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- All luxury metals craftsmen who worked in Virginia (and West Virginia) by 1860, and continued to their deaths
- Also their activity beyond Virginia, especially WV, MD, DC, PA, NY, NC, KY, TN, AL, MS, MO, LA, OH
- Unprecedented use of manuscript and genealogical material
- Silver associated with each mark
- Hardcover publication with dust jacket, x + 1,092 pages
- 1,798 biographies
- 933 photographs of marks; 145 other illustrations of watch papers, portraits, ads, etc.
The dust jacket shows a salver made in 1784 by Edward Sanford (w1770s-1803, Alexandria) for George Washington and engraved with the Washington crest. The salver is privately owned and is on long-term display at Mount Vernon, the Washington estate and museum.
Photograph courtesy of Sotheby's, copyright Sotheby's.
New book!
the definitive study of early silversmithing by leading expert
Catherine Hollan.
"I've been waiting for this book. It exceeds my every expectation, and it instantly becomes the standard and classic reference book for anyone who studies, collects, or cares about Virginia silver and those who made and sold it."
-- James C. Kelly,
Former Director of Museums,
Virginia Historical Society
