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Teapot
Nathaniel Hurd
1766
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Nathaniel Hurd (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Ivory
Museum Object Number
1960.1045
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eleanor Woodbridge
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Object Number
1960.1045
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Nathaniel Hurd (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1766
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "N. Hurd" stamped in rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, proper left side
Inscription: Armorial device, engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, proper right side
Inscription: "1766", engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Silver
- Ivory
Techniques
- Wrought
- Cast
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
5.748 (H) x 4.961 (W) x 9.213 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.6 (H) x 12.6 (W) x 23.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
21.0586
Measurement Notes
Weight 19 oz. 2 dwt. 13 gr. troy. Spectrographic analysis is published in Quimby, p. 133.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 133-134, no. 91Book: Bigelow, Francis Hill. 1941 Historic Silver of the Colonies and Its Makers.
• Published: pp. 340-341, fig. 242Book: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1911 American Church Silver of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
• Published: p. 678, no. 678Book: Falino, Jeannine & Ward, Gerald W. R. 2001 New England Silver and Silversmithing, 1620-1815.
• Published: pp. 220-221, fig. 6Book: Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Example of Hurd's mark, p. 615