Lewis, J. Sydney · London, T.W. Laurie ltd.; Philadelphia, Lippincott · leaf 146
especiallythose bearing the portrait of the Pretender, areimitated in considerable numbers and generallydisposed of through the shops of small countrydealers, pawnbrokers, etc.; but I have seenspecimens, even in galleries and large shops inLondon, which were flagrant frauds, a factwhich should have… … I ^ Memorial Glasses only the engraving modern, and this is given aspurious appearance of age by rubbing downwith sand and earth, and by allowing the linesof the pattern to become filled with dust anddirt. A test that may be found useful is tohold the piece in a strong light, when somepart of the…
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