Metals
Paul Revere Jr. (Silversmith)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1755-1800
Silver
Wrought, Cast, Engraved
1999.0034
Object Number1999.0034 |
Porringer
Metals
Gift of The Reverend Barbara Hebner in honor of her children
Paul Revere Jr. (Silversmith)
12/21/1734-05/10/1818
Paul Revere, son of a silversmith with the same name, apprenticed to his father in 1747. His father died in 1754, before Paul could complete his training. Although he was legally too young to inherit the business, he remained active there until he was twenty one, when he assumed control. During the ensuing five decades, Revere and his employees produced hundreds of household, personal, ceremonial, and commemorative silver artifacts for well-to-do Bostonians. Revere's daybooks record that he fabricated twenty-five ladles between 1781 and 1797, calling them tureen ladle, soup ladle, and in one instance, scalloped tureen ladle. For the most part, he made one in any given year, except for 1795, when he fashioned five, and 1796, when he made six.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1755-1800
1. Mark; Upper surface, center reserve; "·REVERE" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "M+G / to / M+G" engraved
Silver
Wrought, Cast, Engraved
1.969 (H) , 7.835 (L) , 5.276 (W) , 7.2312 (Weight)
5 (H) , 19.9 (L) , 13.4 (W) , 205 (Weight)
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