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Seite 159 - Especially since Gossips now Eat more at christenings than bestow. Formerly, when they us'd to troul Gilt bowls of sack, they gave the bowl ; Two spoons at least ; an use ill kept ; 'Tis well now if our own be left.
Seite 123 - Belshazzar celebrated his drunken feast in the sanctified vessels of the temple. It was a sorry house, and not worth the naming, which had not somewhat of this furniture in it, though it were only a fair large cushion, made of a cope, or altar-cloth, to adorn their windows, or make their chairs appear to have somewhat in them of a chair of state.
Seite 32 - This is to give notice, that any persons who are desirous to farm any of the counties within the kingdom of England or dominion of Wales, in order to the setting up of a plate lottery, or any other lottery whatsoever, may repair to the lottery office, at Mr.
Seite 140 - The form of the cup, however, is altogether changed, and instead of being a shallow, wide bowl, it is elongated into the form of an inverted truncated cone, slightly bell-shaped. The form of the paten is also much changed, the sunk part of the platter is often considerably deepened, the brim narrowed, and thereon is fixed a rim or edge, by which it is made, when inverted, to fit on the cup as a cover, whilst a foot is added to it, which serves also as a handle to the cover...
Seite 14 - The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London.
Seite 57 - ... any gold or silver vessel, plate or manufacture of gold or silver so richly engraved, carved or chased, or set with jewels or other stones as not to admit of an assay to be taken of or a mark to be...
Seite 152 - Certes in noblemen's houses it is not rare to see abundance of arras, rich hangings of tapestry, silver vessel and so much other plate as may furnish sundry cupboards to the sum oftentimes of a thousand or two thousand pounds at the least, whereby the value of this and the rest of their stuff doth grow to be almost inestimable.
Seite 121 - Legendam antiphonarium gradale psalterium troperium ordinale missale manuale calicem vestamentum principale cum casula dalmatica tunica et cum capa in choro cum omnibus suis appendiciis frontale ad magnum altare cum tribus tuellis tria superpellicia unum rochetum crucem...
Seite 15 - Cities and Towns in England where Goldsmiths reside the same Ordinance be observed as in London and that one or two of every such City or Town, for the rest of that Trade, shall come to London to be ascertained of their Touch of Gold and there to have a stamp of a Puncheon of a Leopard's Head marked upon their work as of ancient time it hath been ordained.
Seite 22 - Church, most of which might be made of silvered copper or latten, "so that always in the foot, or some other part, of every such ornament so to be made, the copper and the latten shall be plain, to the intent that a man may see whereof the thing is made, for to eschew the deceit aforesaid.
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| Titel | Old English Plate, Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic: Its Makers and Marks |
| Autor/in | Wilfred Joseph Cripps |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | J. Murray, 1881 |
| Original von | Oxford University |
| Digitalisiert | 2. Mai 2006 |
| Länge | 366 Seiten |
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