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Dumfries Silver Collection

Dumfries Silver Marks

Dumfries Silver Marks

The earliest reference to a silver trade in Dumfries occurs in 1504 when James IV paid "the Drumfires goldsmyth" 14 shillings for falconry equipment. The term "goldsmith" was used for both gold and silversmiths. Between 1500 and 1900 there were over 30 silversmiths living and working in Dumfries. Few could rely on sufficient business to make only silverware, and most of them also worked at other trades such as gunsmithing or clockmaking. Their output was mainly cutlery and other tableware, but they also made curling medals, communion cups and snuff mulls.

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