"Bookplate of John Currer; in an oval within a rectangle; a woman in ancient dress, seated in front of pyramids, holding a book in her left hand, her right hand on her cheek; at bottom right, an escutcheon with four fields, charged with lions; proof before letters."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1897,1231.236., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On leaf numbered 26 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
"Bookplate of Sir Foster Cunliffe; coat-of-arms charged with three rabbits and a hand, crest with a horse and motto, supported by two putti: the one on the right blowing a trumpet; the other one on the left seated, seen from behind; proof before letters."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. Museum registration no. 1868,0822.1279., and On leaf numbered 29 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
A shield divided into quarters—the first and fourth quarter each feature, upon an azure field, are two or fess. Over this is a bend counter-compony. The second and third quarters, also upon an azure field, are each divided by an or chevron, with an anchor upon it. Surrounding the chevron are three or lozenges; two above, one below. At the helm, to the left, atop a torse is a muzzled bear passant; to the right, atop a torse, is a demi horse with a fleur-de-lis upon it. Below the shield, upon a ribbon, is the motto Verum Atque Decens.
Collection of small engravings from various works printed at Strawberry Hill. These include two fleurons, two decorated initial letters, two of Horace Walpole's bookplates (one printed on orange paper), and several vignettes, two of which are signed "C. Grignion sculp." Among the vignettes are several images of Strawberry Hill, one annotated "R. Bentley del." by Thomas Kirgate and another, printed in blue ink, annotated "J.H. Muntz del." by Horace Walpole. In addition to the arms on Walpole's bookplates, the Walpole crest is depicted on one vignette (annotated "Wale des." by Thomas Kirgate) and the Buckingham coat of arms with the motto "Templa quam dilecta" is depicted on another. Also included is a portrait in profile of Antonio Magliabechi, done from a medal; this is an early state of the plate printed on the title page of: Spence, J. A parallel : in the manner of Plutarch ... [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, by W. Robinson ..., 1758
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Title from note in Horace Walpole's hand near bottom of page., Date based on death date of Horace Walpole, who assembled this collection., Sheets trimmed to or within plate marks., and Prints mounted together on page 188 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Title devised by curator., Date based on time period when Charles Cornwallis was known as "The Lord Cornwallis"., Text within banner below shield: Virtvs vincit invidiam., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Laid in an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator; alternative title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left side., and On leaf 153 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
