Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 133
No. 55. The Howard Cup (1525). Height, 124 inches Owner, the Duke of NorfolkFrom Burlington Fine Arts Catalogue This cup of ivory and silver is decorated with pearls andgems. On the cover is the figure of St. George and thedragon. It once belonged to Baron Berkeley, who died in1532. His grandson… … Melon, calabash, or gourd cups were so called from theirresemblance to the dried shell of the gourd. They werefirst made in the middle of the sixteenth century. The oneshown above is the earliest hall-marked example known. CUPS 103
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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