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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.59
People
Jacob Hurd, American (Charlestown, MA 1702/3 - 1758 Roxbury, MA)
Title
Tablespoon
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
spoon
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228050

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
21.3 x 4.5 cm (8 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: On back of handle near bowl: Hurd [in raised letters]. On back of handle at top, in italic script: Ex Dona S.C./pupilli 1743

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler in memory of Yves Henry Buhler, Class of 1920
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.59
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Handle made separately and joined.

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Verification Level

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