| Elizur G. Webster | |
| Birth Date: | 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Date: | October 9, 1900 |
| Death Place: | Warwick, New York, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Known For: | founder of E. G. Webster & Son |
| Occupation: | Silversmith |
| Children: | 4 sons |
Elizur G. Webster (1829 - October 9, 1900) was an American silversmith and the founder of E. G. Webster & Son, a manufacturer of silverware.
Webster was born in 1829 in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] [2]
Webster opened a store at Atlantic and Fifth Avenues in Brooklyn in 1859.[1] The firm became known as E. G. Webster & Son in 1873,[2] and more stores were opened in Manhattan, Chicago and San Francisco.[1] His brother, A. A. Webster, was actively involved in the firm until 1886.[2] Webster designed silver holloware,[2] including trays,[3] mirror frames,[4] bowls,[5] [6] and tea or coffee services.[7]
With his wife and four sons (Frederic, George, Hawley and William), Webster resided at Greene and Clinton Avenues in Brooklyn, New York, and he had a second home in Warwick, New York.[1] He died on October 9, 1900, in Warwick, and he was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.[1] He was worth an estimated $107,000 at the time of his death.[8] The firm was acquired by the International Silver Company in 1928.[2] Webster's son Frederic worked for the firm, and he died in 1941.[9] It was acquired by Oneida Limited in 1981.[9]
A catalogue of E. G. Webster & Son silverware is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[10] Silverware designed by E. G. and Son can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Art Institute of Chicago,[7] the Birmingham Museum of Art,[11] and the National Museum of American History.[5] [12]