Rebecca Emes | |
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Died | 1830 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Known for | Silversmith |
Spouse(s) | John Emes |
Rebecca Emes (died 1830) was an English silversmith, known for her household silverware.
Little is known of her life. She married the engraver and watercolour painter John Emes. In 1796 John Emes became partner in the London silversmith company of Thomas Chawner and his son Henry Chawner. When the elder Chawner retired, Emes became sole owner and presumably he carried on his own work of creating engravings for publications while Rebecca started to work in the silversmith business. John Emes died in 1808 and Rebecca became a partner with Edward Barnard, the foreman, and Henry Chawner. The firm went by the name Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard. She withdrew from the business in 1829.