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William Cawdell

English, ca. 1560-1625, free ca. 1582


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Names

Cawdell, William

William Cawdell

Active

London

Occupation or Type

silversmith

Bio

"Free" indicates the year in which a silver or goldsmith received the freedoms of a city company (usually the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London). Freedom indicated certain privileges, such as permission to practice the trade or to enter a maker's mark or sponsor's mark in the registers of the Goldsmith’s company.

Gender

Male

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