Word: catharina
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...polished highlights are the gleaming heirlooms loaned to the museum and shown on the opposite page. The tankard has a coin imbedded in its lid and is engraved with roses representing the arms of the Roosevelt family; made by Gerrit Onckelbag, it was possibly part of the dowry of Catharina Hardenbroeck, who married Jacobus Roosevelt in 1713. The fat little teapot is the work of Jesse Kip, and was probably made between 1720 and 1722 for the Douw family. The caudle cup, also the work of Onckelbag. is engraved with the stars-and-windmill arms of the Van Cortlandt family...
Under the discerning eyes of such distinguished beauty spotters as Comedian Bob Hope and Mrs. Jenifer Armstrong-Jones, Tony's stepmother, eight fetching finalists paraded in London for the title of Miss World. Chosen: Catharina Ladders, 20, a green-eyed, 37-23-37, brunette fashion model from Holland. Said Catharina modestly: "I don't think I'm the most beautiful girl in the world . . . I am the most beautiful girl here...