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 4, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1846.