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Shepherd and Boyd

American silversmith partnership

Shepherd and Boyd was an American silversmith partnership between Robert Shepherd (1781 – March 6, 1853) and William Boyd (September 14, 1774 – April 24, 1840), active at 136 Market Street, Albany, New York, from 1806 to 1830. Their work is collected in the Albany Institute of History & Art, Clark Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Yale University Art Gallery.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Communion service (pitcher and cups), Robert Shepherd and William Boyd, Albany, New York, c. 1816, silver - Fowler Museum - University of California, Los Angeles - DSC02519
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Shepherd and Boyd was an American silversmith partnership between Robert Shepherd (1781 – March 6, 1853) and William Boyd (September 14, 1774 – April 24, 1840), active at 136 Market Street, Albany, New York, from 1806 to 1830. Their work is collected in the Albany Institute of History & Art, Clark Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Yale University Art Gallery.2

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