Dorothy Langlands

Dorothy Langlands (formerly Dorothy Storey) was the wife of renowned silversmith John Langlands II, whose family were the most prominent Newcastle silversmiths. Upon the death of her husband in 1804, Dorothy registered her own mark to continue the workshop. She was a goldsmith and jeweller, with an address registered on Dean Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

She was one of the most well-known of all the Newcastle silversmiths, not least because she was a woman; despite the renowned nature of the workshop and skill set of the silversmith, the quality of Dorothy’s engraving was known to be crude.

Dorothy Langlands had her own makers mark (D.L) which can clearly be dated between 1804-1814; where she retired in 1814, and died in 1845.. This is in fact helpful to acknowledge because a lot of the smaller silver pieces, that she is known for, wouldn’t have been stamped with the date letter.