The Old Silver of American Churches
Letchworth, England: National Society of Colonial Dames of America / Arden Press, 1913. limited to 506 copies. Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt top edges, lxxxvij + 566 pp., 145 BW plates. VG, a clean and tight copy. Item #165552
Privately published. "Over two thousand pieces of silver anterior to the year 1825 are described and more than a thousand are illustrated in this book. Of these about one thousand six hundred and forty were made by American silversmiths. The remainder consists chiefly of English plate, which numbers over two hundred and fifty pieces. The other European plate comprises seven Dutch and two German beakers; two French chalices, an ostensorium and a pair of cruets; a German ciborium; an Italian ciborium; a Spanish dish; and a Swedish chalice, paten and wafer box." (intro) An amazing book. #475 of 506 numbered copies. Measures 12.5" x 15.5" x 3.6"
OCLC: 2698527
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