Guide to the Lord Botetourt coat of arms 2019.027 Botetourt, Lord, coat of arms

Guide to the Lord Botetourt coat of arms 2019.027

Botetourt, Lord, coat of arms


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
2019.027
Title
Lord Botetourt coat of arms circa 1760s
Quantity
0.26 Cubic Feet, 1 framed item, 19.75" x 12.5" x 1.75"
Creator
Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Preferred Citation

Open to all researchers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by the President's Office in 2018.


Content Description

Framed Coat of Arms for Lord Botetourt. A label adhered on the back reads "Finely engraved on copper and printed on hand made paper, from Joseph Edmonson's Baronagium Genealogicum, published London 1764. Edmonson was Mowbray Herald Extraordinary of the College of Arms of Great Britain. His work is one of the most authoritative and beautiful publications on Heraldry."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bookplates
  • Coat-of-Arms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770