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largeworker

United Kingdom

A largeworker was a form of silversmith in England from the 17th to the early 20th centuries who made items of a larger size such as dishes or candlesticks.

A pair of silver candlesticks made by Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill in Birmingham, England in the late 18th century.
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A largeworker was a form of silversmith in England from the 17th to the early 20th centuries who made items of a larger size such as dishes or candlesticks. When craftsmen registered their mark they would classify themselves as "goldworker", "smallworker", or "largeworker" according to their skill and specialism. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Largeworker”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

largeworker is type of silversmith in England who made larger objects such as dishes or candlesticks, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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