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Terminology-Old wills and testaments from nineteenth century

Salthillprom · 2018-02-12 00:19:54

Hi, I am looking through old wills at the minute and I’m coming across a lot of statements as such, “To X,Y,Z...I bequeath my plate”....does ‘plate’ happen to mean silver, as in sterling silver? The wills I’m researching are those of the landed families so I don’t expect there to be much, if any, actual silver plate items.…

12-02-2018 1:19am

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Hi, I am looking through old wills at the minute and I’m coming across a lot of statements as such, “To X,Y,Z...I bequeath my plate”....does ‘plate’ happen to mean silver, as in sterling silver? The wills I’m researching are those of the landed families so I don’t expect there to be much, if any, actual silver plate items. Hence I’m wondering if ‘plate’ here refers to sterling silverware. Thanks

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