John Hartman — T.Skies Co-Op

Name-card for John Hartman (Anglo silversmith) — T.Skies Silversmith Directory

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Anglo (non-Native maker of Southwestern-style work) · documented in the T.Skies hallmark reference library

John Hartman is a silversmith documented by Hougart as Anglo. He works in silver and gold with leaf applique, bear claw settings, and set stones. He founded Durango Silver Company in 1972. The corpus records no birth year.

Heritage note: Hougart documents John Hartman as Anglo — a non-Native maker of Southwestern-style work. This directory records his heritage exactly as the source states it.

Leaf applique applies thin silver sheet cut into leaf shapes as surface decoration. Bear claw settings mount bear claws in silver.

The Mark

"J H" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

References

Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Approx. p. ~15571.

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