A SMALL COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE SILVER
AND OBJECTS OF VERTU
THE WHAT IS? SILVER DICTIONARY

THE "WHAT IS?"
SILVER DICTIONARY

a reference page containing an alphabetical list of words related to antique silver, with information given for each item, its origin, photos, use and shape.
A:   Aladdin lamp - anointing spoon - apostle spoon - argyle - argyll - Artel (Kiev-Kostroma) - Artel (Moscow) -
      Artel (St.Petersburg) - asparagus fork - asparagus holder - asparagus server - assayer mark
B:   baby rattle - bed warmer - bombilla - bottle ticket - bougie-box - bourdalou - bratina - brazier - bread-basket -
      British hallmarking - buckle
C:   caddy spoon - cake-basket - canteen - caster - castor - cayenne scoop - cayenne spoon - chanukah lamp - charka
      chatelaine - cigar lighter - close plating - coach pot - coaster - coat of arms - coffee-cup holder - coin holder
      counter holder cow creamer - crest - cruet stand
D:   dance card - decanter-stand - dish cross - dog-nose spoon - duty dodger - duty mark
E:   ember bowl esrog box - etrog container - ex voto
F:   fakes on silver - false filigree - fiddle spoon - filigree - folding knife - fruit knife - funnel
G:   glass holder - gilded silver
H:   hallmark - hallmarking (British) - Hanau silver - hand warmer - hanukah lamp - hip flask - holy water font -
      hot water urn - hovedvandsæg
J:   jewelers trade card - Jewish ritual silverware - Judaica
K:   kiddush beaker - kiddush cup - kiddush goblet - kokoshnik - kovsh
L:   leopard's head - London hallmarks - lozenge mark - lucerna
M:  maker's mark - mark - marrow scoop - marrow spoon - Martelé (Gorham) - matchbox holder - mate - mazarine
      memento mori - menorah - mether cup - monteith - mote skimmer - mote spoon - muffineer - moustache cup -
      mustache cup - mustard-pot
N:   nef - nipple shield - nutmeg grater
O:   oil lamp - old sheffield plate - overlay glass
P:   pap-boat - patent mark (British) - pax - penknife - pepper caster - pepperette - pickle spoon - pipe lighter -
      pipe makers - pipe mounters - pocket knife - podstakannik - pomander -posy holder - prickling -
      pseudo hallmark - punch ladle
Q:   quaich
R:   racing-bell - rattle - reliquary - russian fakes
S:  saddle flask - salt - salt cellar - salt shaker - salt throne - Scottish Provincial Silver - sheffield plate - silent butler
      silver-gilt - silver overlay glass - sovereign holder - spice box - spice tower - stamp case - sugar nips - sugar tongs
T:   talc bottle - tankard - taper-box - tea glass holder - tea tongs - tea urn - tobacconists - torah breastplate
     torah pointer - torah shield - town mark - trade card - trade marks (figural) - trefid spoon - trencher salt
     trifid spoon - tussie mussie
V:   vermeil - vesta case - vinaigrette
W:  wager cup - Warwick cruet stand - waste bowl - wavy-end spoon - wax-jack - Wiener Werkstatte
     wine-bottle coaster - wine-bottle stand - wine funnel - wine label - women silversmiths
Y:   yad
Z:   zarf
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