Chapter III: The Standing Cup, the Flagon, the Tankards, the Beakers,

AND THE WINE CUP

Mazer, with inscription dated Exeter, 1490 87
The Leigh Cup and Cover, 1499 91
Cup and Cover, 1585 95
Stoneware Jug with Silver Cover and Foot, 1570 95
The Samuel Pepys Standing Cup and Cover, 1677 99
Flagon, 1572; Flagon, 1599 105
Tankards, Charles II, 1679, and William III, 1701 111
Charles II Tankards, York, 1684 111
Queen Anne Tankard, Exeter, 1705 115
Mug, 1733, and Tankard, 1748, Exeter 117
Beakers: James I, 1606; Charles I, 1631; Charles II, 1671 121
James I Wine Cup 125
Stuart Wine Cups; Seventeenth-century Candlestick 129
“Monteith” Punch-bowl, 1704 135

CHAPTER IV.--THE SALT CELLAR

Hour-glass Standing Salt Cellar, 1500 143
Bell-shaped Salt Cellar, 1601 147
Circular Salt Cellar, 1638 151
Octagonal Salt Cellar, 1679, “The Sumner Salt” 155
Lambeth Delft and Rouen faience Salt Cellars 161
Group of Small Circular Salts, Queen Anne, George II, and
George III 165
Salts with Glass Liner, George III 167
Group of Oblong Salts with three feet, George III 167
Group of Salt Cellars, George III, showing transition 171
Group of Salt Cellars, George III, George IV, and William IV 173

CHAPTER V.--THE SPOON

Seventeenth-century Spoons 181
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-century Spoons 185
Seventeenth and Eighteenth-century Spoons 189

CHAPTER VI.--THE POSSET-POT AND THE PORRINGER

Commonwealth Porringer, 1653 197
Charles II Posset-pot and Cover, 1662;
Porringer, Silver-gilt, 1669 197
Charles II Porringer, 1666 201
Charles II Posset-cup and Cover, 1679 201
Posset-pot and Cover, 1683 205
Charles II Porringer, 1672 209
Queen Anne Porringer, Exeter, 1707 209
James II Posset-cup and Cover, 1685 213
Staffordshire Earthenware Posset-cup, dated 1685 213
Plum Broth Dish and Ladle, 1697 217

CHAPTER VII.--THE CANDLESTICK

Charles I Candlestick, 1637 223
Lambeth Delft Candlestick, dated 1648 223
Charles II Candlesticks, 1673 227
Snuffers and Tray, 1682 231
Candlesticks Queen Anne, 1704, 1706; George I, 1721 231
Candlestick, Sheffield, 1782 235

CHAPTER VIII.--THE COFFEE-POT, THE TEAPOT, THE TEA-CADDY

Coffee-pot, Newcastle, 1737 243
Teapot (Honourable East India Company), 1670 243
Teapot, 1745 247
Kettle, with Stand and Spirit-lamp, 1746 251
Group of Coffee-pots and Teapots 255
Tea-caddies, Exeter, 1718; London, 1730 259
George III Tea-caddies 259
Pair of Tea-caddies and Sugar-box, 1760 263

CHAPTER IX.--THE CASTER, THE SUGAR-BOWL, THE CREAM-PAIL, THE CAKE-BASKET

William III and Queen Anne Casters, 1701 and 1712 269
George II Caster, Exeter, 1728 273
Group of Casters, William III, George II, and George III 277
Centre-piece, 1761 279
Centre-piece, 1775 279
Sugar-bowl, Classic Style, 1773 283
Sugar-bowl, Pierced Work with Glass Liners (late
Eighteenth Century) 285
Cream-pails, 1776, 1782 285
Bread-baskets, 1745 to 1775 289
Cake-basket, 1761; Wedgwood Cake-basket 291
Wedgwood Earthenware Dessert-baskets 295

CHAPTER X.--THE CREAM-JUG

Jug, Paul de Lamerie, 1736 301
Group of Cream-jugs, George I and George III 305
Group of Cream-jugs, late George III 309

CHAPTER XI.--SCOTTISH SILVER

Scottish Quaich, Edinburgh, 1705 313
Mug, Edinburgh, 1790 313
Sugar-caster, Edinburgh, 1746 317
Coffee-pot, Edinburgh, 1769 321
Tea-urn, Edinburgh, 1778 325

CHAPTER XII.--IRISH SILVER

Caster, Dublin (George Lyng), 1699 331
Loving-cup, with harp handles, Cork, 1694 331
Centre-piece, Dublin, 1740 335
Cream-jug, signed by Jonathan Buck, Cork, 1764 339
Cream-jug, Dublin, 1740 339
Cream-pail, Dublin, 1770 343

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER I

Alphabets of Date Letters used at London Assay Office 347-355
Table showing variations in Hall and Standard Marks 357
Series of Examples of London Assay Marks 359-385
Series of Examples of Provincial Assay Marks 387-399
Series of Examples of Scottish and Irish Assay Marks 401-409

I

THE MARKS STAMPED UPON SILVER

I. THE HALL-MARK II. THE STANDARD MARK III. THE DATE MARK IV. THE MAKER’S MARK V. THE HIGHER STANDARD MARK VI. THE DUTY MARK VII. THE FOREIGN MARK

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER (pp. 347-409)
Illustrations of typical Marks