This collection consists of various religious texts and commemorative items. It features multiple white ceramic mugs for St. Mary’s Church, Plympton, one of which includes a transfer-printed illustration signed Lisa Howarth 1990. The library of texts includes S. Swithin’s Prayer Book, The Alternative Service Book 1980, The Illustrated Gospel, The English Hymnal, Stories From The New Testament, and several editions of the Book of Common Prayer in varied bindings. Decorative and devotional pieces include a wooden plaque with relief-carved praying hands, a white glazed teacup and saucer with a gilt-tone monogram, a beaded rosary with a silver-tone crucifix, and a small cross fashioned from beads on a plastic grid. The lot also contains various religious cards and printed ephemera.
Condition report:
The items show varying states of preservation. Older hardback and cloth-bound books display noticeable shelf wear, fraying at the spine ends, and foxed or toned pages. The ceramic items and more modern publications appear generally well-preserved with typical surface handling marks and some adhesive residue. Ephemera shows light creasing and age-related toning.
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