Featured within a leafy frame is a scene of a mountain beneath a partly sunny sky and additionally framed by a pine tree. In the forefront below are several books, a microscope, and a skull. Above the entire image is the motto √úber allen Gipseln ist Ruh.
At the top center is a caduceus, with a pair of cherubs from the upper corners of the plate blowing at the clouds below. Beneath is a scene with mountains and a body of water in the center. In the foreground is a locomotive is pulling a rail car. Below this can be seen a shelf with books and a pair of wings in the center.
Subject (Name):
Ordway, William Herbert, Jr., 1889-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Caduceus, Mountains, Nature, Physicians, Shield, Snakes, Train, Trains, and Yale Medical Library
At the center of the plate, framed by a striped border, is a view of some distant mountains reflected in a large body of water, with a partly cloudy sky above. In the lower center is a locomotive pulling a single rail car with "W. & J. R. R." on its side. Beneath the tracks are several books flanking a pair of wings atop a torse. In the upper corners of the image border are two cherubs depicting the wind; at center is a caduceus. On both left and right-hand sides, at center, are two rabbits each dressed up and protruding from a top hat, brandishing a magic wand. At the bottom is a banner with the title text. The initials "W. H. C." can be seen in the lower right-hand corner.
Subject (Name):
Ordway, William Herbert, Jr., 1889-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Caduceus, Mountains, Nature, Physicians, Trains, and Yale Medical Library
A shield with an argent field, quartered. The first quarter is divided by an azure fess, with two azure crescents above, and one additional below. The second quarter, also divided by an azure fess, features two tiger heads above, and one below. The third quarter is divided by an azure fess with three tulips upon it. Two heads of unicorn are in the upper division, with one additional below. The fourth quarter features a lion rampant with an azure bordure and five fleurs-de-lis. At the helm, upon a battlement rising up from a crown, is an eagle. Below the shield is the motto Fide et Constantia
Subject (Name):
Lee, William and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Birds, Heraldic bookplates, Physicians, and Shield