Silversmith of Williamsburg
- Synopsis
- Shows how a silver coffee pot would have been made by the hand-raising method in the period 1760-70. Also shows a mug being raised from the flat. Shows sand casting and polishing techniques. An unusual aspect is the way that the objects are held during hand-raising with the mouth of the vessel towards the silversmith (William de Matteo) on the stake instead of away from him as is normal practice. De Matteo always works in this way and his apprentices have been trained in the same unconventional technique. It is also of interest that the finished coffee pot weighed nearly 60 oz. which is about twice what a good pot of the period would have weighed and which would be quite impractical to use.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 44 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 44 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1971
- Availability
- Free loan
- Uses
- University extra-mural courses leading to a diploma in the visual arts.*
- Subjects
- Crafts
- Keywords
- silversmithing
Credits
- Director
- Gene Bjerke
- Contributor
- Gene Bjerke
- Cast
Fritz Weaver Ulin Forman
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Sponsor
- Name
Williamsburg
- Address
- Virginia
USA
Distributor
- Name
Goldsmiths’ Hall
- Phone
- 020 7606 7010
- Fax
- 020 7606 1511
- Address
- Foster Lane
LONDON
EC2V 6BN
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