Calvin Eustace — Zuni Silversmith

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Calvin Eustace (1917–2007) was a Zuni needlepoint jeweler. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists Calvin Eustace as Zuni, 1917–2007, working in needlepoint (Hougart 2022, p. 117).

Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry pictures needlepoint earrings and a turquoise needlepoint bracelet by Calvin Eustace among pieces made in 1991 (Bassman and Bassman 2006, p. 19). Nancy N. Schiffer's Turquoise Jewelry shows needlepoint turquoise by Calvin Eustace: a bracelet, and a small bracelet and two rings from about the 1980s (Schiffer 2008, pp. 4, 22).

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References

  1. Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
  2. Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
  3. Schiffer, Nancy N. Turquoise Jewelry. Revised 4th edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2008.

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