Object Number 1960.1048

Object Name

Coffee pot

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Hurd (Maker)
02/21/1702/1703-02/23/1758

Place of Origin

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

Date

1740-1758

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Side to left of handle; "HURD" in rectangle
2. Mark; Side to right of handle; "HURD" in rectangle
3. Inscription; Underside; "EP" scratched in very large outlined block capital letters
4. Inscription; Underside; "oz dwt"/"28``15" lightly scratched (scratchweight)
5. Inscription; Side, left of handle; Engraved armorial device

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Silver; Wood

Techniques

Raised, Engraved, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

9.764 (H) , 5.276 (L) , 8.583 (W) , 5.25 (Diam) , 32.59 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.8 (H) , 13.401 (L) , 21.801 (W) , 13.335 (Diam) , 923.9 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Diameter is of base. Weight in Troy is 29 oz. 14 dwt. 2 gr.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 122-124, no. 79
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 130.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
• Published: p. 21, fig. no. 20