Henricus Boelen II (May 5, 1697 - August 27, 1755) was a noted American

silversmith A silversmith is a metalworker who crafts objects from silver. The terms ''silversmith'' and ''goldsmith'' are not exactly synonyms as the techniques, training, history, and guilds are or were largely the same but the end product may vary great ...

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. Boelen was born in New York City, the son and apprentice of Dutch immigrant silversmith, Jacob Boelen I, who willed his business to Henricus in 1729. He became a freeman in 1718, married Jannetje Waldron on June 19, 1718, and served as master to his own son, Jacob Boelen II, around 1746. Boelen's pieces are collected in major museums, including the

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Winterthur Museum Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Pronounced “winter-tour," Winterthur houses one of the richest collections of Americana (culture), Americana in the United States. The museum and es ...

References

* ''American silver at Winterthur'', Ian M. G. Quimby, Dianne Johnson, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1995, page 196. * ''American Silver of the XVII & XVIII Centuries: A Study Based on the Clearwater Collection'', Alphonso Trumpbour Clearwater, Clara Louise Avery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1920, page xxxix. * ''Remembrance of Patria: Dutch Arts and Culture in Colonial America, 1609-1776'', Roderic H. Blackburn, Ruth Piwonka, SUNY Press, 1988, page 278.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boelen, Henricus 1697 births 1755 deaths American silversmiths Artists from New York City