• Born: 11 Nov 1737, Boston MA
• Died: 23 Apr 1783, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• Alternate Mark.

• Apprenticed: Thomas or Samuell Edwards, about 1750, in Boston MA. ¹

• Advertised: Boston News-Letter, in 1758, in Boston MA. Offering a reward for information about the theft in his shop. ³

• Advertised: Boston Gazette, in 1760-1770, in Boston MA. ³

• Example: Teapot, circa 1760, in Metropolitan Museum of Art. H: 5 9/16"
  w: 9 7/16"
  wt: 17 oz, 9 dwt

• Example: Tankard, circa 1760-1765, in Yale University. H: 9 1/16
  d: 5 1/4 (base)
  wt: 30 oz, 19 dwt
  Engraved "MP" on handle for Mary Porter ¹³

• Example: Cann, in 1765, in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. H: 5 3/16"
  d: 3 3/8" (base)
  wt: 13 oz, 2 1/2 dwt
  Engraved with Green arms and crest on front; "G over I H" on bottom for Joshua and Hannah (Storer) Green. ¹⁰

• Example: Receipt, in 1765, in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. M^r Joshua Green to Joseph Edward Jun^r D^r

1765
April	22	To pr Pocket Book Clasps	0 : 7 : 2
May	11	To pr Tea Tongs	0 : 18 : 18
	18	To 2 Silver Canns	11 : 18 : 10
		To 1 Silver Porringer	3 : 11 : 1 1/2
		To 1 Silver Porringer	3 : 11 : 1 1/2
June	3	To 2 Silver Castors	4 : 1 : 7 1/2
	7	To 6 Do Tea Spoons	1 : 5 : 8
	17	To 6 Do Table Spoons	5 : 9 : 8
	21	To 1 Do Punch Strainer	2 : 5 : 6
July	5	To 2 Do Gravy Spoons	3 : 6 : 1 1/2
	6	To 1 Do Marrow Spoon	0 : 11 : 8
		To Engraving 12 Crests	0 : 8 :
		To Do 2 Coats of Arms	0 : 18 : 8
			35 : 2 : 0

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