARSHALL. _John Marshall A.M._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ex candore decus_. Chief Justice United States, 1801.
556. MARSTON. _John Marston._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. Hurd, Sculp._ Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.
557. MARTIN. _The Honble. Josiah Martin of Antigua Esqr._
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Pugna pro patria libertas_.
558. MARTIN. _Luther Martin A.M._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Initium sapientiae est timor Dei_. Inside the name-frame an open book at either end; one labelled _Black’s Comms_. Very similar to the Bloomfield plate, and undoubtedly by Trenchard. Lawyer; Member of Old Congress; defended Samuel Chase.
559. MARTIN. _Thomas Martin._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Initium sapientia est timor domini_. The same arms as the above, but the crest different.
560. MASON. _Jonathan Mason Junr._
Simply the name engraved within a flourish. One of the witnesses of the Boston Massacre. The book from which the copy before me was taken had the autograph of the owner in it and the date, 1774. Eminent lawyer and statesman.
561. MASSACHUSETTS. _Library of the General Court. Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis._
The shield of the State, surrounded by the motto of the State, _Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem_, is placed within the circular frame which bears the name. Above, a pile of three books, similar to those on the Harvard plate by Hurd, and a globe upon them stand in lieu of a crest; a blaze of glory flashes out from these symbols of learning.
562. MASSACHUSETTS. _This Book is the Property of the Historical Society, Established in Boston. 1790._
A printed label with ornamental type border.
563. MASSACHUSETTS. _Property of the Massachusetts Medical Society, incorporated November 1781._
A large curtain, similar to that in the Harvard College plate by Hurd, is upheld by festoons; this is left blank for the recording of donors’ names. Above this an oval medallion presents a picture of the efficacy of Nature’s cures; a wounded stag with the arrow still in his side has come to Æsculapius for healing. He, in rough garb, with the serpent entwined around his rod, has directed the distressed animal to an herb, which he is lying down to eat. A motto, _Natura duces_, is seen over the picture. Signed, _Callender Sc._
564. MASSACHUSETTS. _The First State Normal School._
The arms of the State of Massachusetts surrounded by an oval garter, on which the name is given. In the clouds above the motto appears, _Live to truth_.
565. MASTERTON. _Peter Masterton._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Cogi posse negat_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ Thistles used in the decoration.
566. MATTHEW. _William Matthew Esqr. Lt. Genl. of His Majtes. Leeward Carribee Islands: and Lt. Govnr. of St. Christopher in America._
An old armorial plate; no further information obtainable.
567. MATTHEWS. _Wm. Matthews of Philada. Nº._
A copper-plate engraving; no design, except a border of scrolls and flourishes enclosing the inscription.
568. MAYO. _John Mayo._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Virtus sola nobilitate_. Mantling about the helmet.
569. MAXCY. _Virgil Maxcy._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Nullus in verba_. Of Maryland.
570. MAXWELL. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Maxwell arms and motto. The arms are enclosed in an oval frame studded with pearls, and a profusion of flowers is used in the ornamentation, which comes as near to the Ribbon and Wreath style as to any. Motto, _Riviresco_. Signed, _Maverick, Sculpt._
571. MERCER. _Hugh Mercer._
Armorial. Of Virginia. A gallant General of the Revolution; was killed at the battle of Princeton, at which the daring plan of crossing the river was undertaken and carried out upon his suggestion.
572. MERCER. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Rich mantling encompassing the whole shield. Motto, _Per varios casus_. John Mercer of Marlboro, near Fredericksburg; a witness to the will of Mary Washington.
573. MEREDITH. _Jonathan Meredith Junr._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Integra mens augustissima possessio_. This plate is not signed, but is apparently the work of Maverick.
574. MIDDLETON. _John Izard Middleton._
Armorial. Born at Middleton-Place-on-the-Ashley, near Charleston, S.C., 1785; died, 1849. Author; intimate in the circles of Mesdames De Staël and Récamier.
575. MIDDLETON. _Peter Middleton. M.D._
Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, _J. Lewis Sc._ Mantling profuse and reaching well down the shield. Motto, _Fortis & fidus_. Of New York. Born in Scotland. Made the first dissection on record in America.
576. MILLER. _Ferdinand H. Miller._
Literary. Very similar to the Thomas Robbins plate.
577. MILLER. {_Bruder Jaebez. 178-._ {_Petrus Heremit. 1791._
These plates, simple printed labels, were the property of J. Peter Miller, the Prior of the Convent at Ephrata, Penn.
578. MILNER. _James Milner._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Virginia.
579. MINOT. _Minot._
Armorial. Early English. Rough mantling all about the shield. Motto, _Ad astra per aspera_. George Richard Minot, historian, Boston.
580. MINOT. _Minot._
Armorial. Early English. Mantling all about the shield. Motto, _Ad astra per aspera_. A better plate than the above. The copy before me has an _S_ written before the name. Of Massachusetts.
