Raymond Twinhorse

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Overview

Raymond Twinhorse is a San Felipe silversmith documented for stamp work with side decorations on bracelets, deep file- or saw-work, and set stones. He is the father of Charles Ortiz and Isaiah Ortiz.

A note on the name: the scan garbles the headword of Hougart's entry, but the reading is fixed by his sons' entries, which name their father "Raymond Twin Horse" — the name appears both as one word and two across the corpus.

His mark is "R. Twinhorse," usually accompanied by a © symbol and a date — a habit that works in the collector's favor, since a dated mark places the piece.

The Mark

"R[aym]ond Twinhorse [headword garbled in scan — prints 'Rfarmonld'] (San Felipe). Stamp work; side decorations on bracelets; deep file- or saw-work; set stones. Father of Charles and Isaiah Ortiz. Mark: R. Twinhorse (usually with © symbol and a date)"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), entry at approx. scan line 28656.

The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: R. Twinhorse (usually with a © symbol and a date).

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry at approx. scan line 28656.

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