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19011
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Curators of Tryon Palace's artifacts have previously identified examples from fourteen silversmiths and silver-making firms representative from of various eastern North Carolina cities. This year, they have acquired silver flatware that exposes two previously unidentified North Carolina silversmiths.
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The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 6 Issue 1, Fall 2005, p6, f
Record #:
27568
Abstract:
In 1975, researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts located silver engraved with the initials I.M., but the silversmith’s identity and history were unknown. Further research suggested that the silversmith might be James Murphree of Norfolk, Virginia. Murphree’s work was evident in silver descending in the Coffield family of Chowan County, North Carolina.
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