[897.] Virginia Council Chamber. Virginia Council Chamber.
Armorial. First quarter, the arms of England and Scotland; second quarter, the arms of France; third quarter, the arms of Ireland; fourth quarter, the same as the first. Motto, En dat Virginia quartam. Supporters, two men in complete armor, their beavers open, three ostrich feathers on the helmets, their breasts charged with a cross, and in the exterior hand a lance. Crest, a virgin queen, couped at the shoulders, hair dishevelled, and crowned with an Eastern crown. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
[898.] Virginia Council Chamber. (Anonymous.)
Armorial. Below the arms, which are the same as those in the preceding plate, is a scene within the Council Chamber, evidently, as the members are around the table, and are being addressed by one of their number. The framework which supports this is Chippendale in construction, the armed supporters stand upon the upper part, and the very lowest panel is occupied by the 249th line of the first book of Homer’s “Illiad,” Του και ἁπο γλὡσσης μἑλιτος γλυκἱων ῥἑεν αὑδἡ. Signed, Dent—Sculpt. Bull Alley, Lombard Street. London. The design of the plate is attributed to Samuel Wale, R.A. See “The Book-plate Annual and Armorial Year Book,” 1894. London, A. & C. Black, Soho Square.
[899.] Vose. Benjamin Vose.
Armorial.
[900.] Vose. Solomon Vose.