Word: douwes
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...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, was used for dispensing a mixture of wine or ale, eggs, gruel, sugar and spices to the sick and their visitors. Onckelbag's bowl with graceful curved...
...Harvard Engineering Society, held yesterday in Pierce Hall, the number of votes cast was the largest on record. Weston Gage Thomas 3E.S. of Middletown, O., was chosen President for the coming year. The other officers are: Vice-President, Professor Harry Ellsworth Clifford, S.B., of Newton Centre; Secretary, David Douw Coffin 3E.S. of West Medford; Treasurer, Robert Brandt 3E.S. of Jamaica Plain; Senior Representative, Kenneth Rodney Bourn 3E.S. of Templeton; Junior Representative, Robert Douglas Donaldson Jr. 3E.S. of Lincoln; Sophomore Representative, Benjamin Brewster 1E.S. of Dedham...
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