great question! and quite frankly i don't have a great answer for you.
i did notice a number of the larger pieces, especially ones from the larger companies did have stamps on them denoting they were made by x company and were silver plated, but unlike silver items it is not mandatory for makers to do this for silver plate, so not all items will have this marking.
i called my grandmother and she basically said that there are a bunch of different ways you can figure it out, if you know what to look for (eg. copper may show through, which apparently desirable, and silver plated items are usually heavy because of the underlying metal) there's more tricks in this article here https://www.marthastewart.com/1541729/how-tell-silver-is-real - but you can't do any of these things just from looking at a photo. so if you want to be sure when purchasing online look for things that have been stamped from makers
Good luck on the New York portion of the wedding!!
How do you know that the item is silver and not stainless steel of example? Is there a stamp like there is with jewelry?
great question! and quite frankly i don't have a great answer for you.
i did notice a number of the larger pieces, especially ones from the larger companies did have stamps on them denoting they were made by x company and were silver plated, but unlike silver items it is not mandatory for makers to do this for silver plate, so not all items will have this marking.
i called my grandmother and she basically said that there are a bunch of different ways you can figure it out, if you know what to look for (eg. copper may show through, which apparently desirable, and silver plated items are usually heavy because of the underlying metal) there's more tricks in this article here https://www.marthastewart.com/1541729/how-tell-silver-is-real - but you can't do any of these things just from looking at a photo. so if you want to be sure when purchasing online look for things that have been stamped from makers