Visible changes in the principles of marking Cracow goldsmithery occurred already by the end of the 1 st half of the 19 th century. These resulted for various reasons, e.g. also commercial treatises concluded by Cracow (with the Kingdom of Poland in 1823), hallmark laws (of 1843 and 1866), as well as political changes, e.g. Cracow’s incorporation into the Habsburg monarchy in 1846 and its autonomy since 1866. The Austrian hallmark law of 1866 introducing the difference between the name mark and the trademark which was supposed to contain the goldsmith’s family name and the name of town where he had his workshop.
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