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Collection Online as of June 4, 2023

Salver

1740–1750

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fabricated by

Jacob Hurd

(American, 1702–1758)

America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century

Silver

Overall: 3 x 16 x 16.3 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Gift of Hollis French 1940.215.1

Location

not on view

Description

The coat of arms is that of the Hastings family, the original owners of these serving pieces.

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved: H over A + T over 1750 in shaded block letters underneath each salver.

Provenance
Hollis French, Annisquam, MA.
Citations
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. mentioned and reproduced P 81 library.clevelandart.org
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 81
Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

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