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rockytop@lcs.net unregistered |
posted 03-11-2001 04:26 PM
 
I am looking for some information on a silversmith. His mark is "J PEABODY" - I surmise he was an American working in the 18th century. Searches on the Net have not provided any help - and I haven't found any books locally that have extensive information on silversmiths. Do you have any information - or can you suggest a specific source? Thanks Charles IP: Logged |
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Dorothy Posts: 21 |
posted 03-11-2001 05:46 PM
I have run across this mark before, but the only information that I was able to find on him was in Seymour Weyler's "The Book of Old Silver". All Weyler said was that the J. Peabody mark belonged to John Peabody of Enfield, Conn. and indicated that the period was approximately 1799. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 03-11-2001 05:53 PM
While it is not a good idea to give attributions without seeing the mark in question, here is a possibility at least. John Peabody, Fayetteville NC, son of John Tyng Peabody (1756-1822) of Wilmington NC and Enfield CT. Noted in Carolina Observer, 1823, as a silversmith and watchmaker, having lately bought the shop of Alan Wilcox. Numerous ads for silver, jewelry, and watchmaking running in the Fayetteville Observer between 1825-1827. Two versions of his mark are show in Cutten's Silversmiths of North Carolina together with further details of his and his father's career. There has been some speculation that a J. PEABODY mark was also used by John Sr. in his later years, though all items I have seen so marked are too late in style for his work. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 03-11-2001 06:41 PM
Just to muddy the waters, I have seen some Arts & Crafts silver with a very 18th century looking PEABODY stamp. It is definitely newer, and appears to have been influenced by the work of Arthur Stone. I have yet to discover any information at all about this latter-day PEABODY. I assume you can tell the piece you have is 18th-19th century. If you have any doubts, there is the very slim chance that it is newer. IP: Logged |
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rockytop unregistered |
posted 03-11-2001 09:48 PM
Thanks for the info. The NC possibility seems most likely since the mark appears on a family heirloom "teaspoon" (7 1/8" long) that belonged to a Revolutionalry War ancestor who lived in NC for at least part of his life. There are two other marks on the spoon handle - one can only partially be seen since it is overstamped with the word "WAREANTED" - the N appears to be almost an italic character. Thanks again Charles IP: Logged |
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