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Perfect conversation pieces: The Silver Trust’s contemporary British underplates make the table at 10 Downing Street

Commissioned by The Silver Trust following a nationwide competition in 1992, the seventy two sterling silver underplates of its collection have been sparking dinnertime conversation, and championing the skills of British silversmiths and designers in the highest office of the land for more than 30 years.

Tanya Szrajber, Collections Manager of the Curatorial Department at the Goldsmith’s Company, shares a brief overview of this remarkable collection of underplates and shares the complex and collaborative nature of its formation, from the initial competition to final production.

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Report: The British Art Medal Society 2024 Conference

Tanya Szrajber, Collections Manager for the curatorial department of the Goldsmiths’ Company reports on the delivery of her paper at The British Art Medal Society (BAMS) 2024 Conference at Příbor, Czech Republic.

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