Porringer
Jacob Hurd
(American, 1702 or 1703–1758)
About 1730–40
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Credit LineThe Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection—Given in his memory by Katharine Ames Spalding and Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding
Accession number42.238
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
ProvenanceBuhler Entry: Probably a tutorial gift to Henry Flynt who gave or bequeathed it to Hannah Sprague. In his will dated 1758, yet proven only in 1760, he left "the Rest of my chamber furniture, Bed bedding, newuilt & things that I brought from College (except what I shal otherwise dispose of) I give to Mrs. Hannah Sprague wife of Jonathan Sprague my present lind landlady; she continuing so whilst I live".
