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Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Order Number 1337771 Paul Revere, silversmith: A study of his shop operation and his objects Federhen, Deborah Anne, M.A. University of Delaware (Winterthur Program), 1988 Copyright ©1988 by Federhen, Deborah Anne. All rights reserved. UMI 300 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48106 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PAUL REVERE, SILVERSMITHt A STUDY OF HIS SHOP OIERATION AND HIS OBJECTS 9y Eteborah Anne Federhen A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the University of Delaware in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Early American Culture December 1988 Copyright 1988, Deborah Anne Federhen All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PAUL REVERE, SILVERSMITH: A STUDY OP HIS SHOP OPERATION AND HIS OBJECTS By Deborah Anne Federhen Approved: Advisory Committee Approved: JAmis C. C urtis, Ph.D. director, Winterthur Program in Early American Culture Approved: CdAbZl- Carol E. Hoffecker,/ Ptv.D. Acting Associate Provost for Graduate Studies Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWIEDGEME NTS My research on Ihul Revere was facilitated by the generous assistan ce of numerous colleagues a t a number of museums, lib r a r ie s , historical societies and public record offices. I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to all those who contributed their time and expertise to my research and to acknowledge those individuals who contributed most significantly to this thesis. The focus of my study on Revere's silver shop was initiated in discussions with Robert Blair St. George, while he was a professor in the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. Another professor, Barbara McLean Ward, provided guidance in formulating a research plan for the project. I would also like to acknowledge the support and encouragement of the late Kathryn C. Buhler, who was the leading authority on Revere for many years. My research involved the careful, detailed examination of hundreds of objects and manuscripts, a daunting task made both productive and enjoyable by Edward S. Cooke, J r . , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Francis J. Raig, Minneapolis Institute of Art; Patricia E. Kane and Ihvid L. Barquist, Yale University Art Gallery; Elizabeth Roessel, Worcester Art Museum; and the staffs at the Massachusetts Historical Society library, the Library of Congress, and the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Court and Deed Office at the Suffolk County Court House. Several s ta f f members a t the Henry Francis i i i Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. dulbnt W interthur Museum were e sp e c ially h e lp fu l. N eville Thompson, librarian, arranged for the inter library loan of the microfilm records of the Revere Family Ibpers and proved to be an invaluable ally in utilizing the impressive collections of the Winterthur library. Bea Thylor and Barbara Adams cheerfully and efficiently accommodated my frequent forays into Winterthur's collection of manuscripts, trade catalogues, and rare books. The sources for many of my photographs were obtained from the Decorative Art Riotographic Collection, through the gracious cooperation of Bert Denker. I am indebted to my family for their unfailing, enthusiastic support of this project. Mjy brother and sister-in-law, Scott Federhen and Sheree lane, offered their apartment as a second home during my lengthy and frequent research trips to Boston. My father, Herbert M. Federhen IV, supervised the reproduction of this thesis for graduate offices and libraries. Most especially, my heartfelt thanks go to my mother, Verne B. Federhen, who served as my typist through many drafts and revisions to a flawless final product. Her patience, persistence* and talent are equalled only by her grace under pressure. Finally, I owe a most profound debt of gratitude to my advisor, Ebnald L. Fennimore, Jr. From inception to completion he offered inspiration, direction, and perceptive criticism with humor, patience, and generosity. His high standards of scholarship and connoisseurship have provided both a challenge and a goal for my research. Deborah Anne Federhen, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. This work is dedicated to VBF . DLF and PR v R e p ro d u ced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LEST OF TABLES......................................................................................................v i i i LIST OF FIGURES............................................................................................ix CHAPTER 1 PAUL REVERE, SILVERSMITH! FROM APPRENTICE TO ARTISAN.................................................................... 1 Setting the Tables of Well-To-Ib B o sto n ia n s ...................................... .... 7 Trying Times . .................................. 14 Imported Goods: Trade Stimulus and Style Source ...................................................16 Engraving and the Importance of H e ra ld ry ........................................................... 19 Diversification within the Shop .... 24 Journeymen, Apprentices and Collaboration with Colleagues .... 27 Building a Name: The Ihtronage of Family and F rien d s .............................. 31 CHAPTER 2 FROM ARTISAN TO ENTREPRENEUR.............................. 35 Tablewares for Changing Consumption R atterns .............. 3^ Revere U tilizes New Technology: Rolled Sheet Silver .............................. 41 Equipping th e Tea Ceremony ......................44 Stock Items and Specialty Goods: Exploring New Methods and Techniques in Silver and Silverplate ......................47 An Influx of Ehglish Ibols and R elated Goods ............................................... 55 From Goldsmith to Gentleman: Revere's Business Network ...................... 60 Style Sources-: Forms ...................................... 63 Style Sources: Ehgraving ..........................66 The Work o f Many Hands: Ehgravers, Journeymen, and Apprentices in the Revere S h o p ...................................................69 vi Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Retailing of Revere Silver by his C o lle a g u e s .......................................... 76 Ihtronage in the New Republic . 77 TABIES ...................................................................................................... 80 FIGURES .................................................................................................... 93 REFERENCES ................................................................................................. 180 BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................. 195 v i i Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES Table A Ikybook 1763-1783 80 Thble B Silver Shop Transactions Bar Month ................................8^ Thble C Ikybook 1783-1797 85 Table D S ilv e r Shop T ransactions Iter Month . ....................... 91 Thble E Comparison of Production, 1761-1775 and 1779-1797 ................................................................ * v i i i Reproduced with permission of

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