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Description: | In its pure form, silver is too soft for normal domestic use. For this reason silversmiths mixed the pure silver with a hardening agent, usually copper, which does not discolour the silver. Good silversmiths sold the finest quality silver, and it was only the upper-middle and upper classes that could afford to pay for it. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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