Object Number 1961.0937

Object Name

Teapot

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

1745-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center; "IHURD" stamped in shield shape
2. Inscription; Underside,, center; "G/ D P" engraved
3. Inscription; Body, side right of handle; "M. Perit / Maria Perit Gilman." engraved in script
4. Mark; Underside, center; "IHURD" stamped in shield shape
5. Inscription; Underside, footrim; "61.937" incised

Materials

Silver; Fruitwood

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.142 (H) , 9.291 (L) , 5.079 (W) , 19.5418 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.6 (H) , 23.6 (L) , 12.9 (W) , 554 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Weight: 17 oz. 15 dwt. 19 gr

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 124-125, fig. 80.
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: pp. 123.