SMP Logo
SM Publications
Silver Salon Forums - The premier site for discussing Silver.
SMP | Silver Salon Forums | SSF - Guidelines | SSF - FAQ | Silver Sales

The Silver Salon Forums
Since 1993
Over 11,793 threads & 64,769 posts !!
American Sterling Silver Forum
How to Post Photos REGISTER (click here)

customtitle open  SMP Silver Salon Forums
tlineopen  American Sterling Silver
tline3open  Mackay silver

Post New Topic  Post A Reply
profile | register | preferences | faq | search

ForumFriend SSFFriend: Email This Page to Someone! next newest topic | next oldest topic
Author Topic:   Mackay silver
Patrick Vyvyan

Posts: 640
Registered: May 2003

iconnumber posted 05-05-2005 06:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Patrick Vyvyan     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
THe splendid teapot recently purchased by The Newark Museum Japanesque teapot, newly acquired reminds me of another star Tiffany attraction at the Paris 1878 exhibition, the service commissioned by the "king" of the Comstock Lode, John Mackay.
"As a gift for his wife Louise, John Mackay sent more than half a ton of silver to Tiffany and Company in New York for the finest silver service possible. Two hundred silversmiths worked for two years to create what is now known as the Mackay Silver Collection, 1,350 pieces, weighing 14,718 ounces. The silver was displayed at the 1878 Paris Exposition in Paris, France."
A number of pieces can be seen at the W.M. Keck Museum of the University of Nevada at Reno, and on the internet at [<gone from the internet> mines.unr.edu/museum/silver_collection2.html] MACKAY SILVER COLLECTION

IP: Logged

William Hood

Posts: 271
Registered: Apr 2000

iconnumber posted 05-05-2005 06:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for William Hood     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
For more about the Mackay service, see Carpenter and Carpenter, Tiffany Silver (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1978), pp. 56-67; and Hood, Berlin and Wawrynek, Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2000), pp. 292-294.

[This message has been edited by William Hood (edited 05-05-2005).]

IP: Logged

All times are ET

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Administrative Options: Close Topic | Archive/Move | Delete Topic
Post New Topic  Post A Reply
Hop to:


Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.46a


1. Public Silver Forums (open Free membership) - anyone with a valid e-mail address may register. Once you have received your Silver Salon Forum password, and then if you abide by the Silver Salon Forum Guidelines, you may start a thread or post a reply in the New Members' Forum. New Members who show a continued willingness to participate, to completely read and abide by the Guidelines will be allowed to post to the Member Public Forums.
Click here to Register for a Free password

2. Private Silver Salon Forums (invitational or $ donation membership) - The Private Silver Salon Forums require registration and special authorization to view, search, start a thread or to post a reply. Special authorization can be obtained in one of several ways: by Invitation; Annual $ Donation; or via Special Limited Membership. For more details click here (under development).

3. Administrative/Special Private Forums (special membership required) - These forums are reserved for special subjects or administrative discussion. These forums are not open to the public and require special authorization to view or post.


| Home | Order | The Guide to Evaluating Gold & Silver Objects | The Book of Silver
| Update BOS Registration | Silver Library | For Sale | Our Wants List | Silver Dealers | Speakers Bureau |
| Silversmiths | How to set a table | Shows | SMP | Silver News |
copyright © 1993 - 2022 SM Publications
All Rights Reserved.
Legal & Privacy Notices