Lessons in jewelrymaking at pelletreau silver shop in southampton. Seymour siwoff, who had worked for the elias brothers as a high school student before serving his country in world war ii and earning the purple heart, returned to become the companys accountant. Southampton, long island, is the place where captain elias pelletreau was born, may 31, 1726. He was a man with ready capital who advanced cash to neighbors, including a loan to william floyd to enable him to attend the first congress in philadelphia where he. Failey, elias pelletreau, long island silversmith, thesis, university of delaware, 1971. Joseph elias books list of books by author joseph elias. Dimensions 6 width by 9 height and weight 44grams, 20 pages.
See all books authored by joseph elias, including the haggadah. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. These two church beakers from around 1748 are among the works featured in the exhibit elias pelletreau. Built in 1686, the pelletreau silver shop in southampton offers a. Sterling silver cup by maltby kingston pelletreau 1832. Lhommedieu family contains records belonging to benjamin lhommedieu ii, but is made up primarily of the personal and business papers of ezra lhommedieu, a prominent new york attorney and statesman of the revolutionary era. Oval bowls and oval upturned tipped handles, each marked ep in rectangle on back, elias pelletreau, southampton, long. Coin silver, pelletreau elias, upturned handles, 8 inch. First failey grant awarded to exhibition on elias pelletreau the. Transmitting the history and messages of churban europa to a new generation, and more on.
An account of his life and times, his office, and his craft. The shop, originally a drygoods store, bears the name of elias pelletreau, a silversmith and revolutionary war figure. A project from the 2012 book, doomsday knits, which was recently reissued. The library currently contains over 800 volumes and the archives include a wide range of subjects from account books to family memorabilia. Breathtaking in its range and erudition, it explores shiite festivals and the english civil war, the finger exercises of monkeys and the effects of inflation in weimar germany. Elias pelletreau, born 31 may 1726, died 2 nov 1810 rootsweb. The exhibition examines and showcases pelletreaus unique works of silver crafted in southampton and new york city, his career, and his patrons. After the elias brothers died in the 1940s, the company was managed by lester goodman. Calaveras chronicle, october 25, 1851 week of november 21, 2018. Records of the town of southhampton, with other ancient documents of historic value prices of things in old times.
As such, unless this mark after cleaning can be conclusively tied to someone else, the lack of an exact match would not necessarily. Patriot biographies george washington chapter of the. This collection also contains correspondence, some of which is in french, of the personal and. Long island silversmith and entrepreneur, on view at long island museum through december 30. The tankard, along with other silver ordered by gardiner, is recorded in pelletreaus account book see below, dated april 2, 1791, and indicates the weight as 35 oz. Come explore our research center and with the help of a research assistant see what you can discover. Elias pelletreau, silversmith longwood central school district. Goldsmith of southampton, long island, new york bennett w. There, today, in the old cemetery, may be seen an ancient brown tombstone thus inscribed. He was called on to repair jewelry and silver frequently. Elias aduddell was born on month day 1817, at birth place, ohio, to elias aduddell and mary ann aduddell. The surviving account books that record pelletreaus daily business activities reveal his versatility.
An account of his life and times, his office, and his craft mabel c. A rare book from special collections is currently on loan and on view in the long island museum exhibition elias pelletreau. Because several account books are extant and housed in public institutions, pelletreau is an exceptionally welldocumented craftsman. Elias pelletreau was born on august 24, 1757, in southampton, new york, the son of silversmith elias pelletreau 1726. Elias pelletreau long island silversmith and entrepreneur. In fact, john singleton copleys famous portrait from 1768 comes to mind, where paul revere is seen. Elias pelletreau, if he is the maker, had a long career, working actively from 1750 until his death in 1810 there are account books from his last years, and so had several punches over the course of the years. Long island silversmith, thesis by dean frederick failey. In 1952, after lester goodmans sudden death, siwoff purchased the company from the widows of the. Lessons in jewelrymaking at pelletreau silver shop in. Sterling silver cup by maltby kingston pelletreau 183219 of southampton new york, son of the silversmith elias pelletreau. Elias aduddell historical records and family trees. Check out christopher hartops appraisal of an elias pelletreau silver teapot, ca. Pelletreau had three sons, francis born 1784, elias smith.
His account books reveal that elias pelletreau had a widespread clientele in long island and new york city. Crowds and power is a revolutionary work in which elias canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology. Ep elias pelletreau coin silver tongs southampton ny. Deborah dependahl waters, a former museum of the city of new york curator and faileys winterthur classmate, served as the shows guest curator and a contributor to its accompanying publication, elias. Sbu rare book featured in long island museum exhibition. Enjoy the latest content from your local pbs station. Although objects made by pelletreau are now in the collections of major american museums, he has garnered less scholarly attention than his betterknown contemporaries, such as silversmiths myer myers 17231795 in new york and paul. This account book coupled with his indenture of apprenticeship, provide a glimpse at the trade of silversmith in early america. But like elias pelletreau 17261810, the new york silversmith who apprenticed. The pelletreau family originated from france and arrived in massachusetts with twelve other huguenot families in 1686. Discover book depositorys huge selection of elias howe books online. Photocopies of richardson family letterbooks, daybooks, and account books are present, but there are no original manuscripts relating to them. Elias pelletreau was born on august 24, 1757, in southampton, new york, the son of silversmith elias pelletreau 17261810 and sarah gelston pelletreau.
Captain elias pelletreau, long island silversmith, part 1. Preservation long islands book offerings include our original publications and. Silversmith, patriot, and entrepreneur, which is a natural. An amazing exception was elias pelletreau, a southampton silversmith, whose work is represented today in almost every major collection of american silver from houston to boston. The exhibition examines and showcases pelletreaus unique works of silver. In september 2018, the long island museum will open elias pelletreau, long islands paul revere.
Elias pelletreau, born may 31, 1726, as has been related, was the son of francis pelletreau and his wife, jane osborn pelletreau. Long island silversmith and his sources of design pelletreau, elias, pulos, arthur j. He was of huguenot ancestry, a greatgrandson of paul pelletreau of acres in saintongenow the department of charente inferieure, franceand a grandson of elie pelletreau, who emigrated to america in 1686. An account of his life and times, his office, and his craft on. He served during the revolution as a private, captain ichabod dexters company, colonel doolittles regiment of the massachusetts militia, which marched on the alarm of april 19, 1775. Long island silversmith and entrepreneur, 17261810 explores the life and work of one of early americas most accomplished rural artisans. He was a man with ready capital who advanced cash to neighbors, including a loan to william floyd to enable him to attend the first congress in philadelphia where he signed the declaration of independence. Use my list to save your favorite shows and videos for later. A group of six american coin silver sheafofwheat spoons mark of pelletreau, bennett and cooke, new york mark of pelletreau, bennett and cooke, new york, c. Pelletreau was so careful kept that it is possible to trace the date of the purchase of any family heirloom and the commodity. Document types include wills, deeds, indentures, indentures for apprenticeship, account books, maps and certificates. His grandson elias pelletreau occupied the building between 1750 and 1810 making jewelry, shoe.
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