581. MINTURN. _William Minturn._
Plain armorial. An elaborate frame, with mantling reaching far down the sides. Motto, _Esse potius quam haberi_.
582. MITCHELL. _A. Mitchell Ejus Liber._
Armorial. Chippendale. An early settler of Chester County, Penn.
583. MITCHELL. _Jacobum Whitely Mitchell._
Literary. The central panel of this design bears the name and the following lines:--
_Hujus si capias dominum_ _Cognoscere libri, si infra,_ _Inspicida nomen habebis ibi._
At the left shelves of books are seen, and at the right what seems to be a heavy press. Above, on a bracket, are grouped several implements of music, art, etc. This is a rude woodcut.
584. MOAT. _Horatio Shepheard Moat._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Nil desperandum_. Signed, _Rollinson_.
585. MOORE. _Lambert Moore. Esqr._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Virtus interrita pergit_. This plate is not signed, but is unmistakably the work of Dawkins. The half-draped female on the left side is the same as that on the Whitehead Hicks plate, and the music-making shepherd on the right is reversed from the Benjamin Kissam plate.
586. MOORE. _Nathl. F. Moore._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Signed, _P. Maverick_. Of New York. President of Columbia College, 1842-1849.
587. MOORE. _Saml. W. Moore._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Non est vivere sed valere vita_. Of New York.
588. MOREAU. _John B. Moreau._
Literary. The name on an open book, floating in the clouds.
589. MORGAN. _John Morgan. M.D. Philadelphia._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fama praestante praestantior virtus_. This plate is not signed, but is very much in the style of Dawkins’ work. A cupid sits on a flourish of the decoration and pats a large bust on its crown, presumably representing sculpture. At the other side two cupids discuss astronomical problems with a globe for reference. One of these little fellows is an African evidently. Eminent physician educated abroad. One of the founders of the American Philosophical Society, 1769.
590. MORONG. _Thomas Morong._
Literary. A pile of books, some open, some closed, lies at the foot of a cross, above which the crown is seen in glory. A ribbon runs over the face of one book, bearing the motto, _Sola salus servire Deo_. A line of Hebrew is given across the open book.
591. MORRIS. _Gouverneur Morris._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Tandem vincitur_. One fold of the ribbon empty, as if possibly made for a larger motto; a stock pattern. This is the same copper as the Lewis Morris mentioned below, with the first name changed. Statesman and orator. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
592. MORRIS. _J. M._
Crest only. (Morris of Philadelphia.)
593. MORRIS. _James Morris._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A very handsome plate, rich in appearance, and full of decorative features. Open books, globe, and scrolls at the base indicate a literary taste. The sides of the frame are embellished with the caduceus and a cornucopia of fruit. Of New York.
594. MORRIS. _Lewis Morris Esqr._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Tandem vincitur_. Father of Gouverneur Morris.
595. MORRIS. _Roger Morris._
Armorial. Early Chippendale. No motto. The mantling is present, very straight and stiff; the shell-work is prominent, and the whole design is rather formal than graceful. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 112.
596. MORRIS. _William Morris._
An engraved label, the name being within an oval frame of laurel leaves. Signed, _Shallus Sculpt._
597. MORRISON. _John Morrison. Portland. U. S. America._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Dum spiro spero_. A very neat design. The sprays which are crossed beneath the shield are connected above by a row of thirteen stars.
598. MURRAY. _James Murray._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Mens sibi conscia recti_. Of Virginia.
599. MURRAY. _John Murray._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.
600. MURRAY. _The Revd. John Murray._
Armorial in form, but no true arms shown. The motto, _Malo mori quam foedari_, is on a circular band which encloses a space, divided into quarters, colored heraldically and charged with absurd charges; in the first quarter, which is tinctured az., a shield with a helmet above is supported by a row of fence posts with cinquefoils between them; the second, which is tinctured ar., is divided per saltire, and is charged with a powder-horn, a crescent and stars, an ox-bow, and a crown; the third, which is tinctured gu., has Gabriel and Apollyon in combat, with a crown above them; the fourth, which is tinctured az., has the dove with the olive branch on a peculiar cross which holds thirteen spots (for lack of a better term); disposed about are three flaming hearts. This whole design is enclosed in a large shield; the crest is a man on a prancing steed, carrying a tomahawk; the supporters are a nude Indian with a wreath about his loins, his feet chained, and the end of the chain and a shield in his hands; and a crowned lion with three stars on its body. Motto, under all, _Juncta virtute fides_. This plate is not signed. What a pity! Very probably the plate of the Father of American Universalism, who it is said was greeted with a shower of stones when he first tried to preach in Boston.
601. MURRAY. _Joseph Murray._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Virtute fideque_. Not signed, but evidently by Maverick.
