For this #TradesTuesday, Colonial Williamsburg silversmiths Megan Cantwell and Chris Strum share why this trade was so important in the 18th century and why it is important to preserve today.
Another excellent video in your trades series. Among the many things I have learned from this series, is that female craftspeople and shopkeepers were not unheard of, although most came to their trades without formal apprenticeships, most being the wife or daughter of a craftsperson and then succeeding them in the business. Could you hazard a guess at the percentage of female craftspeople? If so, how did it differ by trade and time period? The work the silversmiths produce is extraordinary!
At least 10-15 percent of all tradespeople are identified as female. Every trade in every place had different general numbers owing to a constellation of variables.
Colonial Williamsburg has several silver pieces and prints from the shop of Paul Revere Jr. Visit emuseum.history.org to view them in our online collection!
Excellent. The explanation of who actually did it and how beats made up forced tales about people who never did stuff supposedly doing it. The only funny part was "cold hard cash" line. Cold and hard was easy in those days, but cash, you might have to wait near a hundred years for that to show up. Until then, enjoy the gold and silver coins.
Another excellent video in your trades series. Among the many things I have learned from this series, is that female craftspeople and shopkeepers were not unheard of, although most came to their trades without formal apprenticeships, most being the wife or daughter of a craftsperson and then succeeding them in the business. Could you hazard a guess at the percentage of female craftspeople? If so, how did it differ by trade and time period?
The work the silversmiths produce is extraordinary!
At least 10-15 percent of all tradespeople are identified as female. Every trade in every place had different general numbers owing to a constellation of variables.
Does Williamsburg have any of Paul Revere's work ? Great video of this topic ! Much respect for all you do !!
Colonial Williamsburg has several silver pieces and prints from the shop of Paul Revere Jr. Visit emuseum.history.org to view them in our online collection!
Excellent. The explanation of who actually did it and how beats made up forced tales about people who never did stuff supposedly doing it. The only funny part was "cold hard cash" line. Cold and hard was easy in those days, but cash, you might have to wait near a hundred years for that to show up. Until then, enjoy the gold and silver coins.
This is great.