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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 182442, member: 111&quot;]While &#039;silver overlay&#039; has come to be the accepted term for these pieces, this is not a thin sheet of silver applied to glass, it is &#039;silver deposit&#039;, a layer of silver applied to a glass, ceramic, or other non-conductive object by electro-deposition (how would sheet silver have been &#039;applied&#039; to the handle, lip, etc.?)&nbsp; Earlier pieces were more heavily plated, enough to be engraved, and the silver was cut away to form the design, but it was essentially the same process used on later, less substantial silver deposit items.&nbsp; Can&#039;t recall ever seeing the term &#039;silver overlay&#039; used referring to this technique in period advertising, catalogs, or technical journals, but it&#039;s common usage now, though some prefer applying it only to pieces having worked silver fitted onto an object of another material, and then there are the silver-mounted pieces...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p>1902 ad for Alvin Deposit Ware:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]51036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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