John Coney is regarded by many as the greatest American silversmith. Living in colonial Massachusetts between 1655 and 1722, Coney was brother-in-law to Jeremiah Dummer, to whom he may have been an apprentice.
John Coney may have an edge on such other silversmiths as Edward Winslow (who had a longer career) due in part to his additional fame as an engraver. Coney, residing in Boston, designed the seal for Harvard College.
Present-day Harvard University still retains John Coney's Holyoke Caudle Cup and the Stoughton Cup. Other Coney silver pieces include caudle cups, loving cups, grace cups, and candlesticks.
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John Coney became a widower to his first wife, the former Sarah Blakeman, and remarried on November 8, 1694 to Mary Atwater.
One of Coney's apprentices during his career was the French-born Appollos De Rivoire. De Rivoire later changed his name to Paul Revere and was father to the Paul Revere of American Revolution fame. The younger Revere was also an exceptional silversmith.
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