A SILVER BOOKPLATE DEPICTING THE DECATUR FAMILY ENGRAVED BY HENRY DAWKINS NEW YORK, CIRCA 1783 The plate oval, the obverse engraved with a portrait of the Decatur family in front of an open window with a two ships in the distance, with the inscription To Mrs. Ann Decatur This Design is Inscribed by Her Ob. Humb. Servt. H. Dawkins , the reverse engraved in reverse with a coat-of-arms and motto, within a rococo cartouche againt a brickwork ground, and engraved The Arms of the Ancient Family of Decatur , engraver's signature on front , set within a gilt frame and floral matting The plate 3 in. long, the overall frame 6 1/8 in. long
A SILVER BOOKPLATE DEPICTING THE DECATUR FAMILY ENGRAVED BY HENRY DAWKINS NEW YORK, CIRCA 1783 The plate oval, the obverse engraved with a portrait of the Decatur family in front of an open window with a two ships in the distance, with the inscription To Mrs. Ann Decatur This Design is Inscribed by Her Ob. Humb. Servt. H. Dawkins , the reverse engraved in reverse with a coat-of-arms and motto, within a rococo cartouche againt a brickwork ground, and engraved The Arms of the Ancient Family of Decatur , engraver's signature on front , set within a gilt frame and floral matting The plate 3 in. long, the overall frame 6 1/8 in. long
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