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Caelatura, Antique Plate

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MEDIEVAL PLATE.
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The gold plate consists of sixty-seven pieces, generally of more simple make; hanaps and goblets, dishes, cruets, spoons; in­cluding however, some curious items, as
" 258. An Ewer of gold, whereof the foot is small and round, carved with Saracenic letters, and above this is a little boss round and plain: the mouth of the said ewer is wide, and the bottom pointed, and around its belly runs a lily carved with Saracenic letters. And at the cup are iii pipes, two above and one below: and the cover is carved and worked after the same fashion as the belly of the said ewer ; and on the border of the cover are ix large pearls; and upon the knosp a large sapphire between two very big pearls and two sapphires. Weighs in all iv m. ii oz. (34 oz. Troy).
" 203. A great Hanap of gold, tripod-fashion, which iii ser­pents uphold; and the said hanap and its cover are enamelled with serpents of their proper colours, entwined with our coat of arms ; and on the cover is a large sapphire mounted in the knosp. Weighs in all x m. ii oz. (82 oz. Troy).
" 210. An Ewer in crystal, mounted in gold, and on the cover is a little dove holding a pearl in her beak, and below are vi others, larger, weighing, gold and crystal, iii m. vi oz. (30 oz. Troy).
" 256. A Goblet of gold, resting on a little round foot carved with Saracenic letters, and between the goblet and the foot is a round boss quite solid, and above this a lily, which embraces all the goblet, of which every leaf is carved with Saracenic letters, and at the bottom is an enamel of clear red, in which are iii lilies and iii Saracenic knots ; and the field of the said enamel is chequered with the same colour, and the cover is of the same pattern. And between the boss and each lily are ii big pearls, ' a moulinet,' and the number of the pearls is xx ; and upon the knosp is a large sapphire, set between two other sapphires and two very big pearls; and inside the cover is a small enamel with the same device as that on the bottom of the goblet. Weighs in all iv m. iv oz. xii d. (38 oz. 12 d. Troy).
" 268. A saltcellar of a pearl-shell, made in the shape of a heart, and resting upon a little wheelbarrow of gold; and there is a woman who pushes at the wheel and holds the axles with her two hands; also a man wheeling the barrow; and around
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