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Pelletreau Silver Shop
Mon, Sep 06
|80 Main St
Open year round, Wednesday–Monday, 11am–6pm. Visit the workshop of Elias Pelletreau (1726–1810), an acclaimed silversmith, merchant, and celebrated American Patriot!
Time & Location
Sep 06, 2027, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
80 Main St, 80 Main St, Southampton, NY 11968, USA
About the Event
Visit the workshop of Elias Pelletreau (1726–1810), an acclaimed silversmith, merchant, and celebrated American Patriot! Come for a tour or schedule a lesson to learn how to make your own sterling silver jewelry in the very same space where Pelletreau practiced his craft.
This structure was originally built ca. 1686 as a dry goods store for John Woodruff Jr. (ca. 1650–1703), who was born in Southampton to early English settlers. Located adjacent to Woodruff's 17th-century dwelling, the small gambrel-framed shop was occupied by merchant Stephen Bouyer (1657–1730), a Huguenot from Havre, France. In 1728, the Woodruffs sold the shop to Francis Pelletreau (1697–1737), another Huguenot whose father was an acquaintance of Bouyer. Francis was a prosperous merchant active in the colonial whaling business.
The shop's most famous occupant was Francis's son, Elias Pelletreau (1726–1810). Between 1750 and 1810, Elias crafted tankards, flatware, porringers, and other highly artistic but utilitarian items, using the structure…