Emma Lincoln — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark
Emma Lincoln's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Emma Lincoln was a Navajo silversmith who died in 2016, known for her crosses set with stones. She is documented in Hougart with a distinctive named-script mark. The Lincoln surname encompasses a cluster of Navajo silversmiths documented in Hougart: Benson Lincoln (active since 1970s; mark B. LINCOLN), Elaine Lincoln (mark E. L.), Francis Thomas Lincoln (overlay and inlay; mark FLT conjoined), Herman H. Lincoln (active since 1970s; mark H. H. L.), Mary Lincoln (mark M stylized), Randolph Lincoln (mark R stylized script), and Mary Marie Yazzie Lincoln (who also appears under her maiden name). Emma Lincoln's relationship to the other Lincoln family members is not specified in Hougart.
The mark
Per Hougart: Mark: Emma Lincoln [named script mark].
What is known
- Nation: Navajo
- Death year: 2016
- Specialty: crosses with stones
- Mark: Emma Lincoln (named script)
- Member of the Lincoln silversmithing surname cluster; specific family relationships not documented
- No birth year, active period dates, or awards found
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022). "Emma Lincoln (?-2016; Navajo). Crosses with stones. Mark: Emma Lincoln."