The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31

tain, Seven or eight Of the plates. with their
thick Eadroon edgee., again make one mans
ISSoafdd.' you'd be be pnrsetic ally immoy;able. As an
SST St q lfit q o6 the 8, T Z papt 81 EES SId pISS askS Sae p ses
Of her Jubilee. Here we find an orna-
ment not more than twelve inches ~
TO ten poundsi A dinner plate Of standard gold
as much as a silver one OF the same size, and bo
worth for metal alone about fl2O,
know Now we .E5 nss turn ante to ! the wbi Ssri 90 far PG as pIats
eighteenth century, Her Maiesty's collection
V very FS'T no o'sR e sSsSaiIisnTi Is q the Ss'i large massive
e~2mnlnnion service formerly used by George
plain ddsSi p,eS Snd al are 'h more ssF dHistinsuisRed for
size and welghtthan for elegance. Their deco;
ration is mainly confined to engraved work, and
which in the reign Of William III. appeared as
a reaction from the somewhat eYc.essive deco
In specimens OF the early Georgian period,
both Of British and foreign make wv, Windsor nd Is
R mdSs slsFant rl IL its S simPlici fS" tba Telt the be small SHll
MA as one enters t11s gold nh pantry.
tie Itself, Is Of beautiful shape, with futed
sides and base. lightly decorated by the en-
spirit iamp." Is Of the most delicate chased and
pierced work. and the whole design is finished
t by g light hta and Snt %tasts sISGs t%r l9aSgInE dish as t Eit6
Of GperGnes. %tureens. Gcy. made for Prince
among the royal plate. 4 very effective GperEno
Of two tiers has around its base a design OF the
bears ben "n eight Rh'f bpnnc fSsspS eontainlns :H four fruit
consIsts Of a canopy upheld by eight caryattdes
m osH Spf By v four PrInco Of Wales fs' feathers: 4
very beautiful tureen ornamented with masks.
Prince feathers sf Is a handle FOR the id; This
Is certainly a more desira6le specimen man It's
nsSr% nG bsst Sno dntG 20 1 Its n; on which a Ro fSE - sGmdd
Before entirely leaving the early plate one
Of Off about ~ i72G. they " are IN the shape Of Pill
grims' bottles, with chains attached to the GOV;
% sEsl sn9 att SS0r fdS es spms ~ n SSSGF ssSild FF1HiSi had ID
IS is,s : Feet sffGoH inches IS ana ad' Sid RfRf1iRsSl !ne d"Stf "S's"'
period. Twhich Is we'll represented at Windsor,
nIotSbly by some Nne pot;poprri vases, dated
ST. n %SRss: ana Sp ai SdTR'd Is ip IRsir A q ssI%e rs & RR2u a
s septTS EEHpRS OF GSsnqi Is 5dt steSS fE2R t and fs% e nn& Ss
sSSs%: /! IsS dasts SI1 i7s5., FL f., t! @Ty% saESlnE TxEIs6
seyenteenth century Flemish.
The discoveries Of Pompeii and Hercp-
the tfn0u plate ea designs Of Sffn1 Europe. r0E &VerythinS
EFs i n fPis e LED In In the the s eIRssslSca a, IS. sty E3 and
vices. Here. in the eperenes, sapdelabra, &c;
wreaths. medallion heads. scroll work. aud ami
NAL legs and supports 80 common with the
6 SFsSs S1G E HdnntcS TGbT 1 tne r Fre enSRzf f;u@ 2nf SO
and metal workers, as also by our own Wedg-
wood, Ad1ws; Chambers and others ,.,n.,,n
the standard Of design in plate, and employed
Flaxmnn, stothard and others to design and
Y Nu.ase'; and n'u ot PbFl1E pic ee mba ut Without SI murteb;
success. Their productions are as II rule
heavy and awkward looking. The great punch
is a stupondous example. OF what 10, avoid
IN plate. and certainly its ivory-handled ladle
production. This bowl. by the way. has been
II. L II. the Prince Of Wales was chEistened.
mulled claret to be drunk at the christening.
Some other, Georgian errors in design are huge
carry them. and which are warmed from be-
meath by curious little lamps filled with burn
ii nfs TSfi H iitfTe by gsI tnef e 10 en , ANAL mTY s GEtiGG IA 4 most most
and was taken from the travelling carriage
or modern. silver Windsor has some very good
specimens. II not in design certainly in work
%]anshlP' d e Si Z e By fHi Fl. e. Il + the the l a9sei PEinss
Consort.
Another piece OF great interest is the silver
font which was used for the christening OF all
the royal children. 1t was manufactured in
1910. and has been in use for the same purpose
ever since.
or the truly beautiful Indian silver work. of
which her Majesty possesses large stores, lack
OF space prevents me giving an account: but |
must mention two most elegantly fashioned
Burmese peacocks in the small pantry. and Il
curious relic In another part Of the castle. This
is a life-size tigers head formed bythick plates
Of solid gold laid over carved wood. The eyes
and teeth are OF rock crystal, the tongu is Of
solid gold. as are also the two massive paws on
which the head rests. At one time there was
attached to the tongue ono Of the finest rubics
known to the world; but this has long since dis
appeared; This head was the centre and largest
Of nine which surrounded the wonderful jew
elled throne Of Tippoo Sahib. Perched on the
top OF n golden umbrella which SurmOunted
the throne was a marvellous peacock. also TO he
seen at Windsor. His body is Of gold. COM
pletely covered with uncut precious stones.
The beak is composed of one emerald. holding
q drop composed Of n ruby and three pearls.
In conclusion. I may mention that her MIajes-
tvs plate is conveyed from one to the other Of
the royal residences in specially constructed
pair-horse mctal-lined vans. which are placed
on railway trucks for convenience Of transit. In
olden days these vans travelled by road. and it
says much for the highwayman's respect for
royalty that no record exists of any attempted
larceny OF the royal plate. L. NJ. ].