Crest.—A squirrel sejant gu., collared and holding a nut or. Blundell.
Motto.—Age quod agis.
Initials.—H. B. (Henry Blundell).
[Engravings and etchings of the Principal Statues, etc., in the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq., at Nice. 1809.]
Henry Blundell (born 1723, died 1810), of Nice-Blundell in Lancashire, was the son of Robert Blundell of Nice. He was a noted collector of works of art and an antiquary of some repute. His contributions to literature are accounts of his own collections, and are illustrated with fine engravings.
Blundell was a friend of the antiquary and collector Charles Towneley of Towneley Hall, also in Lancashire, and it is probable that his archæological tastes were largely fostered by this friendship. Towneley certainly suggested the production of Blundell's catalogues.
BOOTHBY, SIR BROOKE, BART.
Arms.—Ar., on a canton sa., a lion's gamb erased erect or. Boothby. In the centre of the shield an inescutcheon arg., bearing the Ulster hand gu.