Old plate, ecclesiastical, decorative, and domestic; its makers and marks (1888)
Buck, J. H. (John Henry), 1849-1914 · New-York, The Gorham Manufacturing Company · leaf 98
74 OLD PLATE. to the brand-new vessels, decorated with sham jewels and XIX. century filigree-work, that are too often obtained in exchange for them. At the commencement of the xviii. century cups were made very upright and always perfectly plain. Queen Anne presented most of the American churches… … el, Boston. This set NO. ]2. — BOOK PLATE OF SOCIETY. was divided equally between Christ Church, Cambridge, and S. Paul's Church, Newburyport, on the arrival of a more valuable service, in 1772. They had presented a service to Trinity Church, New- York, the same year (1694). A magnificent service,…
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