Bookplate for Percy Roach-Pierson
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double-line border. The shield bears a left-facing fish at top, and a winged wheel at the bottom, divided by a wavy double line. The shield is topped with a realistic helmet with elaborate mantling. The helmet is topped with a clawed fist holding two crossed keys. Text at the top reads “Ma foy ma roche” which loosely translated means “My faith, my rock.” At the bottom is the name Percy Roach-Peirson.
~ “Bookplate for Percy Roach-Pierson,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1660.
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Title
Bookplate for Percy Roach-Pierson
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double-line border. The shield bears a left-facing fish at top, and a winged wheel at the bottom, divided by a wavy double line. The shield is topped with a realistic helmet with elaborate mantling. The helmet is topped with a clawed fist holding two crossed keys. Text at the top reads “Ma foy ma roche” which loosely translated means “My faith, my rock.” At the bottom is the name Percy Roach-Peirson.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
fre
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.210
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and ½”H x 3”W