Object Number 1979.0214.002

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Marshall P. Blankarn

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Hurd (Maker)
1729/30-1777

Place of Origin

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

Date

1749-1777

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "N.Hurd" stamped in a cartouche

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.425 (L) , 1.614 (W) , 2.3986 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.4 (L) , 4.1 (W) , 68 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 135, no. 93