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During the 1850s, the Meriden Britannia Company of Meriden, Connecticut, perfected mass-manufacturing techniques for electroplating metal items with silver plate. The company advertised a range of electroplated silver that had “all the advantages of silver in durability and beauty at one-fifth the cost.” One of the many offerings by Meriden, this fanciful card receiver features a fairy driving a chariot that is being pulled by a robin and includes a glass vase for an additional floral decoration. See “Eclectic Taste: Victorian Silver Plate” online at https://bit.ly/VictorianSP This image was posted on September 28, 2020.

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