Lloyd Salvador — Zuni Silversmith
Lloyd Salvador is a Zuni channel inlay jeweler who shares his stamps with Jennie Salvador. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as Zuni, working in channel inlay (Hougart 2022, p. 273).
Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry pictures a channel inlay piece of coral and turquoise made in the 1970s, and an inlay bracelet of turquoise, coral and mother-of-pearl made in 1970, both by Jennie and Lloyd Salvador (Bassman and Bassman 2006, pp. 16, 39).
His hallmark
Hougart gives the shared marks L & J and L & J SALVADOR (Hougart 2022, p. 273).
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
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