George Phillips

Biography by Mateo James

Documented hallmark of George Phillips (Hopi silversmith) — T.Skies Silversmith Directory

Hallmark documented in: Hougart, Schaaf (1200 Bios), Wright (Hopi Silver). Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Hopi · documented in the T.Skies hallmark reference library

George Phillips (born 1959) is a Hopi silversmith active since the 1980s, working in overlay. He is the brother of Loren Phillips (1954–2001) and Roderick Phillips.

The Phillips brothers form a Hopi overlay family documented together in Hougart 5e. Loren Phillips' marks include a rabbit stick and a conjoined L P; he may also carry a Hopi Guild mark. George and Roderick are noted alongside Loren as siblings in the same corpus entry.

Hopi overlay is a two-layer silverwork technique: a top sheet of silver pierced with designs is soldered onto a backing sheet, with the background oxidized to black to create contrast.

The Mark

"G P" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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