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1. Arms of Arthurs Club see Strawbery [sic] Catalogue 22 day lot 12. [art original]
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1854]
- Call Number:
- 485 842 C76 VI Copy 5
- Collection Title:
- Page 243. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order
- Alternative Title:
- Cog it amor nummi and White's Club coat of arms
- Description:
- Title from note in pencil below image; the motto "Cog it amor nummi" is written within a banner at bottom of image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Copy of a drawing by Richard Edgcumbe, designed along with George Selwyn, George Williams, and Horace Walpole, that was produced in 1756 at Strawberry Hill. The original drawing was sold in lot 12 of the 22nd day of the Strawberry Hill Sale in 1842., Date of production based on death date of T. Crofton Croker, who assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., For an engraving after the original drawing, see no. 3350 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Tipped in at page 243 in T. Crofton Croker's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill., and With a clipping, mounted in upper right corner of sheet, that describes a portfolio of prints and drawings from Strawberry Hill; the clipping is annotated "See 22d day, lot 10" in ink at top.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and London
- Subject (Name):
- White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Arms of Arthurs Club see Strawbery [sic] Catalogue 22 day lot 12. [art original]
2. The man of pleasure's pocket-book, or, The bon vivant's vede mecum, for the year 1780 ... containing fifty-two double ruled pages ... and ... original articles, viz. I. An account of all public diversions ... VIII. A dictionary for the polite world ...
- Published / Created:
- [1779]
- Call Number:
- 145 M266 1779
- Image Count:
- 96
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- "(To be continued annually)"--Following imprint., With an engraved frontispiece showing two fashionably dressed couples walking in a park: The most elegant desses upon the Ton / Dighton del. ; Cook sculp., and With the original blind-ruled limp sheep. For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Printed for S. Bladon, No. 13, Paternoster Row
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, London., and London
- Subject (Topic):
- Men, Recreation, Sexual behavior, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The man of pleasure's pocket-book, or, The bon vivant's vede mecum, for the year 1780 ... containing fifty-two double ruled pages ... and ... original articles, viz. I. An account of all public diversions ... VIII. A dictionary for the polite world ...
3. [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
- Alternative Title:
- Cog it amor nummi
- Description:
- Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., Mounted on page 62 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., 1 print : engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 11.3 x 13.3 mm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and London
- Subject (Name):
- White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
4. [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.14
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
- Alternative Title:
- Cog it amor nummi
- Description:
- Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., and Mounted to 16.5 x 23 cm. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and London
- Subject (Name):
- White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
5. [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
- Alternative Title:
- Cog it amor nummi
- Description:
- Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., Mounted on page 66 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11., 1 print : engraving on laid paper ; sheet 10.3 x 10.5 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and London
- Subject (Name):
- White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [White's Club coat of arms] [graphic]
