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Notable Philadelphia silversmith Peter L. Krider worked as an apprentice and a journeyman with the firm of Robert & William Wilson. Their work is collected in the Cooper Hewitt , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , Metropolitan Museum of Art , and Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts .
Viyella logo. Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world". [1] It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Co, spinners and hosiers.
Richardson was born in Philadelphia to silversmith Francis Richardson II (November 25, 1684 - August 17, 1729), and advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette from 1744-1784 as goldsmith. He was a Quaker and an active member of the " Friendly Association for Regaining and Preserving Peace with the Indians by Pacific Measures ."
In 1891, at the age of 18, Frank Schofield started an apprenticeship at The Gorham Mfg. Co. in Providence.At Gorham, Schofield learned die-cutting and silversmithing. In some silver biographies, penned by scholarly authors, it has been written that Frank Schofield cut the dies for the original Stieff Rose or, as it was known then, Maryland Rose.
The company was founded by silversmith William Butler Durgin (July 29, 1833 – May 6, 1905). Durgin was born in Campton, New Hampshire, and from 1849-1853 apprenticed to Boston silversmith Newell Harding. [1] In the 1840s Durgin moved back to Concord, where he opened a small shop making spoons opposite the Free Bridge Road.
The brothers are listed as silversmiths in the 1850 Census at Cincinnati. Edward Kinsey lived first in Newport, Kentucky, moved to Cincinnati, and by 1836 had his own silver factory, employing many other silversmiths and producing both flatware and hollow ware.
Porter George Blanchard (February 28, 1886 – November 1, 1973) was an American silversmith living and working in Pacoima, California. He is considered to have been part of the Arts and Crafts Movement .
Edward Barnard and Sons was a firm of British silversmiths. They created the Lily font, a large silver gilt baptismal font used in the christening services of members of the British Royal family. The company's origins date back to about 1680, when the silversmith Anthony Nelme (d. 1722) established a firm in Ave Maria Lane, London. [1]