Plate, one of twelve, c. 1807, William Sumner; Artist: Attributed to Mary Sumner, English, ?-1807, Silver, England, 19th century, It is impossible to be certain if Mary Sumner had a hand in making or engraving this set of plates. They could have been already completed by her husband William Sumner, a registered plateworker, before he died. In any case, women in the Sumner family were very involved with the operations of the firm. Shortly after Mary registered her mark as a widow, she formally entered into partnership with her daughter, Elizabeth Sumner, one of the few women known to enter the trade formally before marriage.
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