Mary Gould (silversmith)
Mary Gould was an English silversmith.
Gould was the widow of candlestick maker James Gould, and registered a mark on 31 August 1747; at the time she was classified as a largeworker. She gave her address as the Golden Bottle in Ave Maria Lane.[1] She signed herself "Mrs. James Gould", and used his mark in her work.[2]
A pair of George II silver-gilt candlesticks by Gould, dating to 1747, are owned by the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Philippa Glanville; Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough; National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.) (1990). Women Silversmiths, 1685-1845: Works from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-23578-2.
- ^ "Bonhams : A pair of George II silver candlesticks by Mary Gould, using the IG mark entered under the name 'Mrs James Gould', London 1747 (2)". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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