Silversmiths

Silversmiths - Peabody to Pelletreau

William Whitman Peabody
Amesbury, MA c. 1890-1930's Owned the Peabody Craft Shop and worked
as a silversmith for George Gebelein in Boston. Member of the Boston Society of Arts & Crafts.
Maker of sterling Arts & Crafts handwrought flatware.

Pear & Bacall
Boston, MA c. 1850-1875 Partnership between Edward Pear and
Thomas Bacall.

Moses Pearson
Portland, ME c. 1820-1880 In partnership with Thomas Pearson c. 1820 as
M. & T. Pearson.

Pelletreau, Bennett & Cook
New York, NY 1826-1828 Maltby Pelletreau, John Bennett and
D.C. Cook.

William Smith Pelletreau
Southampton, NY and New York, NY c. 1810-c. 1825 Was in
partnerships of Pelletreau & Van Wyck with Stephen Van Wyck in New York, NY c. 1815 and
later Pelletreau & Richards with Thomas Richards c. 1825.

Pelletreau & Upson
Southampton, NY c. 1824 Maltby Pelletreau & Stephen Upson.

John Tyng Peabody
Fayetteville, NC 1823-1836 and Nashville, TN 1936 Two marks are attributed to
Peabody: one with a period after the J (as shown) and one without. He was a partner in
several businesses:
Peabody & Campbell with John Campbell 1836-1837.
Peabody & Guiteau with C. Guiteau 1839-1841.
Gowdey & Peabody with Thomas Gowdey 1843-1847.

Walter Pearce
Norfolk, VA c. 1831-1846

Emmet T. Pell
New York, NY c. 1825-1845

A.G. Peck
Ashtabula, OH c. 1825

Maltby Pelletreau
New York, NY 1813-1840 In the partnerships of Clark & Pelletreau
c. 1819; Pelletreau & Upson c. 1824; and Pelletreau, Bennett & Cook
with John Bennett and D.C. Cook 1826-1828.

Ronald Hayes Pearson
Rochester, NY c. 1950-1971 and Deer Isle, ME 1971-1997 One of the founders of Shop One
in Rochester (in business 1952-1976). Founded Ronald Hayes Pearson Design Studio in
Maine in 1971; Pearson died in 1997, and the Studio continues today. Maker of handwrought
modernist jewelry, accessories, sculpture and ecclesiastic items. Website.