The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Teapot

Teapot

c. 1740
fabricated by

Jacob Hurd

(American, 1702–1758)
America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century
silver
Overall: 14.8 x 22.6 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.); without handle: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.225
Location: not on view

Description

This teapot was made by Jacob Hurd, the father of Nathaniel Hurd whose portrait by John Singleton Copley is in gallery 204. The finial is probably not original to this teapot.
  • (Lawrence Park); J. H. Wade, Cleveland.
  • L. P. "A Teapot by Jacob Hurd." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 7, no. 7 (1920): 96. Mentioned: pp. 96-97; Reproduced: Front Matter www.jstor.org
    Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 83
  • 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
  • {{cite web|title=Teapot|url=false|author=Jacob Hurd|year=c. 1740|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.225