How collectors made silver all their own

The exhibition Silver: Light and Shade at the Holburne Museum in Bath brings together 500 years worth of silver-making, from the earliest surviving English drinking vessel, the Cassel Beaker (around 1496-97), to contemporary pieces such as a water beaker made in 2013 by the UK silversmith Rod Kelly. The survey aims to explore whats unique, whats different and what people often miss when looking at silver, says the shows curator, Catrin Jones.
Through a number of techniques such as gilding and p