Historic silver of the Colonies and its makers (1917)
Bigelow, Francis Hill, 1859-1933 · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 71
nd sur-rounds the bell-shaped body, leav-ing the lip andbase plain. Thesplayed base hasthe same granu-lated work as wellas the upper partof the balusterstem; while thelower part, sepa-rated by a bead-ing, is chased withrough foliage.This granulated ornamentation originated inthe reign of Charles I… … 4. London, 1639-40. H. 9f in. Standing Cups 41 by Lord Compton who was commander underthe royal banner in the Civil War. Some ofthe later cups of this variety have high pointedcovers with various finials. The plain ovalpanel on the bowl is pricked, in a scrolled T ornament, with the initials -^ p…
Silverwork -- United States
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