Still Image

Bookplate for George Edward Cabot

1895 / Creator Unknown

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A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. In an ornate square border is a shield with three dark fish on a speckled field. The shield is surrounded by floral patterns, and above it is a scallop shell and banner that reads "Semper cor Caput Cabot," which loosely translates from Latin to "Head and heart always." Beneath this is a second box with a woven pattern background, and a banner that reads "Ex libris George Edward Cabot." Below this second box is the date 1895.

~ “Bookplate for George Edward Cabot,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 28, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1846.

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Dublin Core

Title

Bookplate for George Edward Cabot

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. In an ornate square border is a shield with three dark fish on a speckled field. The shield is surrounded by floral patterns, and above it is a scallop shell and banner that reads "Semper cor Caput Cabot," which loosely translates from Latin to "Head and heart always." Beneath this is a second box with a woven pattern background, and a banner that reads "Ex libris George Edward Cabot." Below this second box is the date 1895.

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1895

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng
lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.027

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H x 3”W