Sword (Smallsword or small sword)

Museum Object Number 1974.0123

Object Name

Sword (Smallsword or small sword)

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

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

1727-1749

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Counter guard, upper surface; "IHurd" stamped in italic letters within a shaped cartouche

Materials

Silver; Iron; Leather; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

34.134 (L) , 3.15 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

86.7 (L) , 8 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 130, no. 85
[Article] Hamilton, John D. 1994 Jacob Hurd and the Boston Smallsword. American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin. 70: 8-15.
• Similar p. 8.