Lolita Milani — Zuni Silversmith
Lolita Milani is a Zuni inlay jeweler. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists her as Zuni, active from the 1940s to the 1980s in mosaic inlay, and notes that some of her triangular inlay sections have curved sides (Hougart 2022, p. 212).
Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry includes an inlay pendant of turquoise and gold lip mother-of-pearl by Lolita Milani among pendants made in 1991 (Bassman and Bassman 2006, p. 59).
Hallmark
Hougart gives the mark L M, the letters sometimes stacked (Hougart 2022, p. 212).
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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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