The first silver made in New England was probably fashioned by English or Scotch emigrants who had served their time abroad. They were followed by craftsmen who were either born here, or, like John Hull, arriving at an early age, learned their trade on this side.
In England it was required that every master goldsmith should have his mark and set it upon his work after it was assayed and marked with the king's mark (hall-mark) testifying to the fineness of the metal.
Sino-Lowestoft, Eighteenth To Nineteenth Centuries
Italian Capodimonte, Eighteenth Century
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| PORCELAIN POTS IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, NEW YORK | ||
La Seine, 1774
Sèvres, 1792
German Pots, Eighteenth Century