Bookplate for George Edward Cabot
1895 / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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 January 23, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1846.
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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)
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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