Silversmith Of Williamsburg

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1971

Creator: CWMS

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 2Jun71 · MP21761 (Jul-Dec 1971) Copyright holder: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Description: Silversmith of Williamsburg Distributed by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc; AV Distr Section Goodwin Building, Box C ; Williamsburg; VA; 23185; Tel. (804)229-1000DC: CWMS Produced by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc; AV Distr Section Goodwin Building, Box C ; Williamsburg; VA; 23185; Tel. (804)229-1000PC: CWMS Year published 1971 Grade Level: IND Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (44 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (44 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (44 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 44 MIN Description: Documents the handcrafting of a 1765 coffee pot from a crucible of scrap silver to the fashioning of the product by master silversmith William De Matteo. Discusses methods employed, the properties of silver, and the evolution of design. Topics: Artists-And-Their-Works; Arts-And-Crafts; Design,-Decorative; Machine-Shop-And-Metalwork,-Silversmithing