Research Catalog

Title

Jack B. Yeats letter to John Quinn with mock patent of nobility.

Author

Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957

Publication

1903 August 24.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Quinn, John, 1870-1924
• Anderson, Julia Quinn

Description

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

Summary

Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) was an Irish painter and illustrator. He was the younger brother of the poet William Butler Yeats. John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City, and a noted private collector and patron of the arts. The collection comprises a letter (1 page) from [Jack B. Yeats] to "My Well Beloved John Quinn," written in the person of King Edward VII at Windsor, 1903 August 24, with an enclosed mock patent of nobility (1 page, folio). Both items are executed entirely in black ink, with the signatures "Edward" written upside down. Drawn at the top of the letter is a mock coat of arms, showing a unicorn and a lion with a straight razor shaving a pint, and the motto "Shave qui peut." The writer advises Quinn where "the artist fellah with whom you passed through my Western Empires" (Yeats himself) can obtain a patent similar to the one enclosed. The mock patent, made from a legal indenture form printed in Dublin by Hely's, Limited, is partially covered with pasted paper bearing Yeats's humorous bestowal of a knighthood on John Quinn of Broadway. A red wax seal attached to a green ribbon is affixed to the document.

Subjects

• Artists
• Yeats, Jack B (Jack Butler), 1871-1957 > Friends and associates
• Yeats, Jack B (Jack Butler), 1871-1957 > Correspondence
• Lawyers
• Letters patent
• Correspondence
• Collectors
• Artists > Ireland > Correspondence
• Cartoons (humorous images)

Genre/Form

• Cartoons (humorous images)
• Correspondence.
• Letters patent.

Access (note)

• Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Source (note)

• James Cummins Bookseller

Provenance (note)

• Ownership by descent from Julia Quinn Anderson, sister and heir of John Quinn.

Call Number

Berg Coll 24888

OCLC

1098188150

Author

Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957, creator.

Title

Jack B. Yeats letter to John Quinn with mock patent of nobility.

Production

1903 August 24.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Provenance

Ownership by descent from Julia Quinn Anderson, sister and heir of John Quinn.

Source

Purchased from James Cummins Bookseller, 2019.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Artists.

Collectors.

Lawyers.

Added Author

Quinn, John, 1870-1924, correspondent.

Anderson, Julia Quinn, former owner.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll 24888