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Mission
An educational virtual museum (www.silverhistorymuseum.org) committed to advancing knowledge through professional curation, annotation and online accessibility of sterling silver objects that embody rich stories of technology, culture, craft, economics and family.

Holdings
More than 5,000 individual pieces of British, American and Russian sterling silver from late 18th C. to mid-20th C.

Services
Standards-based fine arts culture curriculum; silver sales; hosting an online exhibit of your holdings; curatorial and digitization services. 
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Top row, from left : 1) Figural squirrel on nut scoop handle, 2) Piercings, engraving and crouching figural squirrel on bowl of master nut scoop; Bottom row, from left: 1) Sunflower tea strainer, 2) Botanical macaroni server, 3) Capped 4-tine engraved sardine, 4) Engraved fish server, 5) Oyster half-shell serving dish with figural sea-creatures, crab, turtle and seahorse

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Above: Child’s half moon serving tray, footed and engraved with nursery rhyme characters; Below: 1) Repousse vase with cranberry glass insert, 2) Gold-wash angular bowl nut scoop with botanical handle, 3) 12-inch tall cobalt blue vase with figural lily sterling base
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​To discuss all things silver, please contact us at: 
[email protected].
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LEFT, fierce fish Place Card
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Two of a  set of eight fanciful sterling place card holders.

Below, Sterling Corn-On-the-cob Butter butler, Francis I, reed & barton

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