Paul Revere

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark

• Several of his account books are preserved at the Massachusetts Historical Society and reveal the extent of his work in other metals and as an engraver of prints, bookplates, and paper money. He engraved plates for the earliest paper money of Massachusetts. Shop located at 50 Cornhill. In 1788 he built a foundry on Charter Street and in 1801 he established a copper mill in Canton, Mass. His bells have become prized possessions in public buildings throughout New England. After 1801 he did little if any work in silver. He was the first President of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, and the town of Revere, Massachusetts was named for him. ³

• Apprenticed about 1747 to Apollos Rivoire in Boston MA ¹

• Master to Thomas Revere abt 1760 in Boston MA. ¹

• Salver, 1761
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
dia: 13 1/16
wt: 29 oz, 9½ dwt
Made for Lucretia Chandler and engraved with Chandler arms.

• Bookplate, 1764
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
h: 3½"
w: 2¾"
Charged in Revere's account book under 27 September 1764:

Mr Epes Sargent Junr Dr
To Engraving Your Arms on a Copper Plate	£0/12/0
to 150 Prints at 4/ pr Hund	0/06/0

• Bookplate, c 1765
American Antiquarian Society ¹⁷
Engraved for Gardiner Chandler using same arms design as on salver and sugar bowl made for Lucretia Chandler

• Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c 1768

• Master to Thomas Eayres abt 1773 in Boston MA. ¹

• Master to Paul Revere abt 1773 in Boston MA. ¹

• Tea service, c 1773
Worchester Art Museum
Purchased by William Paine in honor of his marriage to Lois Orne, the service consists of forty-five pieces, the largest commission Revere received.

• Portrait engraving of John Hancock
Boston MA ²⁶
Engraved for the Royal American Magazine; notable for the crudity of workmanship.

• Master to David Moseley abt 1776 in Boston MA. ¹

• Teapot, c 1782
Metropolitan Museum of Art
h: 9 3/8"
d: 4 1/8" (of base)
wt: 17.336 oz troy ounces

• Sauceboats, 1783
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
h: 5 1/8"
l: 7 5/8"
wt: 12 oz, 5 dwt
Engraved D over EH E for Elias Hasket and Elizabeth (Crowninshield) Derby. Revere's account book for 10 April 1783 records

Elias Haskett Darby Esq D^r

	oz	£	s	d
To a Pr Butter boats	24-11 at 7/	8	11	10
Making		9	0	0
To a Pr Quart Canns	47-3	16	10	0
Making		9	0	0
Excise		1	15	8

• Teaspoon, c 1785
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
l: 5"
wt: 8½ dwt
One of at least four in the set; others privately owned. Four patrons are known to have ordered the more expensive fluted bowls on their spoons.

• Cup, c 1795
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
h: 5¼"
d: 2¾" (of base)
wt: 10 oz, 13 dwt
One of a pair engraved SSE for Sarah Sargent Ellery

• He was a partner from 1797 to 1818 with Paul Revere in Boston MA as PAUL REVERE & SON. ⁴

• Teaspoons, 1800-1805
Boston Museum of Fine Arts ⁸
l: 6"
From a set that originally numbered 12 teaspoons and a matching tablespoon. Made for Anne Frances who married Jonathan Trott, 1806.

Paul married Sara Orne on 4 Aug 1757 in Boston MA. (Sara Orne was born on 2 Apr 1736 in Boston MA and died on 3 May 1773.)

Paul next married Rachel Walker on 10 Oct 1773 in Boston MA. (Rachel Walker was born on 29 Dec 1745 in Boston MA and died in 1813.)