Everett & Mary Teller — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Everett & Mary Teller's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo/Diné · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

The mark

Per Hougart 5e (p. ~308): The Tellers share a single collaborative hallmark — EMT inside a fish — which stands for their initials (Everett and Mary Teller). Unusually, this stamp is also shared with two additional family members: Cona Teller and Travis Teller. The use of a single family mark across multiple smiths is a documented practice among several Navajo families catalogued by Hougart.

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References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~308: "Everett Teller (1956–; Navajo). Overlay; inlay, some with set stones; jewelry; hollowware. Shares the stamp with his wife Mary C. Teller and also with Cona Teller and Travis Teller. Multiple award winner. Mark: EMT (inside a fish)." Also: "Mary C. Teller (Navajo). Overlay; inlay, some with set stones; jewelry; hollowware. Shares the stamp with her husband [Everett Teller], and also with Cona Teller and Travis Teller. Multiple award winner. Mark: EMT (inside a fish)."
• Schaaf, Gregory. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies (2003) — Everett Teller and Mary C. Teller both appear in the index.

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