"PLATE OF KINGS"
THE CHARM OF PEWTER Pewter-ware, with its rich riiellow glow, its reflected shadowy lights, seems to recapture the past and lire the imagination. Yet, it is as practical and useful as it is fascinatingly enduring. Such r ware is designed both tor decorative and utilitarian purposes, and in both guises finds a ready place in a great many homes to-day. It has* nothing in it of the real intrinsic values of gold or silver, and depends on Its simplicity of line and construction > rather than on added ornamentation to find charm in the eye of the beholder. Pewter has a charm all its own, and has held pride of place in some countries since medieval times. English pewter dates back only to the 13th century, but in the British Museum one may find examples of Roman pewter ewers, dishes, bowls, and other vessels from about the Second century A.D., onwards.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21876, 11 August 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)
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153"PLATE OF KINGS" New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21876, 11 August 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)
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