Patrick Taylor — Navajo Silversmith & Hallmark

Patrick Taylor is a Navajo silversmith active since the 1980s. He works in traditional techniques including stamp work, deep file work, and nugget sets. The Hougart record also notes that he worked at the Rocking Horse Ranch.

Deep file work is a traditional Navajo decorative technique in which the silversmith uses files to cut precise linear or geometric patterns directly into the silver surface. Nugget sets refer to the practice of setting rough, unpolished stones — most commonly turquoise — in heavy silver bezels. No birth year, training history, or additional institutional affiliations appear in the available source record.