The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974
Tally, a wooden stick recording the amount of a debt, which was notched at the appropriate place, and then slit lengthways, each party keeping one half as a record.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974 Sinking bowl, an ancient time-keeping device said to be still in use in some areas, consisting of a metal bowl with a small hole in the bottom which, placed in water, takes a set time to sink.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974 Relief, ornamentation raised from the general level; see High Relief, Bas-relief.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974 Quizzing fan, an 18th-century fan for a coy lady, with two peepholes permitting clandestine inspection of the scene while the observer herself remained screened.
The Antique Collectors' illustrated dictionary, Compiled by David Mountfield, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1974 Panier, a basket; also, the wide skirt supported on a whalebone framework, an 18th-century fashion carried to extremes when ladies had to turn sideways to pass through a door.
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