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Bookplate: Coat of Arms with Robert Hale, Esq. inscribed

Nathaniel Hurd

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yellowed aged paper with rough edges and dark spots. A coat of arms engraving in the center features a shield with a row of arrows pointing down flanked by leafy designs. The shield is topped with a bird facing right. Curved ornate lines frame the shield. Below the coat of arms, "Robert Hale Esq:" on one line and "OF BEVERLY" on the next in a smaller font. Small text in bottom right corner reads "N. Hurd S." Cursive writing at top reads "Rob Hale's - to Dart." followed by "1752".

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570 × 900 px
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