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Silver & plate · reviewed identity clue set

Alexander & Riker — A&R mark #14

Reviewed

The reviewed sources support associating the transcribed clue set with Alexander & Riker in New York, NY with the source-transcribed recorded working period shown. Compare the full object and do not treat this mark alone as authentication.

Maker: Alexander & RikerReconstruction for visual comparison — not authentication, exact dating, or valuation.

The mark

Independently reviewed record
Reviewed typographic transcriptionAppraisily typographic transcription checked against Ensko (1948), Smithsonian Libraries CC0.
Maker/factory
Alexander & Riker
Mark text
A&R
Region
New York, NY
Recorded working period
Active c.1797 - 1800
Review state
Reviewed 2026-08-03

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Observable features

2 clues
  • Transcribed mark: A&R
  • George Alexander & Henry Riker, Alexander died aged 29 in 1801

Common misreads and confused-with clues

  • Worn or incomplete impressions
  • Similar surnames, initials, or retailer marks

What the sources support

2 cited sources

The cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the source-transcribed date or reference note shown here. Exact variants require further review.

Date basis
Maker details are transcribed from the cited 925-1000 American silver index and have not been independently reconciled.
Material context
American silver
Source detail
Source-linked reference
About this comparison

First-party typographic transcription; not exact geometry

Appraisily typographic transcription checked against Ensko (1948), Smithsonian Libraries CC0.

First-party HTML transcription checked against a Smithsonian Libraries CC0 reference; the third-party reconstruction is not used on the indexable presentation.

What this mark cannot settle

  • The mark alone cannot establish authenticity.
  • The mark alone cannot establish condition or provenance.
  • The mark alone cannot establish an exact production date unless a specific variant is independently sourced.
  • The mark alone cannot establish value.
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