Elizabeth Godfrey
A Trailblazer in Silversmithing
Elizabeth Godfrey was one of the most prominent female silversmiths in 18th-century Britain when men dominated the trade. Her exceptional craftsmanship, entrepreneurial spirit, and artistry earned her acclaim in her own time and secured her legacy as a pioneer in...
Jabez Gorham
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Established in 1831 in Rhode Island, as a coin-silver flatware and jewelery manufacturer, Gorham eventually became one of the largest silversmiths in the world. By the late 1860s, they grossed $1 million in sales per year. Gorham was tremendously successful with flatware patterns like Chantilly,...
George Guess, aka Sequoyah
Sequoyah was the creator of the Cherokee writing system. Believed to be the son of a Virginia fur trader named Nathaniel, he was raised by his Cherokee mother, Wuh-teh of the Paint clan, in the Tennessee country. He never learned to speak, read, or write English. He was an accomplished...