Edward Winslow

Edward Winslow was an early colonial silversmith, military leader, sheriff and jurist.

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.

Numerous examples of his work are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Yale University Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Several of his apprentices went on to become prominent silversmiths in their own right.

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. Winslow's apprentices included Joseph Russell, 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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