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Article: Engraving on English silver, 1680-1760.
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- February 1, 1997
- Author:
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The decorative qualities of heraldic engraving were first exploited in England at the end of the seventeenth century. Before that coats of arms or crests(1) had been perfunctorily engraved or pricked on plain surfaces of silverware almost as an afterthought, and it is clear that their function was solely for identification. By the 1680s the advent of heavier gauge silver with plain reflective surfaces ideal for engraving in the new French neoclassical style contributed to a splendid flowering of heraldic engraving in England. The emphasis changed from vertical to horizontal compositions, often with the addition of supporters (the animal or human figures that support the ...
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