Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 189
, and, owing to the rough sur-face, often difficult to distinguish. Some of this kind werequite plain ; some had a simple shell ornament (No. 103);others were more elaborate, with flowers, scrolls, heads ofanimals, etc. The plainer patterns had generally a squarebase, with rounded corners, while in… … No. 102 (1714) Owner, Rev. Alfred Duane Pell, New York rinthian column (No. 104). These almost always had noz-zles or socket pans to catch the melting wax or tallow.Prior to George II nozzles were seldom used. If found oncandlesticks made in the seventeenth century, they havemost likely been added…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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