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Early Maine Silver, Martha Gandy Fales Jan 1985

Early Maine Silver, Martha Gandy Fales

Maine History

The article discusses the development of silver work in pre-1820 Maine. It reviews some of the relatively few examples of Maine’s pre-1820 hand-wrought silver which are of more than usual interest.


Crafts In Transition: A Case Study Of Two Portland Silversmiths In The Early Nineteen Century, Edwin A. Churchill Jan 1985

Crafts In Transition: A Case Study Of Two Portland Silversmiths In The Early Nineteen Century, Edwin A. Churchill

Maine History

The article discusses the growth of skilled artisans in Portland in the early nineteenth century. It also traces the changes in the metal-working industries and how the introduction of new industrialized manufacturing methods caused the decline of these artisans.