Raymond Scott — Navajo/Diné Silversmith & Hallmark
Raymond Scott is a Navajo silversmith working in overlay, chip inlay, and some cast work with set stones. The Hougart record notes his collaboration with his wife Louise and identifies him as the father of fellow silversmith Ray Scott.
The collaborative relationship with his wife Louise indicates that some work may be attributable to either or both artists. No birth year, active period, institutional affiliations, or training history appear in the available source record.
The Mark
"[shared; separated by a symbol]"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
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- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
2007 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 155), Raymond Scott and his wife Louise Nelson produced both overlay and chip inlay during the boom period of the early to mid 1970s, and their son Raynard (Ray) Scott learned silverwork in the family shop, starting at age seven with buffing, crushing turquoise and mixing epoxy for chip inlay. [1]
Sources
- Bahti, Mark. Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2007.
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