ca. 1830-1880
Guide to the Collection
Abstract
British bookplates collected by Charles R. Crane.
Collection Description
Collection of English, Irish, and Scottish bookplates amassed by Charles R. Crane. The majority of the bookplates are for individuals and feature engraved coats of arms by unidentified engravers. There are a few corporate bookplates in the collection, among them, plates from the University of Durham and a presentation plate from a Glasgow grammar school.
Acquisition Information
Bequest of Anna L. Roth, August 1981.
Arrangement of the Collection
This collection is arranged alphabetically. Personal and institutional bookplates are interfiled.
Detailed Description of the Collection
A. D. Club.
Ainslee, Charles.
Arthur, Rawson Ashwell.
Atchison, D. G.
Baldwin, John.
Barger, B. Franklin.
Barnwell, Edward Lowry.
Battell, William.
Briscoe, Featherstonehough.
Brooke of Houghton Hall.
4 copies.Brown, Thomas.
Bruce, John.
Buchanan, Alexander.
Buchanan, W. T.
Buckle, Henry Thomas.
Bush, Henry.
Channell, William Fry.
4 copies.Cheape, John.
Collier, Charles.
Collins, Henry.
Collis, J. D.
Cotterill, J. & W.
2 copiesCrawford, William Horatio.
Currer, Frances Mary Richardson.
Dansey, William.
Dawes, J. K.
deGrey & Ripon.
Dempster, George.
Diamond, Hugh W.
Dobbs, Robert Conway.
Durham, University of.
E., I.
Eames, James A.
Ellis, R. R. W.
Elwes, R. C.
Ezekiel, S. D.
F.
2 copies.Foss, John.
French, George.
Gage, Thomas.
Glasgow grammar school presentation plate.
Gordon, William.
Granville, Earl.
3 copies.Harvey, Daniel Whittle.
Hatch, James.
Hayward, William Webb.
Heathcote of Hursley.
Hodgson, Frederick.
Hutton, Thomas.
2 copies.Iliff, Frederick.
Jebb, John.
Joynt, Christopher.
Lee, William.
Leslie, James.
Lewis, John.
Leycester, William Wrixon.
2 copies.Libby, William Samuel.
Longman, William.
Mackenzie, L. Johannis Whitefoord.
2 copies.Mackinnon, James M.
McGrigor, Alexander.
Methold, Henry.
Miller, W.
Monypenny, Alexander.
2 copies.Morgan, Fortescue J.
Morson, Walter R.
Mundy, M.
Munster, Earl of.
Naylor, Henry.
Ormerod, George.
Phillips, George.
2 copies.Porcher, Henry.
2 copies.Prideaux, George.
Rathbone, Theodore W.
3 copies.Robinson, Hercules.
Rossall, Richard.
Rowland, George T.
Rylands, Peter.
4 copies.S., L. S.
2 copies.Sandford, D. R.
Sandilands, William.
Sandwith, Mr.
Shapter, William Rundle.
2 copies.Smith, Drummond.
Southby, Thomas Hayward.
Spender, John Kent.
Subscription Library, King's Cliff, Scarborough.
Sykes, William Henry.
Tasker, Joseph.
Tennant, William.
Thorald, Edward Serle.
Unidentified.
Motto: Benigno numine.
Unidentified.
Motto: Facta non verba.
Unidentified.
Motto: Ne vile velis.
Unidentified.
Motto: Nec temere nec timide.
2 copies.
Unidentified.
Motto: Respicit Aeque.
Unidentified.
Motto: Spe firmus.
Walford, Cornelius.
2 copies.Wallington, C. A. G.
Westropp, M. R.
4 copies.Whitmarsh, W. M.
Wilde, Edward Arthur.
Yates, J. St. John.
Preferred Citation
Charles R. Crane bookplate collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
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