Ladle
Jacob Hurd
(American, 1702 or 1703–1758)
about 1740–56
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver, with turned wood handle
Dimensions32.2 x 9.2 x 5.5 cm (12 11/16 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of George Stevens
Accession number1991.694
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver flatware
Collections
This Hurd ladle is similar to one by William Swan (cat. no. 119), although it is executed with less refinement, as seen in the shaping of the bowl and the cast elements.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
ProvenanceAccording to family history, George Stevens (1867 – 1953), the donor, inherited the ladle from Daniel L. Hazard (b. 1865), Nancook Farm, Narragansett, Rhode Island. The initials “N / I*M” may stand for a member of the Nichols family, possibly a relative of Susannah Nichols (1662 – 1746), wife of Thomas Hazard (1660 – 1746), m. 1682.
1740–65
second half of the 18th century
about 1825
About 1740–50
about 1750–60
about 1755
about 1755–60
1590–1610
17th century
17th century
17th century