William Dean Whiting

Whiting was born on December 23, 1815, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. He was trained by Draper and Tifft, a jewelry company co-founded by his uncle John Tifft. Whiting died on November 26, 1891, in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, at 76. His son Frank M. Whiting was also a silversmith. The Whiting Manufacturing Company merged with the Gorham Manufacturing Company in 1924. == Whiting Manufacturing Co. ==

In 1840, Whiting co-founded his own jewelry company Tifft and Whiting with his cousin Albert Crandall Tifft. By 1891, William Dean Whiting was described as "one of the most prominent jewelry manufacturers" in the United States by the Boston Globe. Silverware File:Silver Serving Fork Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Serving fork, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1875-1880, Dallas Museum of Art File:Hummingbird Jelly Spoon Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Hummingbird scoop, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1875-1880, Dallas Museum of Art File:Silver Serving Spoon Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Japanese-style serving spoon, Whiting Manufacturing Co., , Dallas Museum of Art File:Ivory Silver Spoon Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Ivory silver spoon, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1890, Dallas Museum of Art File:Serving Fork MET 195369.jpg|Serving fork, Whiting Manufacturing Co., ca.1900, Metropolitan Museum of Art File:Serving Spoon MET 195370.jpg|Serving spoon, Whiting Manufacturing Co., , Metropolitan Museum of Art Tea Sets File:Silver Creamer Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Creamer, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1890, Dallas Museum of Art File:Silver Teapot Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Teapot, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1890, Dallas Museum of Art File:Sugar Bowl Whiting Manufacturing Co.jpg|Sugar Bowl, Whiting Manufacturing Co., 1890, Dallas Museum of Art File:Coffeepot, Whiting Manufacturing Company, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, c. 1883, silver, gilt silver, ivory - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04867.jpg|Coffeepot, Whiting Manufacturing Co., , Dallas Museum of Art ==References==