Chapel plate and egg-cups: Tessa Murdoch praises a fine National Trust catalogue of the remarkable collection of silver at Dunham Massey, Cheshire.(BOOKS)(Country House Silver from Dunham Massey )(Book review)

From: Apollo | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Murdoch, Tessa | Copyright information

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Country House Silver from Dunham Massey JAMES LOMAX AND JAMES ROTHWELL The National Trust, 40 [pounds sterling] ISBN 9781858943732

This study of the Huguenot silver collected by George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington, places the acquisition and use of silver in the context of the domestic interiors at his country home, Dunham Massey, Cheshire, for which it was acquired. The opening chapter, on the life, house and collections of the 2nd Ear...

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