Paul Revere, silversmith: a study of his shop operations and his objects
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1988
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University of Delaware
Abstract
Paul Revere's silver shop formed the cornerstone of his personal and professional life for over forty years, 1755-1800. Silversmithing provided an outlet for his creative talents and for the dramatic and effective expression of his political convictions. Revere's success as a silversmith enabled him to expand and diversify his business interests to include importing and retailing English goods, engraving and printing, and dentistry. Revere's silversmithing activities are extraordinarily well documented by the survival of many of his ledgers, daybooks, bills, and letters as well as hundreds of silver objects. This thesis examines the design and production of Revere's silver objects; the organization of Revere's shop; the apprentices and journeymen who worked for him; and Revere's relationship with his patrons, including other Boston silversmiths. In addition, it analyzes the changes in his business which occurred as Revere diversified his interests and identifies the ways in which the silver he produced reflects these changes. (Abstract from ProQuest citation page.)
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