Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 205
, especially for the larger kettles—a wise pre-caution, as the spirit-lamp often boiled over, and theburning alcohol was caught in the tray instead of spreadingon the table. The marks on the early kettles are found generally at theright of the handle, but for over a hundred years have beenplaced on… … No. 115 (1783) URNS The increasing consumption of tea after 17 so brought intouse a larger article than the tea-pot, and the classical ideasthen prevalent suggested the shape and gave it the name ofurn. Cowper, in The Task, published in 178s, writes : Now stir the fire, and close the shutters…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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