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Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks

Howard, Montague · 1903 · New York, Scribner · 119 pictures

A collector's handbook on English silver plate, written by Montague Howard and published by Scribner in New York in 1903 for antiquarians and dealers. Halftone photographs show tankards, chalices, two-handled cups and salvers against plain grounds, plus engraved hallmarks and makers' punches, giving usable vessel silhouettes, chased ornament and small mark-and-symbol motifs.

Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks

Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0