Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 134
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 … No 57. The Cockayne Cup (1565) Height, I61, inches. Weight, 72 oz.Owner,the Company of Skinners. From Ironmongers Hall Catalogue This cock cup is one of a set of five, all of which are silver-gilt. Its form has a punning significance—the donorsname being Mr. William Cockayne. He bequeathed themto…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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