Bookplate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis

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Artist/Maker	W. Phillips Barrett
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Bookplate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, the 8th Baron Howard de Walden, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1902'. There is a knight on horseback in full suit of armour carrying a shield and flag emblazoned with a coat of arms. The horse is draped in the same heraldic flag and the knight is pictured riding in front of a moated castle with turrets and crenellated ramparts, and again the same coat of arms on the building. His helmet has a horned beast's head on top of it.

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Categories	Prints Books
Object type	Print
Title	Bookplate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving Paper Engraving
Brief description	Engraved bookplate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, signed and dated Inv. W.P.B. 1902.
Physical description	Bookplate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, the 8th Baron Howard de Walden, inscribed with the engraver's initials and date 'Inv. W.P.B. 1902'. There is a knight on horseback in full suit of armour carrying a shield and flag emblazoned with a coat of arms. The horse is draped in the same heraldic flag and the knight is pictured riding in front of a moated castle with turrets and crenellated ramparts, and again the same coat of arms on the building. His helmet has a horned beast's head on top of it.
Dimensions	Height: 4in Width: 2.875in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions	Inv. W.P.B. 1902 Non Quo Sed Quomodo Translation 'Non Quo Sed Quomodo' is Latin for 'Not To What End, But How'
Credit line	Given by Mr. Norman Meredith
Subjects depicted	Coat of Arms Knight Horse Castle
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2037-1946

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606117/bookplate-of-thomas-evelyn-scott-print-w-phillips-barrett/

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