[286.] Francis. John Francis.
Plain armorial. Motto, Manet amicitia florebit que semper. Signed, Callender Sculp.
[287.] Franklin. John Franklin Boston New England.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, Exemplum adest ipse homo. Signed, J. Turner Sculp. The shield rests upon a very elaborately ornamented frame, the background of which is covered with a diaper pattern. As supporters, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with spear and arrow in hands appears upon the left hand, and Apollo, likewise with spear, attends upon the right. Both are represented with the lower part of the figure diminishing into a vase, in the manner of the Termini. They stand upon an ornamental bracket which encloses a sketch of Diana sounding the hunter’s horn, while an attendant unleashes the hound. The points upon which the figures of Artemis and Apollo rest are supported by female busts in profile. The whole design is very ornate, and the plate is perhaps the rarest of our early Americans. John Franklin was the brother of Benjamin of greater fame.
[288.] Franklin Institute. Library of the Franklin Institute.
Portrait plate. A very fine portrait of Benjamin Franklin enclosed in a typical picture-frame of the day.