According to the book Elegant Silver Pot, silverware has a history of more than 6,000 years. According to a survey, Mesopotamia, the rain valley bordering Europe and Asia around 4000 BC, was an indispensable item for nobles and guests until ancient Rome. During the Renaissance, it was favored by the upper class and was a symbol of status. Until now, Europe and many countries still keep the habit of using silverware.

In China, the earliest silver products found at present should have appeared in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and they are very simple silver products. By the Western Zhou Dynasty, the process of making silverware had been significantly improved. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were also a considerable number of them, mainly distributed in the south. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, craftsmen used various complicated techniques, and hammering, casting, welding, cutting, polishing, riveting, electroplating and enamel were widely used. In the Tang Dynasty, the value of silver itself as a precious metal was recognized, so it developed greatly. From the unearthed ancient silverware, it can be seen that the Tang Dynasty began to flourish, and the craftsmanship of silverware in the Tang Dynasty was extremely complicated and sophisticated. By the middle and late Qing dynasty, people could legally own silver products, which made the silverware manufacturing industry advance by leaps and bounds. The most exquisite products in this period appeared in towns, such as Yinzhuang, Yindian and Yinlou.