Chats on old silver
Chats on Old Silver is a 1915 London collectors' guide by Arthur Hayden, published by T. Fisher Unwin, aimed at amateur collectors of antique silverware and their hallmarks. The pictures are plain photographs of individual silver pieces, such as a standing cup, a covered urn, a two-handled porringer-style bowl, and a pair of tea caddies, shot against neutral grounds with clear lighting. A designer could take from them the classic silhouettes of Georgian and Stuart silver, including baluster stems, swag-and-ribbon bands and bulbous lids, along with the small hallmark punches shown in rows.
