Edward Webb (c. 1666 – 1718) was a

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n silversmith, born in England but active in

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. He apprenticed from 1680 until 1687 to William Denny, a London goldsmith, and may have been in Boston as early as 1704, but definitely by 1709. His work is collected in the Five Colleges Art Museums,

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, and

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References

* ''Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage'', Louis E. Grivetti, Howard-Yana Shapiro, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. . * ''Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers'', Patricia E. Kane, Yale University Art Gallery, 1998, page 956.
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tankard {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Edward 1718 deaths American silversmiths English silversmiths Year of birth uncertain