Library & Archives
The Company’s archives date back to the 14th century, and the Library's collections include over 8,000 books and over 15,000 images, magazines, journals, films and special research collections.
Thomas Cromwell's Letter
A letter from Thomas Cromwell to the Goldsmiths’ Company, 1535
The contents of this letter were transcribed in Court Minute book E. The letter is signed: ‘At Wolf Hall the fourth day of September, your loving friend, Thomas Cromwell’.
A letter from Thomas Cromwell to the Goldsmiths’ Company, 1535
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History of the Company
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, more commonly known as the Goldsmiths' Company, is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London and received its first royal charter in 1327.
Collections
Internationally recognised, the Goldsmiths’ Company has one of the finest collections of silver made in Britain, numbering some 8,000 examples from 1350 to the present day.