Monthly Archives: July 2013

Is It Impolite to Use My Bon Bon for a Tête à Tête?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by queenofsienna

In perusing catalogs and ads from the late 1800s, my attention was drawn by the “tête à tête” coffee and tea sets as well as “tête à tête” tongs.  “Tête à tête” is French for “head to head” (or “face … Continue reading →

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Edwin Brittin’s Squirrel

Posted on July 19, 2013 by queenofsienna

I’ve lately become enamored of silver plated nut picks from the late 1800’s…don’t ask me why, maybe I’m nuts.  But there is just something about the relatively diminutive size (usually around 4 and 3/4ths inches long) and amount of detail … Continue reading →

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Durham Silver Plate Co.’s Rendition of Joseph Fradley’s “Lily”

Posted on July 11, 2013 by queenofsienna

I was recently researching a silver plated spoon I had…I wasn’t familiar with the pattern and I wasn’t familiar with the name on  the backstamp “Durham Silver P. Co.” The pattern on my spoon is a lovely aesthetic design which you can … Continue reading →

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Persian versus Jewell

Posted on July 9, 2013 by queenofsienna

I was looking at my Etsy listing for two Persian pattern silver plated nut picks recently and I was reminded that while the patterns of these two nut picks were similar…they were not exactly the same. The pick on the … Continue reading →

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Holmes, Booth & Haydens 1868 “Roman” Pattern

Posted on July 3, 2013 by queenofsienna

I have a dinner knife marked “Holmes Booth & Haydens A1”. Research tells me that it is in the “Roman” pattern. Research also tells me that this pattern dates to the mid 1880s. Being familiar with earlier Holmes Booth & … Continue reading →

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