Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 148
No. 72 (1701) Owner, Mr. Robert Hoe, New York In Queen Annes time (1702-1714) the two-handledcup stood on a low, spreading base. The handles werewithout decoration, and the body of the cup was generallyperfectly plain — the one illustrated above being an excep-tion in this respect. CUPS 117 … In George Hs time (1727-1760) more ornamentationwas used ; and what is called the strap decoration, witha plain encircling band around the middle of the cup, wasmuch employed. The above illustration is a typical exam-ple of this fashion, which lasted until the more florid styleof the same reign was…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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