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27580
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A rare American-made silver mounted sword is on display at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. The sword demonstrates the craftsmanship of the Richardson brothers, two Virginia silversmiths. According to family histories connected with Richardson silver, their patrons were from Richmond’s wealthiest and most prominent families.
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27693
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Recently several pieces of hollowware dating circa 1815 have been discovered with a clear maker’s mark, IOG. The mark is for James Orme Gaither, a silversmith of the Gaither family who settled in North Carolina and Maryland. James started his own business in Georgetown, D.C., and often made silver for legislators and visitors to the nation’s capital.
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27885
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Thomas and Andrew Ellicott Warner were brothers, silversmiths, and working partners in Baltimore, Maryland from 1805 to 1813. They produced high-quality sword blades for the officers of the U.S. Army and militias during the Federal period. The Warner swords are in collection at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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