A man, woman, and child with a ram beneath a tree with a snake coiled around it. The scene surrounded by a oval frame. There are torches flanking the image, which in part make up a rectangular border. The phrase Servat et Docet is above the oval frame, and below it reads Fundata MDCCCLXXV. A motto: Fundata MDCCCLLXXV. Beneath is a box indicating Ex Dono, and a space to write a name.
Subject (Name):
Boston Medical Library and Yale University. School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Children, Heraldic bookplates, Medical libraries, Nature, Snakes, and Torches
A coat of arms divided in four parts; two featuring three urns apiece. At the helm can be seen a knight's helmet surrounded by mantling. Above this is a crown adorned with ostrich plumes, and an eagle perched at the top. Below is the motto Post Tot Naufragia Portum.
Subject (Name):
Butler, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Birds, Crown, Helmet, Heraldic bookplates, Shield, Shields, and Surgeons