MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS |
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| BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: HH-HZ |
| THE DIRECTORY OF MAKERS' MARKS |
AA AE |
AF AZ |
BA BZ |
CA CH |
CK CZ |
DA DZ |
EA EZ |
FA FZ |
GA GZ |
HA HG |
HH HZ |
IA IG |
IH IZ |
JA JC |
JD JH |
JJ JP |
JQ JS |
| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS |
JT JZ |
KA LZ |
MA MZ |
NA PA |
PB PZ |
QA RH |
RK RZ |
SA SG |
SH SZ |
TA TH |
TI TZ |
UA WB |
WC WF |
WG WL |
WM WS |
WT ZZ |
| IMAGES |
A& AC |
AD AK |
AL AZ |
B& BB |
BC BO |
BP BZ |
C& CA |
CB CC |
CD CF |
CG CL |
CM CS |
CT CZ |
D& DB |
DC DL |
DM DZ |
E& EA |
EB ED |
EE EH |
EI EO |
EP EZ |
F& FD |
FE FJ |
FK FZ |
G& GB |
GC GG |
GH GL |
GM GR |
GS GZ |
| IMAGES |
H& H& |
HA HB |
HC HE |
HF HL |
HM HU |
HV HZ |
I& IG |
IH IL |
IM IZ |
J& JA |
JB JC |
JD JG |
JH JK |
JL JQ |
JR JR |
JS JS |
JT JZ |
KA KZ |
L& LB |
LC LZ |
M& MB |
MC MI |
MJ MZ |
N& NZ |
OA OZ |
P& PK |
PL PZ |
QA QZ |
| IMAGES |
R& RB |
RC RG |
RH RK |
RL RQ |
RR RZ |
S& SB |
SC SI |
SJ SR |
SS SZ |
T& TC |
TD TG |
TH TN |
TO TS |
TT TZ |
UA UZ |
V& VZ |
W& WA |
WB WB |
WC WC |
WD WE |
WF WG |
WH WL |
WM WM |
WN WR |
WS WS |
WT XZ |
YA YZ |
ZA ZZ |
[B] = BIRMINGHAM [C] = Chester [D] = DUBLIN [E] = EDIMBURGH [EX] = EXETER [G] = GLASGOW
[L] = LONDON [N] = NEWSCASTLE
[S] = SHEFFIELD [Y] = YORK
(lower-case letter denote smaller ones but they may be capital letters)
| CLICK ON THE YELLOW NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE |
H.H without contour (not identified [ B ] ) 1918
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HP (Humphrey Payne [ L ] ) 18th c./1st half
H U into two conjoined circles (Hampton Utilities [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half H U into two conjoined pentagons (Hampton Utilities [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half HV over AV (Henry Vander & Arthur Vander [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half H.V.P. over &Co into a shield (H V Pithey & Co [ B ][C] ) 20th c./1st half HW into an octagon (Henry Wilkinson & Co [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half HW (Henry Wilkinson [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half HW (Henry Wilkinson [S] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c. HW into a rectangle (not identified [B] ) 1882 H.W (Harry Wigfull of Lee & Wigfull [ L ] ) end 19th c. H.W (Lee & Wigfull -Henry Wigfull- [ L ][ S ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c. H.W cutting in no surround (Arthur Hamill Westwood [B] ) 20th c./2nd half HWC (Henry William Curry [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half HW over & Co into a quatrefoil (Henry Wilkinson & Co [ L ][ S] ) 19th c. HW over & Co into a shield (Henry Wilkinson & Co [ S] ) entered 1851 H over W&Co over Ld (Horace Woodward & Co Ltd [ B ][ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half H over W&Co over Ld (Horace Woodward & Co Ltd [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half H.W.D (Henry William Dee [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half HW over K (Henry William King [C] ) end 19th c. H.W.Ld. or H-W-Ld (Henry Williamson Ltd [ B ][ C ][ L ][ S ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c. H W Ltd into three squares (not identified [ S ] ) 1899 |
The hallmarking of British silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the
identification of the origin and the age of each piece. The marks are:
Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece
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Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality
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Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)
Date letter, in cycles of twenty letters of the alphabet of different shape identifies the year in which
the piece was verified by the Assay Office
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A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
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