Title: Caster
Object type: Caster
Date: 1740–50
Culture: American
Artist:  Jacob Hurd 
Artist bio: American, Boston, Massachusetts 1702/3–1758 Boston, Massachusetts
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (13.3 x 4.8 cm); 3 oz. 18 dwt. (120.9 g)
Body: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); 2 oz. 11 dwt. (80 g)
Cover: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); 1 oz. 6 dwt. (40.9 g)
Foot: Diam. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in Boston Massachusetts  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY