Sconce

Museum Object Number 1960.0588 B, C

Object Name

Sconce

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Hurd (Maker)

Date of Birth

02/21/1702/1703

Date of Death

02/23/1758

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1729-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Drip pan, upper surface; "HURD" stamped in an oval

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Molded, Quillwork

Dimensions (inches)

3.15 (H) , 6.004 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 2.953 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8 (H) , 15.25 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 7.5 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Per previous cataloger: "Diameter of pan is 3 1/16". OL of arm is 6". OH and OW refer to bracket; OH of socket is 1 11/16"."

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 126-127, no. 81 a, b
[Book] Butler, Joseph T. 1967 Candleholders in America 1650-1900: A Comprehensive Collection of American and European Candle Fixtures Used in America.
• Published: p. 40.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
• Published: p. 110, fig. no. 108
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 74, fig. 42