Mystery Bookplate- Elizabeth E. Haywood
I recently obtained this bookplate from a dealer in North Carolina who
unfortunately knew nothing about it.
It may be English or American and appears to be from the period
1820-1840.(that is an educated guess)
I have a large selection of reference books relating to early 19th
century bookplates from the U.K. and the states and have not unearthed any
useful information.
The dimensions are 3 1/2 inches wide by 3 inches high and the plate
was soaked before scanning to show the watermark
A Franco American Bermudian Plate with an interesting story
This is a remarkable early 18th century Franco,American,Bermudian bookplate
with a colorful story .
James Pérot was
sentenced to the Bastille and was there without food or water for 21
days.
Miraculously he
survived because a hen laid eggs in the recess of the small window of the
cell.
He with his
family emigrated to America in 1687 and settled in New Rochelle , New
York.
Eventually they moved
to Bermuda where he was a Silversmith.
In all probability he
executed the copper design with the hen for this bookplate
*
*Ref. Exlibris Journal
Volume XV P.20
The plate is 3 1/2
inches wide by 4 1/2 inches high.
It is not listed in
Allen but is item 247 in West Indian Bookplates by Vere Langford
Oliver
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