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Bookplate: Coat of Arms with John Lowell inscribed

Nathaniel Hurd

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brownish tan aged paper with darker brown ink. A crest with curved lines and scrollwork, with a shield-like oval in the center. The oval contains a fist holding three daggers or spears. A ribbon below the oval has Latin text. A crowned urn sits atop the crest. The crest is surrounded by leaves and flowers. The name "John Lowell" is written in cursive below the crest. A signature "N. Hurd. sc." is in the bottom right corner.

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669 × 900 px
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