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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-28-2002 12:27 PM
  
The Inn on Bellevue in Newport RI says in its web site: "The Inn was built in 1891 as the home of William Fludder, a well known silversmith." I find no notice of him in my books, but I do not have anything specifically on Rhode Island or Newport. I did tracked down his obit (7 April 1900, at age 96) which notes that he was a mason (the profession, not the society), prosperous, and well known in Newport, but it makes no mention of silverwork. Is the Inn gilding (silvering?) the lily here? IP: Logged |
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June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 |
posted 07-28-2002 01:41 PM
I think you may be right about the inn gilding the lily. I checked A Directory of Rhode Island Silversmiths and found no entry for Fludder. Wonder where the inn got their info. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-28-2002 02:20 PM
The folks at the Inn don't seem to know much about it, but I gather they are fairly new owners. It does show the prestige of silversmiths -- being the owner of a prosperous three-generation masonry firm isn't considered tony enough for advertising purposes. IP: Logged |
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