1948 Book American Silversmiths & Their Marks III Ensko Coin Silver Boston

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This listing is for the 1948 Hardcover Book "American Silversmiths & Their Marks III" by Robert Ensko. This book lists American silversmiths that worked from between 1650-1850 and worked in coin silver. There are dozens of pieces of silver illustrated. There is a chapter on the location of silversmiths in New York, Boston and Philadelphia as well as accompanying fold-out maps plus a bibliography.
This is in very good condition. There are 272 pages. Measures 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". Please see the photos for more detail. Money-back guarantee.
From the introduction: Study of American silver leads into many fields of interest and profit. One of them is history in general. We learn from the earliest silver made in this country that the American spirit is no phenomenon of recent political origin. The 17th century silversmiths of New England and New York. followed English Jacobean and Restoration and Dutch styles but altered and simplified their copies so that even the earliest known American silver had an individuality of its own.
From chapter 1: This list of early American silversmiths has been compiled for the convenience of those desiring to know more about the craftsman who fashioned early American silver. With the names of silversmiths are earliest working dates; hyphenated double dates indicate births and deaths; and locations of businesses mentioned are followed by records of marriages, foremanships, apprenticeships, and other pertinent information.