Credits and acknowledgments
Medill Higgins Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts and Manager, The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, The American Wing
Moira Gallagher, Former Research Associate for American Decorative Arts, The American Wing
Anne Grady, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation
Enormous thanks to Wendy Yothers, Artisan, Society of American Silversmiths and Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology; Thomas S. Madden, Professor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at the College for Creative Studies; and Tomoyuki Chie Teratani, Assistant Professor of Jewelry Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology for demonstrating these techniques. You can find full videos of their demonstrations at the end of each article.