602. MURRAY. _Murray Earl of Dunmore._
Armorial. Supporters, mantling, and crown. Motto, _Furth--Fortune_. John Murray, fourth Earl. Made Governor of New York, 1770; and of Virginia, 1771.
603. MUSGRAVE. _Richard Musgrave._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Sans changer_. On the copy before me is written, _of New Haven Connecticut_.
[Illustration: THE REV,^D JOHN MURRAY.] 604. NELSON. _The arms of the Rt. Hon. George Nelson Esq. Ld. Mayor._
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Of Virginia.
605. NEWBERRY. _Roger Newberry’s Property._
An engraved label with a festoon above, and the following motto below:--
_To Virtue & Science attend,_ _And Truth & Justice befriend._
606. NEWBURYPORT. _Newburyport Athenæum._
Pictorial. A large American eagle about to rise from a pile of rocks bears a ribbon in his beak with the name upon it.
607. NEWELL. _Timothy Newell._
Military. The name is given within a frame, behind which are seen a various assortment of military implements,--flags, swords, guns, drums, trumpets, etc. Signed, _I. Thomas print_. This is a woodcut, and was printed by Isaiah Thomas, the early printer of Worcester, Mass.
608. NEWPORT, R.I. _Redwood Library. Newport. R.I._
Pictorial. A large picture of the library building. Signed, _Drawn by James Stevens Civil Engr. Engd. by W. D. Terry Newport_. The library used other smaller plates, a simple label, and also another view of the building with the rules governing the use of volumes printed with it.
609. NEWTON. _Lucretia E. Newton._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Cognosce occasionem_. This is the plate of John C. Williams, by Hurd, with the name and signature erased, and the present name printed from type under the shield. An unwarrantable proceeding.
610. NEW YORK. _Apprentices’ Library._
A pictorial plate of great beauty. In the immediate foreground an aged man, clad in classic garb, accosts two youths who have evidently but just risen, at his approach, from a moss-covered rock on which they had been studying, if the scattered books are an indication: with uplifted hand, the old man directs them to the temple of knowledge, which can be seen in the distance crowning the summit of a lofty hill: at the foot of the declivity the spires and houses of a village can be discerned: between it and the place of meeting a broad expanse of water stretches: a beehive at hand indicates activity, and the broken column behind the preceptor is a link connecting classic history with present time. Above the picture the muscular arm holds the hammer, and oak branches are about it. Signed, _A. Anderson. Sc._
611. NEW YORK. _The Property of the New York College of Pharmacy._
An oblong name-label, with flourishes. Above, a crucible is placed, with the rays of the sun spreading out behind it. Signed, _Rollinson Sc. New York_.
612. NEW YORK. _The Property of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of the State of New York._
An oblong printed label with type border. This college was established in 1807, and is now a part of Columbia College.
613. NEW YORK. _New York Society Library._
This plate is armorial in form, but presents no real arms. The central frame, of Chippendale design, contains four quarterings, which represent the arts of Astronomy, Navigation, Geography, Mathematics, and Literature; Religion also is represented. Mercury and Minerva support the frame, standing upon the ribbon which bears the name; above the frame sits Apollo with his broad back to the full-shining sun; clouds which resemble toy balloons rise about him. Beneath the frame appear the outskirts of a city, with spires and towers visible; directly under this is the word _Athenia_ in Greek (presumably to suggest that New York City was the modern Athens); a closed chest with a lighted candle upon it has these words on it, _sed in candelabro_, and an open book bears across its face the motto, _Nosce teipsum_. Signed, _E. Gallaudet. Sc._ Illustrated in “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 141.
614. NEW YORK. _New York Society Library._
Pictorial. The interior of the library is shown; Minerva, helmeted, and with spear resting against her arm, leans upon a pillar; before her, in obeisance, an American Indian, half draped, with tomahawk under his foot, receives from the hand of the gracious goddess a book. The well-filled shelves of the library are disclosed behind them, as the drawn curtain, upheld by cords, lets the sunlight stream in. This view is contained within an oval frame which rests upon a pedestal bearing on its face the name of the library; the whole is filled out to the edges of the plate by a background representing a brick wall. Signed, _Engd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty Street_. A large painting of this design hangs in the library at present.
615. NEW YORK. _New York Society Library._
Allegorical. Minerva, just alighted from the clouds, with garments somewhat displaced by her flight through the air, and with clouds still about her, finds an Indian waiting to receive the volume she holds out to him; as he lays hold of it he seems to be offering his tomahawk in exchange. The shelves of the library are seen behind them, and in the gable the motto, _Emollit mores_, is painted. The oval frame enclosing this scene is upheld by ribbon and festoons, branches of oak are crossed beneath, and the plate is signed, _Maverick. Sct. Crown Street_.
