MARK OF JACOB TEN EYCK, ALBANY, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1740

Jacob Ten Eyck (1705-1793) was born in Albany, New York, the son of silversmith Koenraet Ten Eyck. Ten Eyck moved to New York City in 1719 where he was apprenticed to Charles Le Roux for seven years before returning to Albany to work with his father. Beyond his work as a silversmith, Ten Eyck served as a constable and firemaster before being elected to the Albany city council in 1734, and eventually serving as Mayor of Albany from 1748 to 1750.