Porringer

1735·Silver·Overall: 1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (4.6 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 14 dwt. (270.1 g) Lip: Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Body: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)

Anonymous Gift, in memory of Robert Gordon Butler, godson of Robert Gordon, a founder of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1953

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Year: 1735
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (4.6 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 14 dwt. (270.1 g) Lip: Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Body: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Jacob Hurd

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Jacob Hurd

Jacob Hurd was a leading silversmith from the Thirteen Colonies, active in Boston, and father to silversmiths Nathaniel Hurd (1729-1777) and Benjamin Hurd (1739-1781), as well as grandfather to Benjamin Hurd Jr. (1778-1818).

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Artist: Jacob Hurd
Year: 1735
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (4.6 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 14 dwt. (270.1 g) Lip: Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Body: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1735-525498

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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