ILLUSTRATIONS
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George II Coffee Pot, 1741. Maker, Peter Archambo.Frontispiece
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Chapter II.—Ecclesiastical Plate
Elizabethan Chalices67
Elizabethan Chalice; Charles I Chalice71
Charles II Cup; William III Flagons75
Charles II and Queen Anne Patens79
George II Communion Cup81
Chapter III.—The Standing Cup, the Flagon, the Tankards, the Beakers, and the Wine Cup
Mazer, with inscription dated Exeter, 149087
The Leigh Cup and Cover, 149991
Cup and Cover, 158595
Stoneware Jug with Silver Cover and Foot, 157095
The Samuel Pepys Standing Cup and Cover, 167799
Flagon, 1572; Flagon, 1599105
Tankards, Charles II, 1679, and William III, 1701111
Charles II Tankards, York, 1684111
Queen Anne Tankard, Exeter, 1705115
Mug, 1733, and Tankard, 1748, Exeter117
Beakers: James I, 1606; Charles I, 1631; Charles II, 1671121
James I Wine Cup125
Stuart Wine Cups; Seventeenth-century Candlestick129
“Monteith” Punch-bowl, 1704135
Chapter IV.—The Salt Cellar
Hour-glass Standing Salt Cellar, 1500143
Bell-shaped Salt Cellar, 1601147
Circular Salt Cellar, 1638151
Octagonal Salt Cellar, 1679, “The Sumner Salt”155
Lambeth Delft and Rouen faience Salt Cellars161
Group of Small Circular Salts, Queen Anne, George II, and George III165
Salts with Glass Liner, George III167
Group of Oblong Salts with three feet, George III167
Group of Salt Cellars, George III, showing transition171
Group of Salt Cellars, George III, George IV, and William IV173
Chapter V.—The Spoon
Seventeenth-century Spoons181
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-century Spoons185
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-century Spoons189
Chapter VI.—The Posset-pot and the Porringer
Commonwealth Porringer, 1653197
Charles II Posset-pot and Cover, 1662; Porringer, Silver-gilt, 1669197
Charles II Porringer, 1666201
Charles II Posset-cup and Cover, 1679201
Posset-pot and Cover, 1683205
Charles II Porringer, 1672209
Queen Anne Porringer, Exeter, 1707209
James II Posset-cup and Cover, 1685213
Staffordshire Earthenware Posset-cup, dated 1685213
Plum Broth Dish and Ladle, 1697217
Chapter VII.—The Candlestick
Charles I Candlestick, 1637223
Lambeth Delft Candlestick, dated 1648223
Charles II Candlesticks, 1673227
Snuffers and Tray, 1682231
Candlesticks Queen Anne, 1704, 1706; George I, 1721231
Candlestick, Sheffield, 1782235
Chapter VIII.—The Coffee-pot, the Teapot, the Tea-caddy
Coffee-pot, Newcastle, 1737243
Teapot (Honourable East India Company), 1670243
Teapot, 1745247
Kettle, with Stand and Spirit-lamp, 1746251
Group of Coffee-pots and Teapots255
Tea-caddies, Exeter, 1718; London, 1730259
George III Tea-caddies259
Pair of Tea-caddies and Sugar-box, 1760263
Chapter IX.—The Caster, the Sugar-bowl, the Cream-pail, the Cake-basket
William III and Queen Anne Casters, 1701 and 1712269
George II Caster, Exeter, 1728273
Group of Casters, William III, George II, and George III277
Centre-piece, 1761279
Centre-piece, 1775279
Sugar-bowl, Classic Style, 1773283
Sugar-bowl, Pierced Work with Glass Liners (late Eighteenth Century)285
Cream-pails, 1776, 1782285
Bread-baskets, 1745 to 1775289
Cake-basket, 1761; Wedgwood Cake-basket291
Wedgwood Earthenware Dessert-baskets295
Chapter X.—The Cream-jug
Jug, Paul de Lamerie, 1736301
Group of Cream-jugs, George I and George III305
Group of Cream-jugs, late George III309
Chapter XI.—Scottish Silver
Scottish Quaich, Edinburgh, 1705313
Mug, Edinburgh, 1790313
Sugar-caster, Edinburgh, 1746317
Coffee-pot, Edinburgh, 1769321
Tea-urn, Edinburgh, 1778325
Chapter XII.—Irish Silver
Caster, Dublin (George Lyng), 1699331
Loving-cup, with harp handles, Cork, 1694331
Centre-piece, Dublin, 1740335
Cream-jug, signed by Jonathan Buck, Cork, 1764339
Cream-jug, Dublin, 1740339
Cream-pail, Dublin, 1770343
Appendix to Chapter I
Alphabets of Date Letters used at London Assay Office347-355
Table showing variations in Hall and Standard Marks357
Series of Examples of London Assay Marks359-385
Series of Examples of Provincial Assay Marks387-399
Series of Examples of Scottish and Irish Assay Marks401-409