Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 126
THE WAY THE HORN WAS USED From The Conrioisseur 96 CUPS 97 … No. 51. Ostrich Egg Cup (fourteenth century) At Corpus Christi College. Cambridge. Height, 15 inchesFrom Cambridge Plate Catalogue During the Middle Ages ostrich eggs were believed to bethe eggs of the griffin, a fanciful creature, half lion and halfeagle, whose form is familiar as it appears in…
Plate, English · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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