My Resources Online

Some of the most useful information I have found-especially concerning dating the pieces in the donation-has been online. Here is a list of the sites I have used the most in the past few weeks:

http://www.silvercollection.it/: An extensive international index of silvermakers. Like Woodhead's Trademarks on Base-Metal Tableware, this site offers short blurbs about a variety of silver manufacturers. It goes a step further, however, providing pictures of hallmarks and year marks to accompany the descriptions.

http://www.925-1000.com/ : AKA The Online Encyclopedia of Silver. This site, like silvercollection.it, is an extensive international informational index of silvermakers complete with pictures. It also offers articles on such varied subjects as British Registry Dates and Navajo iconography, as well as useful tips for paper resources, caring for silver and place settings. I have referenced their silver glossary as well.

http://www.silvercollecting.com/: AKA The Online Encyclopedia of American Silver Marks. A similar index complete with pictures, this time focusing, as the title implies, on American makers.

http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/glossary.htm: Known as the SilverMine, I have found their comprehensive glossary particularly indispensable in my object descriptions, enriching them by lending specificity and accuracy to my observations.