plate mark

Example Sentences

• "In Scotland the marks on silver of 11 oz. 2 dwts. are precisely the same as those on gold of 22 carats standard; and so it was, also, in England until the 7 & 8 Vict. c. 22, by s. 15 of which the gold plate mark was altered."
• "Last autumn a gentleman who is well acquainted with plate marks saw this plate, and informed the owner that it was spurious."
• "The coat of arms, trademark, and Haus- and Hofmarken when used to identify property owned by a person, family, or institution; the personal device or seal employed to "sign" or notarize contracts and other legal documents; the marks of stonemasons, which indicated the identity of theproducer so that he could be paid for the pieces he fashioned; and the goldsmith's plate mark, which identified the maker and guaranteed the quality of the gold used — all these were ways of registering the person in law and commerce within the culture out of which Du:rer emerged."
• "All four beveled edges of the plate should correspond with the embossed plate mark on the back of the print."
• "Note both that the owner of the original painting is named on the print – John Conduit was married to Newton's niece – and that the plate mark, showing where the metal has been pressed onto the paper, is clearly visible."
• "Many intaglio prints have a plate mark a distance away from the printed image."