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Silver

silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. Silver is a soft white lustrous transition metal.

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bougie box
Metals; Silver

A cylindrical container holding a coiled wax taper for use as a light.

bombé
Metals; Silver

The term for a bulbous, outwardly curved form.

bleeding bowl
Metals; Silver

A small shallow, single handled bowl supposedly used whilst bleeding a patient. Generally 17th or 18th century.

black jack
Metals; Silver

A form of leather jug or tankard, associated with the 17th century, occasionally mounted with a silver rim.

bateman
Metals; Silver

Hester Bateman (1709-94) was matriarch of a successful family firm of 18th century London silversmiths.

assay
Metals; Silver

The testing of wrought silver to establish its purity or standard before hallmarking. Over the centuries many provincial towns in the uk have operated assay offices but only four remain active today: ...

armorial bearings
Metals; Silver

Consists of a shield and its external ornaments.

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