Teapot
date: label: date made
content: 1755-1765
notes: label: Description
content: Apple-shaped teapot on a seamed, molded base with a flared, hinged lid topped by a cast, pagoda-shape knop. Raised body and lid have engraved bands of leafy scrolls, diaper-patterned reserves, and flowers; cartouches on opposite sides of band around shoulder of body contain a partially decipherable crest of a left-facing, spreadwing bird rising from a heraldic wreath with motto above. Spurred, ear-shape handle is pinned into short voluted sockets. Five-knuckle hinge is applied to exterior of lid and body and secured with two rivets. S curve spout with water leaf on upper lip, shell and cabochon on belly, and ruffles around base. Body perforated at spout. Underside of concave, soldered bottom is struck "Hurd" in raised roman letters in an indistinctly shaped surround. No centerpunch. Polished; engraved details lost and crest is only partially decipherable.
label: Description
content: The attribution of this teapot to Boston silversmith Jacob Hurd (1702/3-1758) is questionable.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Arthur Michael
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.383528
label: catalog number
content: 383528
label: accession number
content: 162866
objectType: label: Object Name
content: teapot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (body; lid material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (handle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 5/8 in x 9 1/4 in x 5 in; 14.2875 cm x 23.495 cm x 12.7 cm