Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 351
3,H. 4 in. with the Initials EH,undoubtedly forElizabeth Hench-man whose daughterLydia was the wifeof Thomas Hancock.It belongs to Mrs.L. B. Taft. Vase-shaped cast-ers were made inEngland by the be-ginning of the eight-eenth century. The Tufts the grandson ofLucy Tufts. Owned by Mrs.James A.… … 224. John Burt. H. 3I in. Casters 321 lower part is hemispherical and the upper partcurves inward; the tops are dome-shaped. Acaster (Illus. 225) owned by Judge A. T. Clear-water bears the Lon-don date-letter for1726-27 : it wasmade by StarlingWilford. The bodyis fluted and chasedin the style of…
Silverwork -- United States
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