Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph), b. 1860 · London, T.F. Unwin · leaf 220
l scrolls, as designs for the centre, filled inwith engine-turned work. Occasionally some lightly engraved work of asimple kind is found, but it rarely looks effective ona box after a long period of use. Turned borders, consisting of incised lines filled inwith chased patterns, are frequently… … SNUFFBOXES. {From the collection of C. F. C. Buckmaster, Esq.) 217 WHAT WAS MADE IN PEWTER 219 of that on the lid. The panels of ornament whenadded to a lid are often recessed below the rim, soas to save the design from undue wear and tear ;and the same course is sometimes adopted in thecase of…
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