Fernando Mayer Garea with the Trophy he won in Silversmithing, 1957

Item

Code
WSI_1487
Title
Fernando Mayer Garea with the Trophy he won in Silversmithing, 1957
Description
A black and white photograph of Fernando Mayer Garea who was awarded first place trophy in the silversmith category at the 1957 competition in Madrid where he made a chalice. He was a 15-year-old student at the time. In the photograph he is proudly holding his trophy. The young man would go on to compete in the Duisburg competition in Germany in 1961, and enjoy a successful career in his craft.
Item name
Photograph
Condition
Good
Source-name
Fernando Mayer Garea
Source-country
ES-Spain
Received date (year)
2019
Location
WorldSkills Archive - Madrid
Skill-name
Silversmithing
Event-type
Competition event
Event-range
Worldwide
Event-city
Madrid
Event-country
ES-Spain
Format
Physical
Dimensions-height (cm)
8.5
Dimensions-width (cm)
5.3
Units
1
Included in
WorldSkills Museum: reproduction
Item sets
Graphic work
Media
WSI_1487.jpg