• Born: 29 Dec 1729, Boston MA
• Died: 9 Oct 1805, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark. ⁴

• Flynt & Fales. He enjoyed a long and prolific career as a noted goldsmith, being selected to lead the goldsmiths in 1800 in the memorial procession which followed the death of Washington. Hannah Crocker in her reminiscences described him as "a respectable goldsmith . . . he weighed three hundred and eighty pounds, was a very pleasant man . . . . He owned the estate, lived and died in the house in Fish Street." At his death in 1805 at age 74, he bequeathed to Samuel Waters "all my Goldsmith's working tools now in my shop," having himself bought tools from the widow of Zachariah Brigden in 1787. His total estate was appraised at $4,788.52, including "207 Oz. 15 dwt. of silver." ³

• Apprenticed: John Burt, about 1742, in Boston MA. ¹

• Apprenticed: Samuel and William Burt, in 1745, in Boston MA. Continuing his training after the death of his father. ¹

• Example: Caster, circa 1750, in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. H: 5 5/16"
  d: 1 3/4" (base)
  wt: 3 oz, 14 dwt
  Engraved R^DM for Richard and Mary (Hodges) Derby. ¹⁰

• Example: Teapot, in 1757, in Private Collection. H: 5 1/8"
  Engraved on base M:y Derby for Mary Derby who married George Crowninshield. ²⁰

• Master: Edward Dane, about 1759, in Boston MA. ⁹

• Master: Samuel Pedrick, about 1760, in Boston MA. ⁹

• Master: John Andrew, about 1760, in Boston MA. ⁹

• Example: Sauce boat, circa 1760, in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. H: 4 3/4" (including handle)
  l: 7 13/16" (including handle)
  wt: 11 oz, 1/2 dwt
  One of a non-identical pair. Engraved R^DM for Richard and Mary (Hodges) Derby. ¹⁰

• Example: Receipt, on 27 Dec 1764, in Winterthur Library.

• Master: Caleb Swan, about 1767, in Boston MA. ⁹

• Master: Joseph Foster, in 1774-1781, in Boston MA. And, in his will, left ". . . to my trusty friend Joseph Foster of Boston, Goldsmith one hundred dollars." Foster was sole executor of Burt's estate. ⁴

• Master: Edward Revere, about 1781, in Boston MA. ⁹

• Master: Samuel Waters, about 1786, in Boston MA. To whom Burt left "all his Goldsmiths working tools now in my shop." ⁹

• Master: Joseph Veazie, about 1801, in Boston MA. ⁹