Edward Winslow (silversmith)
{{Short description|American silversmith and military officer}}
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Colonel Edward Winslow (November 1, 1669 – December 1, 1753) was an American silversmith and military officer.MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. III, p. 40, Baltimore, Maryland.
Personal life
Winslow was one of ten children, and his father died when he was 13 years old. He was the grandson of John Winslow and Mary Chilton who came to America on the Mayflower. Edward was the grand nephew of Edward Winslow, one of the first governors of Plymouth Colony.
Edward had nine sons and two daughters. His granddaughter, Susanna F. Clarke, married artist John Singleton Copley. Copley painted a portrait of Edward Winslow's son, Isaac and his wife, which is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Sheppard, John H. Brief Memoir of Dr. Winslow Lewis, p. 21, Albany, New York, 1863.Park, Lawrence. Major Thomas Savage of Boston and his Descendants, p. 17, David Clapp & Son, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914.{{cite web|work= Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts|title=Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Winslow (Jemima Debuke)," by John Singleton Copley |url=https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/mr-and-mrs-isaac-winslow-jemima-debuke-32678 |accessdate= September 3, 2018}}
Career
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In 1682, he became an apprentice to Jeremiah Dummer, who was one of America's first silversmiths. Winslow excelled and became a sought-after silversmith.Currier, Ernest M. Marks of Early American Silversmiths, pp. 123, 253, Southworth-Anthoensen Press, London, England, 1938.
Numerous examples of his work are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Yale University Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago,{{cite web |url=http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/62549 |title=About This Artwork |work=Art Institute Chicago }} and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.{{cite web |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/33.120.221/ |title=Chocolate Pot |work=The Met }} Several of his apprentices went on to become prominent silversmiths in their own right.Currier, Ernest M. Marks of Early American Silversmiths, pp. 123, 253, Southworth-Anthoensen Press, London, England, 1938.
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Winslow became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1700. He became sergeant in 1702, lieutenant in 1711, captain in 1714, major of the regiment in 1729, and colonel in 1733. He served as high sheriff of Suffolk County 1725-42, and became a justice of the Court of Common Pleas.Edward Winslow Obituary, Boston Post Boy, Dec. 3, 1753.MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. III, p. 40, Baltimore, Maryland. Winslow's apprentices included Joseph Russell,Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko, Dorothea Ensko Wyle, American Silversmiths and Their Marks, Vol. IV (1989), [https://books.google.com/books?id=2pnrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Joseph+Russell%22+%22Sarah+Paine%22+Barnstable p. 179].{{cite web|url=http://www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/12846.htm |title=Joseph Russell: Born: 11 Oct 1702, Barnstable MA|publisher=American Silversmiths|access-date=June 20, 2022}} who in addition to working as a silversmith went on to serve as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
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Category:People from Massachusetts
Category:American silversmiths
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