American Silversmiths

Daniel Hollingshead
Thomasine Hasell
(1696-)
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William Hollingshead
(1728-1808)

 

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Spouses/Children:

1. Elizabeth Harvey

William Hollingshead
  • Born: 11 Oct 1728, Rocky Hill NJ
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Harvey on 26 Feb 1748 in Philadelphia PA
  • Died: 22 Sep 1808, Bucks PA

  General notes:

Silversmith (tentative identification)

  Events in his life were:


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  • He worked in 1754-1785 as a silversmith in Philadelphia PA from shop at the corner of Arch and Second Streets. 4

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  • Teapot, 1755-1765
    Yale University 13
    h: 6 3/8"
    d: 3" (base)
    wt: 19 oz, 17 dwt
    Engraved EG for Elizabeth Gray
  • Advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia PA), 1757-1774, offering services to the publc as a gold- and silversmith. 4

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  • Waiter, c 1770
    Private Collection
    d: 7"
    wt 10 oz
    Engraved AW to EW over 1770 on underside.

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  • Coffepot, c 1770
    Private Collection
    h: 12 1/2"
    wt: 34 oz

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  • Teapot, c 1775
    Private Collection
    l: 8"

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  • Countermarked Brazilian 1746 peca, c 1783
    Private Collection

William married Elizabeth Harvey on 26 Feb 1748 in Philadelphia PA. (Elizabeth Harvey was born on 5 May 1730 in Dublin Ireland and died on 6 Nov 1812 in Philadelphia PA.)




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