Mixed (pictorial/armorial); ownership; [on open_file book:] ex libris album; [on ribbon:] sic itur ad astra; ex libris; cws 1894; robert day j. P. | f. S. A. M. R. I. A. | 1894; objects depicted from lower left, counterclockwise: compass, within which a pelican in her piety, an irish harp, open_file "ex libris album', medal, case of coins or medals, cornice piece, paintings.;within an elaborate carved frame, a plaque with coat of arms. Escutcheon: per chevron or and azure, three mullets countercharged, over all, a crescent countercharged for difference. Crest: two hands conjoined proper fixed to a pair of wings, the dexter wings or charged with a mullet azure, sinister wings azure charged with crescent or. Motto: sic itur ad astra (thus you shall go to the stars). Frame: half naked woman, a quill in one hand leans on. Date: 1894. Collection: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library. Day, Robert - DPLA - 2b2ad0cf6f37464135994bfc5edadf8f
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