Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 161
he monarchy in 1660, and the more settledcondition of the country, the English silversmithswere busily engaged in making tankards in thatluxurious period. An example (Illus. 62) has the London dateletter for 1674-75 and the makers mark W C.It has a plain cylindrical body with a narrowmoulded lip… … 62. London, 1674-75. H. si in. flanking a pear-shaped hollow.Pounced on thehandle is the date1674 below whichare the initials J -p undoubtedly those of some of theFrost family. Itwas bequeathed in1724 to the Churchat Berwick, Maine,by Major CharlesFrost; he was a sonof Major CharlesFrost who was…
Silverwork -- United States
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