Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 360
Bostpn, owned by Mrs. George F. Richardson,has scrolled feet resting on wooden balls. A chafing dish (Illus. 233) with shell feet, andscrolled arms extending much further from thebody, is one of a pair owned by the estate ofMrs. Theodore Lyman. It bears the Londondate-letter for 1743-44 and was… … T^^-- 233. London, 1743-44. H. 3I in. the initials y ^yr for Josiah and Mary Smith. Josiah Smith, deacon of the church for fortyyears, was a successful merchant and in 1775made large loans to the government; he wasappointed cashier of the United States Bank atCharleston in 1790. The dish cross…
Silverwork -- United States
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