Gabriel Sleath
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Bornc. 1674
Diedc. 24 March 1756 (aged c. 82)
Occupation(s)gold- and silversmith
Gabriel Sleath | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1674 |
| Died | c. 24 March 1756 (aged c. 82) |
| Occupation(s) | gold- and silversmith |
Georgian silver coffee pot by Gabriel Sleath (1731)
Gabriel Sleath (c. 1674 - c. 24 March 1756), the son of a tallow chandler, was a London gold- and silversmith and an outspoken critic of Huguenot goldsmiths' working in England.
Sleath was born and died in Barnet, London. In 1753, he entered into a partnership with Francis Crump, his former apprentice.[1] He signed a petition in 1711 complaining of the competition of "necessitous strangers", and in 1716 against assaying work by foreigners who had not served seven years apprenticeship.[1]
He was buried from St Vedast Foster Lane.[2][3][4]
