Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 131
No. 55. The Howard Cup (1525). Height, \2( inches Owner, the Duke of NorfolkFrom Burlington Fine Arts Catalogue This cup of ivory and silver is decorated with pearls andgems. On the cover is the figure of St. George and thedragon. It once belonged to Baron Berkeley, who died in1532. His grandson… … ^m m^ No. 56. Melon Cup (1563). Height, lOji inches Owner, the Inner TempleFrom Burlington FineAris Catalogue Melon, calabash, or gourd cups were so called from theirresemblance to the dried shell of the gourd. They werefirst made in the middle of the sixteenth century. The oneshown above is the…
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