Metals
Jacob Hurd (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1729-1740
Silver
Molded, Quillwork
1960.0588 B, C
Object Number1960.0588 B, C |
Sconce
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jacob Hurd (Maker)
02/21/1702/1703-02/23/1758
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1729-1740
1. Mark; Drip pan, upper surface; "HURD" stamped in an oval
Silver
Molded, Quillwork
3.15 (H) , 6.004 (L) , 1.299 (W) , 2.953 (Diam)
8 (H) , 15.25 (L) , 3.3 (W) , 7.5 (Diam)
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"."
Text available soon.
[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