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SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVER
DIRECTORY OF MARKS
The characteristic traits of a people are reflected in the quality of their art, and so it is with the history of the early Scotch silversmiths. The
austerity and simple tastes of the Scotchman are brought to notice by the work of the early craftsmen. The majority of silver articles made
were definitely for practical use, rather than for purposes of decoration. Most of the early Scotch silver was used in churches, or else in the gentle
art of drinking.
It is interesting to note that in the earliest days of silversmithing in Scotland, it was the general custom for the client to bring his own silver or gold to
the craftsman to be wrought at his order.
Most of Provincial silver wasn't presented for hallmarking to Edinburgh or Glasgow Assay Offices and silver was marked only with the
maker's initial and a punch usually inspired to the town symbol.
In this way the customer avoided to pay the Duty reimposed in 1784 and silversmith's work was much less costly. As such there is much more
Town marked plate than Duty marked by Provincial silversmiths for the period up to 1860.
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THE DIRECTORY OF SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVERSMITHS
MARKS: A - D
| A mark | SILVERSMITH | TOWN |
| A | William Jamieson | Aberdeen |
| A&ID | A & J Dalziel (possibly) | Dumfries |
| A&JS | Alexander & John Smith | Aberdeen |
| AB | Adam Burgess | Dumfries |
| A.B | Adam Burgess | Dumfries |
| AC | A.Craw | Canongate |
| AC | Alexander Cunningham | Dumfries |
| AC | Alexander Cameron | Dundee |
| AC | Alexander Campbell (possibly) | Greenock |
| AC | Alexander Cameron | Perth |
| AD | Andrew Davidson | Arbroath |
| AD | Andrew Davidson | Dundee |
| A.D | Andrew Davidson | Dumfries |
| A.D | Alexander Dallas | Inverness |
| AF | Alexander Forbes | Aberdeen |
| A.F.D | Alexander F. Dalgleish | Perth |
| AG | Alexander Grant | Aberdeen |
| A.G | Alexander Galloway | Aberdeen |
| A.G | Alexander Glenny | Canongate |
| A.G | Alexander Glenny | Stonehaven |
| AI | Alexander Johnston | Dundee |
| AK | Alexander King | Peterhead |
| AL | Alexander Lindsay | Dundee |
| AM | Alexander Mollison | Aberdeen |
| AM | Alexander Miller | Montrose |
| AM | A.Murray | Perth |
| AMcL | Alexander MacLeod | Inverness |
| AML | Alexander MacLeod | Inverness |
| AMR | Alexander MacRae | Inverness |
| AR | A.Ritchie | Iona |
| AR | Alexander Ross | Dingwall (possibly) |
| A.R | A.Ritchie | Iona |
| A.R | Alexander Ross | Dingwall (possibly) |
| ARB | Alan Roy Baillie | Inverness |
| ARB | Alan Roy Baillie | Tain |
| AS | Alexander Shirras | Banff |
| AS | Alexander Smith | Dundee |
| AS | Alexander Stewart | Inverness |
| AS | Alexander Stewart | Tain |
| A.S | Alexander Shirras | Banff |
| A.S | Alexander Stewart | Inverness |
| A.S | Alexander Stewart | Tain |
| AT | Alexander Thompson | Aberdeen |
| A.R.REID | A.T. Reid | St. Andrews |
| AUS TEN | John Austen | Dundee |
| Austen | Austen Snr (possibly) | Dundee |
| A.W | Andrew Wilkie | Dundee |
| AY | Archibald Young | Dundee |
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| B mark | SILVERSMITH | TOWN |
| B | William or George Jamieson | Aberdeen |
| B | Adam Burgess | Dumfries |
| BL | Benjamin Lumsden II | Aberdeen |
| B.L | Benjamin Lumsden I | Aberdeen |
| BL | Benjamin Lumsden | Montrose |
| BL | Benjamin Lumsden I | Montrose |
| B.L | Benjamin Lumsden I | Montrose |
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| C mark | SILVERSMITH | TOWN |
| C BRUCE | C.Bruce | Peterhead |
| C&H | W.Craw & Janes Hill | Canongate |
| CA | Coline Allen | Aberdeen |
| CAC | Colin A. Campbell | Inverness |
| CAM ERON | Alexander Cameron | Dundee |
| CD | Charles Dickson I | Dundee |
| CD | Charles Dickson II | Dundee |
| CF | Charles Fowler | Elgin |
| CJ | Charles Jamieson | Inverness |
| C.J | Charles Jamieson | Inverness |
| CM | Colin Mitchell | Canongate |
| CM | Charles Murray | Perth |
| CR | Colin Robertson | Aberdeen |
| CR | Colin Richardson | Perth |
| CT | Charles Tocheti | Aberdeen |
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| D mark | SILVERSMITH | TOWN |
| D | Andrew Davidson | Arbroath |
| D | David Manson (possibly) | Dundee |
| D | Alexander Davidson | Dundee |
| D&JR | Donaldson & James Riddel | Aberdeen |
| DAVID | David MacGregor | Perth |
| DC | David Coutts | Dumfries |
| DD | David Dunlop | Canongate |
| D.D | David Dunlop | Canongate |
| D . D | Daniel Dewar | Perth |
| DE | David Elder | Banff |
| DF | David Ferguson | Inverness |
| DF | Donald Fraser | Inverness |
| DF | Donald Fraser | Wick |
| D.F | Donald Fraser | Inverness |
| DG | David Gray | Dumfries |
| DG | David Greig | Perth |
| DI | David Izat | Aberdeen |
| DI | David Izat | Banff |
| D.I | David Izat | Banff |
| DL | David Lyon | Montrose |
| DM | David Manson | Dundee |
| DM | David MacGregor | Perth |
| DMcL | Daniel McLean | Perth |
| DMK | Donald MacKenzie | Inverness |
| DMK | Wm Mason & Donald MacKenzie | Inverness |
| DOUGLAS | James Douglas | Dundee |
| DP | David Pirie | Aberdeen |
| D.P | David Pirie | Aberdeen |
| DS | Douglas Scott | Tain |
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