Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 88
ngue; this style is called a rattail spoon (No. 20). About the time of William andMary (1688-1702) the end of the handle is shaped, oftentermed wavy end (No. 22). It must be remembered that before the Restoration theyused as a rule what we would now call table-spoons. Thedessert-spoon, which in… … 62 OLD LONDON SILVER dinner coffee-spoon, and were gradually made larger, so thatby the time of George 1 (1714-1727) they had reached theproportions of the modern tea-spoons. In the time of Queen Anne (1702-1714) a new patternwas introduced; the end of the handle is rounded and alittle ridge…
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