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Silver-overlay wares combined the arts of silversmithing and glassmaking. The process of depositing sterling silver on glass utilized electroplating, and the wares were sometimes marketed as “deposit ware.” It is unknown whether Pairpoint applied the silver in its own plant or sent the glass out to other decorating shops. The company also supplied undecorated glass to the Rockwell Silver Company of Meriden, Connecticut, which added the silver overlay to the glass, often with incised ornament on the surface. Although this expensive type of decoration sold well at first, the Great Depression limited sales in the 1930s.