Sarah Blake (silversmith)

Sarah Blake (sometimes Blane) was an English silversmith.

A resident of London, Blake specialized in the making of spoons. She was the wife of John Blake, a smallworker and spoonmaker, and went into metalworking after his death, registering her first date mark on 15 June 1809. A second mark was registered on 9 January 1821, with a third on 7 November the same year;[1][2] a variety of marks are known.[3] Blake worked in partnership with her son, John William Blake, and lived at 16 Long Acre. She was retired or dead by February 1823, at which time John registered a mark alone.[1] Besides spoons, the pair produced other tableware, such as forks[4] and tongs.[5]

Several pieces by the Blakes are currently owned by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. These include six Regency teaspoons, dated to 1812; a George IV dessert spoon, dated to 1820; and a George IV sauce ladle, dated to 1821.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Sarah & John William Blake - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks". www.925-1000.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. "Sarah and John William Blake". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. "Eight Georgian silver Fiddle pattern table forks Sarah & John William Blake London 1816 sold £250 www.silfren.com". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "Sarah and John William Blake". Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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