From your colleague Susan Arndt, some informative video links shared by Curator Ghenete Zelleke on silversmithing:

“Lastly, I thought to send you the links to four short videos I worked on while at the Art Institute of Chicago showing how a piece of silver was made from modeling it in red wax, making molds from the wax, pouring the silver and assembling the whole. I chose a 17th century silver horse and rider that I had purchased for Chicago and filmed Ubaldo Vitali, a great friend and silversmith, in all the stages of its creation. I thought you and your parents might be interested in seeing them. All you have to do is click on the following to be directed to the videos.”

LaunchPad: Silversmithing, Part 1—Sculpting in Wax – YouTube

LaunchPad: Silversmithing, Part 2—Making Molds – YouTube

LaunchPad: Silversmithing, Part 3—Casting Silver – YouTube

LaunchPad: Silversmithing, Part 4—Hammering the Stand – YouTube