Old Pewter 
of identical form and decor¬ 
ation in the British Museum 
bears this date. Other speci¬ 
mens of these small German 
plates, with dates ranging 
down to 1650, may be seen in 
both the British and South 
Kensington Museums. 
A plaque or tray of German 
seventeenth century work¬ 
manship, has a central figure 
of a mounted knight in re¬ 
lief, while the border is em¬ 
bellished with six other me¬ 
dallions showing armed 
knights in various attitudes. 
Above each are letters or 
initials. The subjects have 
not been identified, but bear 
some resemblance to those 
which are found on similar 
pieces in the British Museum, 
one of which represents Fer¬ 
dinand III and the Electors. 
A copy in lead, which bears 
evidence of considerable age, 
is owned by Mr. C. V. Wheeler, of Little 
Falls, N. Y.' 
A fine series of wine flagons may be seen 
in the Bloomfield Moore collection ot the 
Pennsylvania Museum. These are of a 
similar shape, from twelve to fourteen 
A PEWTER WAFER TRAY 
relief medallions of Scriptural scenes. IVLade in Germany in 161Q 
In the Collection of the Penna. Museum 
inches in height, and bear dates from 1783 
to 1806, some of them inscribed with the 
names of former owners. The decorations 
are incised and consist of foliated and flori¬ 
ated devices in which the tulip and the for¬ 
get-me-not figure conspicuously. 
A GROUP OF COLONIAL PEWTER 
Trenchers , plates , porringers , ale-mug and salt-box 
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In the Collection of the Penna. Museum 
