The plating industry in 18th and 19th century Philadelphia : avoiding the Export Trade Act of 1785

Author

Cramer, Diana

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Silver. 1991, Num. 2, Vol. 24, p. 38-41

ISSN

0899-6105

Abstract (en)

Considers the likelihood of a silver-plating industry having existed in Philadelphia ca.1790s-1810s. Relates this to Britain's Export Trade Act of 1785 which prohibited the export of materials and tools used in the production of iron, steel and fused-plate wares, and denied artisans in these industries the right to emigrate.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- United States
• Silver (objects)
• Silver plating
• United States
• 1700-1900
• Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Industry
• Export Trade Act (Great Britain: 1785)
• Exportation
• Great Britain
• Metalwork
• Artisans
• Emigrants

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- États-Unis
• Argenterie
• Argenture
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1900
• Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Industrie
• Export Trade Act (Grande-Bretagne: 1785)
• Exportation
• Grande-Bretagne
• Art du métal
• Artisans
• Emigrés

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00429049

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