Edward Winslow (silversmith)
American silversmith (1669-1753)
Colonel Edward Winslow (November 1, 1669 – December 1, 1753) was a silversmith and military officer from the Thirteen Colonies.
Personal life
Winslow was one of ten children, and his father died when he was 13 years old. He was the grandson of John Winslow and Mary Chilton who came to America on the Mayflower. Edward was the grand nephew of Edward Winslow, one of the first governors of Plymouth Colony.
Edward had nine sons and two daughters. His granddaughter, Susanna F. Clarke, married artist John Singleton Copley. Copley painted a portrait of Edward Winslow's son, Isaac and his wife, which is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Career
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.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Edward Winslow (silversmith)” as american silversmith (1669-1753). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as american silversmith (1669-1753). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q56451893. VIAF identifies the subject as 21559092. The Library of Congress control number is n2005174191. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1669, 1753 and 1682.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Edward Winslow (silversmith)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Edward Winslow (silversmith) primary sources, Edward Winslow (silversmith) archive and Edward research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Edward Winslow (silversmith)”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Edward Winslow (silversmith)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.