Silver

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Ag and atomic number 47; a malleable, ductile, white metal with characteristic sheen, considered a precious metal. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 33,566 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category
Object name
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Broader Terms used

<silver and silver alloy>

Narrower Terms used

Base silver
fine silver

Term used for

Created

14yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029

Connected records

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British Victories 1704

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anne (1702-14)
Engraver: Hautsch, Georg

Union of England and Scotland. 1 May 1707.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anne (1702-14)
Engraver: Croker, John
Engraver: Bull, Samuel

Marriage of Queen Victoria. 1840.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Wyon, Benjamin

City of Tournay Taken. 18 July 1709.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anne (1702-14)
Engraver: Croker, John

Church and King Club. 1790.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Pingo, L.

An image of British Isles

Battle of Waterloo Medal. 1815.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Wyon, Thomas

Escape of Princess Clementina from Innsbruck. 28 April 1719.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George I (1714-27)
Engraver: Hamerani, Ottone

An image of British Isles

George II. Dassier's Dedication Medal. 1731.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Artist: Dassier, Jean

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The Rebel's Repulsed. Dec. 1745.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Pingo, Thomas

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Free British Fishery Society. 1750.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Koch, L

The Rebel's Repulsed. Dec. 1745.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Kirk, John

An image of British Isles

Gottingen University. 1785.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Burch, Edward

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Coronation of King George IV. 1821.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30)
Engraver: Hancock, John

Queen Caroline. Coronation. 11 Oct. 1727.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Croker, John

Opening of Waterloo Bridge. 1817.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Wyon, Thomas

Sir Robert Walpole. 1741.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Natter, Johann Lorenz

Coronation of King George VI. 1937.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George VI (1936-52)
Engraver: Metcalfe, Percy

Coronation of King Edward VII. 1902.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)
Engraver: Frampton, George

An image of British Isles

Death of Queen Charlotte.1818.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Halliday, Thomas

King George III. Recovery from Illness. 1789.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)

An image of British Isles

John Conduit. Died, 23 May, 1737.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Engraver: Tanner, John Sigismund

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Tribute to the 42nd Regiment From the London Highland Society. 1801.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Pidgeon, G. F.

An image of British Isles

Battle of Waterloo Medal. 1815.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Wyon, Thomas

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. 1897.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Spink and Son Ltd
Engraver: Bowcher, Frank

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