Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 90
th alittle ornamental border (No. 27). There was another feature of the eighteenth-centuryspoon which we have not yet considered, and that is theform of the bowl, which gradually changed from oval(No. 24) to egg shape (No. 25). The latter form was firmlyestablished about the middle of the century… … No. 24 No. 25 ^5 66 OLD LONDON SILVER The tea-caddy spoons first appeared in the latter part ofthe eighteenth century. They are varied in designs andshapes, as will be seen in the interesting collection of aboutone hundred, all of different design, in the South Kensing-ton Museum, which are…
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