616. NEW YORK. _New York Typographical Society._
Allegorical. A picture of Franklin’s press with the American flag and a liberty pole crossed before it; above, a large eagle with a medallion of Franklin depending from his beak. Not signed, but attributed to Anderson.
617. NORRIS. _George W. Norris._
Armorial. Chippendale. The same copper as the Isaac Norris, with the name changed. Signed, _W. G. M._
618. NORRIS. _Isaac Norris._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _Jas. Turner Sc._ Of Philadelphia. Prominent statesman. He directed the placing of the prophetic inscription upon the old Liberty Bell. His library went to the Dickinson College. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
619. NORTH CAROLINA. _This book is the gift of ... to the University of North Carolina. Anno Dom._
These words appear within a frame of Chippendale ornamentation. Several books disposed about give a literary flavor to what is otherwise a rather meaningless design.
620. OGDEN. _Lewis Morris Ogden._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Et si ostendo non jacta_. Signed, _P. Maverick Sc 1801_.
621. OGDEN. (Anonymous.) The Ogden arms.
Chippendale. Motto, _Et si ostendo non jacto_. Of New Jersey.
622. OLCOTT. _George Olcott._
Literary. Very nearly the same as the George Goodwin and the Frederick Marsh.
623. OLMSTED. _Charles H. Olmsted._
Pictorial. The beehive surrounded by flowers. Motto, _Non sibi sed aliis_. The whole design enclosed in foliated scrolls.
624. OLMSTED. _H. B. Olmsted._
Pictorial. A beehive beneath low bushes.
625. OLIVER. _Andrew Oliver._
Armorial. Chippendale. Attributed to Hurd. Motto, _Pax quaeritur bello_. Of Massachusetts. Colonial statesman. Distributer of stamps under Hutchinson.
626. ORPHAN ASYLUM. _Orphan Asylum._
Pictorial. A beautiful little picture of the Christ blessing the little ones. The line, _Forasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these ye did it unto me_, is given under the vignette. Signed, _L. Simond del. Seney, Sc._
627. OSBORNE. _Peter Osborne._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia. Master of ship “Pennsylvania Packet,” sailing between Philadelphia and England. Lost in a gale in September, 1775.
628. OSBORNE. _Samuel Osborne._
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._ Of Boston. Brother of Captain Jeremiah Osborne, who died July 25th, 1768, on his passage from Isle of May to Newport. The only copy of this plate known to me is in the Mauran-Deats collection, and was taken by Mr. Mauran from a folio ledger of 1764.
629. OTIS. _Harrison Gray Otis._
Crest only. No motto. A graceful festoon on either side of the crest. Of Massachusetts. Statesman and orator.
630. OTIS. _James Otis. Feby 1773._
Plain name-label, belonging to the orator and patriot of Massachusetts.
631. OTIS. _James Otis, junr’s BOOK._
A large name-label with the name in big type, with the request, _Please return this with care_. An ornamental type border.
632. PACE. _Henry Pace._
The only information obtainable concerning this plate is the solitary fact that it is the work of Hurd. It is given in Warren’s “First List of English Engravers.”
633. PAGE. _Francis Page of the Inner Temple Esqr. 1703._
Early English. Full mantling envelopes the shield. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Virginia.
634. PAGE. _The Property of Samuel Page._
A frame of Chippendale decoration enclosing simply the name. Resembles the work of Hurd.
635. PAINE.
A pictorial plate of the celebrated political and deistical writer, Thomas Paine, is said to be known. Copied from a tail-piece in the “Gentleman’s Magazine.”
636. PANTON. _Frans. Panton._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Meliora spero_. Of New York. A hair-dresser. Had no right to the arms. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Maverick.
637. PANTON. _Francis Panton Junr._
Landscape. A very peculiar design. The shield is borne by two ducks, who have each an end of a ribbon in their bills, the shield being upheld by it over a stream; mountains in the background, each having one tree on its peak; ducks are swimming in the marsh, and four men in a boat seem in no hurry to get anywhere. Motto, _Spes meliora_. Signed, _Maverick Scp._ Of New York.
[Illustration: Francis Panton Jun^{r}.]
638. PARKE. _John Parke. Esqr. A. M._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Terra aut mari_. Signed, _I. S. Sculp._ This was engraved by Skinner, the famous engraver of Bath.
639. PARKER. _B. Parker._
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Aude fieri justum_.
640. PARKER. _James Parker. Esqr._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Cave_. A very handsome plate.
641. PARKER. _Jas. Parker._
Pictorial. Landscape. In the immediate foreground a group of laborers are discussing the first railroad train, which is passing at a safe distance; the old-fashioned engine and car are moving to the left of the picture; behind, mountains, and lakes with shipping, and a distant village are seen. A very elaborate border encloses the scene.
[Illustration: Samuel Parker’s, Nº. 45.]
642. PARKER. _Samuel Parker’s. No._